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Off‑Gas Grant

Where the £9,000 off-gas grant applies, postcode by postcode

£9,000 heat pump grant in North West Leicestershire

1,185 oil and 525 LPG heated homes in North West Leicestershire sit off the gas grid, 4.6% of local properties.

How North West Leicestershire compares

Typical for England and Wales

North West Leicestershire sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.

Least off-grid Most off-grid

5% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks North West Leicestershire 103 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.

How North West Leicestershire heats its homes

Oil Qualifies 1,185
LPG Qualifies 525
Electric only Usually not 2,984

Of 37,413 properties with a current certificate.

What the grant is worth here

£9,000 towards an air source heat pump for an eligible off-gas property. A home on the gas grid gets £7,500, so being off the grid is worth £1,500 more.

Eligible off-gas-grid properties. The installer must be MCS-certified and applies on the owner's behalf. Landlords are eligible.

Rented property in North West Leicestershire

178 of the oil and LPG heated homes here are privately rented. Landlords are eligible for the grant, and these properties also face the EPC C deadline in 2030.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside North West Leicestershire.

DistrictPost townOilLPGShare
DE12 Swadlincote 647 263 12.7%
DE73 Derby 254 123 5.4%

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