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Off‑Gas Grant

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

£9,000 heat pump grant in Chelmsford

2,796 oil and 399 LPG heated homes in Chelmsford sit off the gas grid, 5.5% of local properties.

How Chelmsford compares

Typical for England and Wales

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford 91 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.

How Chelmsford heats its homes

Oil Qualifies 2,796
LPG Qualifies 399
Electric only Usually not 8,371

Of 58,352 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 Chelmsford

310 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 Chelmsford

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Chelmsford.

DistrictPost townOilLPGShare
CM3 Chelmsford 2,923 463 20.4%
CM4 Ingatestone 325 73 11.6%

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