£9,000 heat pump grant in County Durham
4,873 oil and 867 LPG heated homes in County Durham sit off the gas grid, 3.1% of local properties.
How County Durham compares
Typical for England and Wales
County Durham sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.
3% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks County Durham 126 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How County Durham heats its homes
Of 187,814 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 County Durham
847 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 County Durham
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside County Durham.