£9,000 heat pump grant in Darlington
512 oil and 108 LPG heated homes in Darlington sit off the gas grid, 1.6% of local properties.
How Darlington compares
Typical for England and Wales
Darlington sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.
2% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks Darlington 149 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Darlington heats its homes
Of 39,860 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 Darlington
75 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 Darlington
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Darlington.
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2 | Darlington | 868 | 81 | 12.4% |