£9,000 heat pump grant in Newcastle upon Tyne
80 oil and 60 LPG heated homes in Newcastle upon Tyne sit off the gas grid, 0.1% of local properties.
How Newcastle upon Tyne compares
Mostly on the gas grid
Most homes in Newcastle upon Tyne have a gas connection, so the off-gas uplift applies to relatively few of them.
0% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks Newcastle upon Tyne 280 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Newcastle upon Tyne heats its homes
Of 102,565 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 Newcastle upon Tyne
28 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.