£9,000 heat pump grant in Preston
493 oil and 154 LPG heated homes in Preston sit off the gas grid, 1.2% of local properties.
How Preston compares
Typical for England and Wales
Preston sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.
1% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks Preston 163 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Preston heats its homes
Of 55,073 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 Preston
41 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 Preston
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Preston.
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 | Preston | 1,345 | 353 | 10.6% |
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