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Off‑Gas Grant

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

£9,000 heat pump grant in West Lancashire

1,037 oil and 516 LPG heated homes in West Lancashire sit off the gas grid, 4.2% of local properties.

How West Lancashire compares

Typical for England and Wales

West Lancashire sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.

Least off-grid Most off-grid

4% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks West Lancashire 108 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.

How West Lancashire heats its homes

Oil Qualifies 1,037
LPG Qualifies 516
Electric only Usually not 2,297

Of 36,742 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 West Lancashire

146 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 West Lancashire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside West Lancashire.

DistrictPost townOilLPGShare
L40 Ormskirk 317 184 7.8%
L39 Ormskirk 274 171 5.2%

Other authorities in North West