Boiler Upgrade Scheme across South West
170,449 homes across South West run on oil or LPG, 8.5% of properties with a current certificate.
How South West compares
More off-grid than most
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in South West than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
Least off-grid Most off-grid
8% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks South West 2 of 10 regions for off-grid heating.
How South West heats its homes
Oil Qualifies 141,868
LPG Qualifies 28,581
Electric only Usually not 335,449
Of 2,013,601 properties with a current certificate.
Local authorities in South West
| Authority | Oil | LPG | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | 30,579 | 8,602 | 39,181 | 17.9% |
| Somerset | 22,965 | 3,414 | 26,379 | 13.1% |
| Wiltshire | 20,766 | 2,188 | 22,954 | 13.6% |
| Dorset | 12,118 | 1,719 | 13,837 | 10.2% |
| Cotswold | 5,704 | 982 | 6,686 | 19.6% |
| Torridge | 5,449 | 1,191 | 6,640 | 24.4% |
| Forest of Dean | 5,251 | 1,299 | 6,550 | 22.9% |
| South Hams | 5,120 | 1,281 | 6,401 | 17.4% |
| East Devon | 4,778 | 911 | 5,689 | 9.9% |
| Mid Devon | 4,787 | 902 | 5,689 | 20.2% |
| North Devon | 4,194 | 736 | 4,930 | 13.0% |
| West Devon | 4,122 | 789 | 4,911 | 24.1% |
| Teignbridge | 3,146 | 985 | 4,131 | 8.6% |
| South Gloucestershire | 3,277 | 800 | 4,077 | 4.5% |
| North Somerset | 2,467 | 556 | 3,023 | 4.0% |
| Stroud | 2,414 | 455 | 2,869 | 7.0% |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 2,135 | 320 | 2,455 | 3.8% |
| Tewkesbury | 1,440 | 493 | 1,933 | 5.5% |
| Swindon | 383 | 86 | 469 | 0.6% |
| Plymouth | 70 | 318 | 388 | 0.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 164 | 150 | 314 | 0.2% |
| Bristol, City of | 132 | 136 | 268 | 0.2% |
| Torbay | 91 | 90 | 181 | 0.3% |
| Exeter | 89 | 77 | 166 | 0.4% |
| Gloucester | 54 | 66 | 120 | 0.3% |
| Cheltenham | 81 | 30 | 111 | 0.3% |
| Isles of Scilly | 92 | 5 | 97 | 10.6% |