£9,000 heat pump grant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
164 oil and 150 LPG heated homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole sit off the gas grid, 0.2% of local properties.
How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole compares
Mostly on the gas grid
Most homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 247 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole heats its homes
Of 144,497 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
60 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH21 | Wimborne | 1,120 | 176 | 9.4% |