£9,000 heat pump grant in Forest of Dean
5,251 oil and 1,299 LPG heated homes in Forest of Dean sit off the gas grid, 22.9% of local properties.
How Forest of Dean compares
Heavily off the gas grid
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in Forest of Dean than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
23% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks Forest of Dean 13 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Forest of Dean heats its homes
Of 28,634 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 Forest of Dean
615 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 Forest of Dean
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Forest of Dean.
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