£9,000 heat pump grant in Swindon
383 oil and 86 LPG heated homes in Swindon sit off the gas grid, 0.6% of local properties.
How Swindon compares
Mostly on the gas grid
Most homes in Swindon have a gas connection, so the off-gas uplift applies to relatively few of them.
1% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks Swindon 185 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Swindon heats its homes
Of 74,947 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 Swindon
81 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 Swindon
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Swindon.
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