£9,000 heat pump grant in Blaenau Gwent
69 oil and 39 LPG heated homes in Blaenau Gwent sit off the gas grid, 0.5% of local properties.
How Blaenau Gwent compares
Mostly on the gas grid
Most homes in Blaenau Gwent 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 Blaenau Gwent 195 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Blaenau Gwent heats its homes
Of 21,680 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 Blaenau Gwent
28 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.