£9,000 heat pump grant in Merthyr Tydfil
134 oil and 64 LPG heated homes in Merthyr Tydfil sit off the gas grid, 1.0% of local properties.
How Merthyr Tydfil compares
Mostly on the gas grid
Most homes in Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil 169 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Merthyr Tydfil heats its homes
Of 19,828 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 Merthyr Tydfil
14 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.