£9,000 heat pump grant in Torfaen
140 oil and 69 LPG heated homes in Torfaen sit off the gas grid, 0.7% of local properties.
How Torfaen compares
Mostly on the gas grid
Most homes in Torfaen 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 Torfaen 178 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Torfaen heats its homes
Of 29,499 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 Torfaen
23 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 Torfaen
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Torfaen.
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP18 | Newport | 219 | 89 | 5.8% |