Boiler Upgrade Scheme across West Midlands
74,381 homes across West Midlands run on oil or LPG, 3.9% of properties with a current certificate.
How West Midlands compares
Typical for England and Wales
West Midlands sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.
Least off-grid Most off-grid
4% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks West Midlands 5 of 10 regions for off-grid heating.
How West Midlands heats its homes
Oil Qualifies 57,239
LPG Qualifies 17,142
Electric only Usually not 218,709
Of 1,924,100 properties with a current certificate.
Local authorities in West Midlands
| Authority | Oil | LPG | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | 16,961 | 3,388 | 20,349 | 18.6% |
| Herefordshire, County of | 11,302 | 2,375 | 13,677 | 21.1% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 5,418 | 2,037 | 7,455 | 14.4% |
| Malvern Hills | 4,032 | 1,367 | 5,399 | 18.9% |
| Wychavon | 3,647 | 1,607 | 5,254 | 11.5% |
| Stafford | 2,582 | 897 | 3,479 | 7.6% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 2,384 | 498 | 2,882 | 9.9% |
| East Staffordshire | 1,796 | 431 | 2,227 | 5.3% |
| South Staffordshire | 1,157 | 647 | 1,804 | 5.7% |
| Warwick | 1,195 | 366 | 1,561 | 2.9% |
| Lichfield | 1,001 | 503 | 1,504 | 4.3% |
| Wyre Forest | 843 | 463 | 1,306 | 3.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin | 982 | 232 | 1,214 | 1.8% |
| North Warwickshire | 715 | 281 | 996 | 4.7% |
| Bromsgrove | 649 | 337 | 986 | 3.4% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 769 | 201 | 970 | 2.5% |
| Solihull | 549 | 304 | 853 | 1.3% |
| Rugby | 650 | 129 | 779 | 2.0% |
| Birmingham | 88 | 315 | 403 | 0.1% |
| Coventry | 61 | 117 | 178 | 0.2% |
| Walsall | 29 | 124 | 153 | 0.2% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 68 | 76 | 144 | 0.2% |
| Redditch | 82 | 61 | 143 | 0.5% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 84 | 46 | 130 | 0.3% |
| Sandwell | 12 | 101 | 113 | 0.1% |
| Cannock Chase | 52 | 51 | 103 | 0.3% |
| Dudley | 26 | 75 | 101 | 0.1% |
| Worcester | 59 | 26 | 85 | 0.2% |
| Wolverhampton | 32 | 52 | 84 | 0.1% |
| Tamworth | 14 | 35 | 49 | 0.2% |