Postcode district · Shepton Mallet
£9,000 heat pump grant in BA4
1,123 homes in BA4 run on oil or LPG, 19.0% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How BA4 compares
Heavily off the gas grid
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in BA4 than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
19% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks BA4 317 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How BA4 heats its homes
Of 5,897 properties with a current certificate.
178 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering BA4
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries.
- Somerset 100% of the district
Nearby districts in BA
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA22 | Yeovil | 1,843 | 251 | 33.0% |
| BA12 | Warminster | 1,736 | 181 | 18.1% |
| BA11 | Frome | 886 | 119 | 8.3% |
| BA3 | Radstock | 864 | 66 | 8.3% |
| BA6 | Glastonbury | 689 | 130 | 16.3% |
| BA5 | Wells | 633 | 93 | 10.1% |
| BA8 | Templecombe | 574 | 113 | 46.1% |
| BA13 | Westbury | 500 | 57 | 7.3% |
| BA9 | Wincanton | 479 | 49 | 17.1% |
| BA15 | Bradford-On-Avon | 216 | 26 | 5.5% |
| BA10 | Bruton | 137 | 22 | 13.7% |
| BA7 | Castle Cary | 92 | 12 | 6.3% |
What to do next
The grant goes to your installer, who claims it for you, so the first step is finding an MCS-certified one who covers BA4. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.