Postcode district · Newmarket
£9,000 heat pump grant in CB8
3,224 homes in CB8 run on oil or LPG, 25.0% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How CB8 compares
Heavily off the gas grid
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in CB8 than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
25% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks CB8 230 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How CB8 heats its homes
Of 12,900 properties with a current certificate.
645 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering CB8
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. CB8 spans 2 councils.
- West Suffolk 77% of the district
- East Cambridgeshire 23% of the district
Nearby districts in CB
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 | Ely | 1,974 | 147 | 15.2% |
| CB23 | Cambridge | 1,722 | 101 | 14.4% |
| CB21 | Cambridge | 1,375 | 95 | 28.5% |
| CB11 | Saffron Walden | 991 | 61 | 16.3% |
| CB7 | Ely | 755 | 103 | 7.7% |
| CB10 | Saffron Walden | 827 | 30 | 16.2% |
| CB25 | Cambridge | 762 | 52 | 13.1% |
| CB22 | Cambridge | 598 | 58 | 7.5% |
| CB9 | Haverhill | 574 | 19 | 5.4% |
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 CB8. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.