Postcode district · Coleford
£9,000 heat pump grant in GL16
707 homes in GL16 run on oil or LPG, 14.1% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How GL16 compares
Heavily off the gas grid
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in GL16 than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
14% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks GL16 432 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How GL16 heats its homes
Of 5,005 properties with a current certificate.
129 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering GL16
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries.
- Forest of Dean 100% of the district
Nearby districts in GL
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL54 | Cheltenham | 2,048 | 459 | 26.9% |
| GL7 | Cirencester | 2,160 | 319 | 15.2% |
| GL15 | Lydney | 1,492 | 316 | 23.2% |
| GL19 | Gloucester | 1,160 | 320 | 54.2% |
| GL17 | Drybrook | 1,092 | 271 | 39.5% |
| GL2 | Gloucester | 874 | 210 | 5.2% |
| GL20 | Tewkesbury | 770 | 265 | 10.3% |
| GL6 | Stroud | 816 | 127 | 11.9% |
| GL12 | Wotton-Under-Edge | 661 | 242 | 18.1% |
| GL56 | Moreton-In-Marsh | 661 | 96 | 17.2% |
| GL18 | Newent | 509 | 115 | 19.1% |
| GL8 | Tetbury | 495 | 43 | 15.2% |
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 GL16. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.