Postcode district · Guildford
£9,000 heat pump grant in GU5
338 homes in GU5 run on oil or LPG, 10.3% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How GU5 compares
More off-grid than most
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in GU5 than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
10% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks GU5 542 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How GU5 heats its homes
Of 3,280 properties with a current certificate.
62 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering GU5
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. GU5 spans 2 councils.
Nearby districts in GU
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU8 | Godalming | 735 | 237 | 18.7% |
| GU34 | Alton | 698 | 111 | 6.9% |
| GU28 | Petworth | 700 | 105 | 34.6% |
| GU32 | Petersfield | 579 | 132 | 17.7% |
| GU31 | Petersfield | 465 | 76 | 14.1% |
| GU6 | Cranleigh | 220 | 236 | 7.4% |
| GU33 | Liss | 367 | 77 | 17.4% |
| GU29 | Midhurst | 361 | 58 | 10.9% |
| GU30 | Liphook | 299 | 52 | 9.7% |
| GU27 | Haslemere | 266 | 57 | 5.3% |
| GU3 | Guildford | 148 | 116 | 7.7% |
| GU23 | Woking | 97 | 40 | 5.8% |
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 GU5. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.