Postcode district · Godalming
£9,000 heat pump grant in GU8
972 homes in GU8 run on oil or LPG, 18.7% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How GU8 compares
Heavily off the gas grid
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in GU8 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 GU8 323 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How GU8 heats its homes
Of 5,209 properties with a current certificate.
113 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering GU8
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries.
- Waverley 97% of the district
Nearby districts in GU
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| GU5 | Guildford | 271 | 67 | 10.3% |
| 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 GU8. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.