Postcode district · Newcastle Upon Tyne
£9,000 heat pump grant in NE18
191 homes in NE18 run on oil or LPG, 63.9% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How NE18 compares
Heavily off the gas grid
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in NE18 than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
64% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks NE18 13 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How NE18 heats its homes
Of 299 properties with a current certificate.
37 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering NE18
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries.
- Northumberland 100% of the district
Nearby districts in NE
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE65 | Morpeth | 1,286 | 515 | 21.3% |
| NE47 | Hexham | 1,258 | 288 | 56.8% |
| NE66 | Alnwick | 1,157 | 278 | 19.1% |
| NE61 | Morpeth | 896 | 278 | 9.2% |
| NE48 | Hexham | 900 | 85 | 60.2% |
| NE20 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 366 | 231 | 15.1% |
| NE46 | Hexham | 499 | 73 | 10.6% |
| NE19 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 440 | 68 | 61.4% |
| NE68 | Seahouses | 319 | 77 | 38.2% |
| NE67 | Chathill | 249 | 121 | 47.4% |
| NE71 | Wooler | 228 | 70 | 21.3% |
| NE70 | Belford | 196 | 53 | 28.3% |
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 NE18. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.