Postcode district · Wantage
£9,000 heat pump grant in OX12
762 homes in OX12 run on oil or LPG, 6.5% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How OX12 compares
Typical for England and Wales
OX12 sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.
6% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks OX12 646 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How OX12 heats its homes
Of 11,750 properties with a current certificate.
164 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering OX12
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries.
- Vale of White Horse 99% of the district
Nearby districts in OX
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX15 | Banbury | 2,027 | 228 | 32.7% |
| OX7 | Chipping Norton | 1,628 | 152 | 20.3% |
| OX17 | Banbury | 1,406 | 112 | 26.5% |
| OX18 | Carterton | 1,196 | 208 | 13.9% |
| OX29 | Witney | 980 | 176 | 12.6% |
| OX27 | Bicester | 977 | 117 | 41.1% |
| OX25 | Bicester | 835 | 151 | 19.0% |
| OX10 | Wallingford | 625 | 98 | 7.0% |
| OX13 | Abingdon | 520 | 129 | 11.9% |
| OX9 | Thame | 329 | 93 | 8.1% |
| OX49 | Watlington | 349 | 45 | 24.0% |
| OX44 | Oxford | 311 | 42 | 14.1% |
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 OX12. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.