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£9,000 heat pump grant in RG10
434 homes in RG10 run on oil or LPG, 7.8% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How RG10 compares
More off-grid than most
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in RG10 than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
8% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks RG10 609 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How RG10 heats its homes
Of 5,544 properties with a current certificate.
71 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering RG10
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. RG10 spans 2 councils.
- Wokingham 90% of the district
- Windsor and Maidenhead 10% of the district
Nearby districts in RG
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG20 | Newbury | 2,731 | 218 | 50.5% |
| RG7 | Reading | 2,014 | 342 | 20.5% |
| RG9 | Henley-On-Thames | 1,157 | 201 | 16.3% |
| RG17 | Hungerford | 1,196 | 98 | 23.3% |
| RG18 | Thatcham | 750 | 93 | 15.4% |
| RG8 | Reading | 754 | 84 | 14.7% |
| RG25 | Basingstoke | 727 | 87 | 28.1% |
| RG27 | Hook | 518 | 97 | 7.5% |
| RG26 | Tadley | 470 | 62 | 7.8% |
| RG19 | Thatcham | 312 | 64 | 6.9% |
| RG28 | Whitchurch | 160 | 55 | 9.9% |
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 RG10. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.