Postcode district · Ludlow
£9,000 heat pump grant in SY8
1,683 homes in SY8 run on oil or LPG, 24.6% of the district. They may qualify for £9,000 towards a heat pump.
How SY8 compares
Heavily off the gas grid
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in SY8 than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
25% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks SY8 235 of 718 districts for off-grid heating.
How SY8 heats its homes
Of 6,828 properties with a current certificate.
268 of them are privately rented. The grant closes on 31 March 2027.
Councils covering SY8
Postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. SY8 spans 2 councils.
- Shropshire 86% of the district
- Herefordshire, County of 14% of the district
Nearby districts in SY
| District | Post town | Oil | LPG | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 | Shrewsbury | 2,316 | 371 | 36.4% |
| SY4 | Shrewsbury | 2,146 | 260 | 28.2% |
| SY10 | Oswestry | 2,161 | 242 | 49.3% |
| SY13 | Whitchurch | 1,811 | 389 | 31.4% |
| SY21 | Welshpool | 1,932 | 249 | 39.0% |
| SY23 | Aberystwyth | 1,807 | 281 | 21.6% |
| SY22 | Llanymynech | 1,476 | 427 | 63.8% |
| SY7 | Craven Arms | 1,622 | 234 | 49.0% |
| SY16 | Newtown | 1,144 | 114 | 21.3% |
| SY15 | Montgomery | 861 | 96 | 58.3% |
| SY14 | Malpas | 803 | 148 | 41.3% |
| SY25 | Tregaron | 760 | 116 | 60.0% |
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 SY8. Get the quote before the uplift closes on 31 March 2027: after that the same job is worth £7,500 instead.