League table
Postcode districts with the most oil and LPG heated homes
The number of homes heated by oil or LPG in each postcode district.
NR29 tops this table at 4,618, out of 718 districts counted.
The district is the level an installer plans around and a reader recognises as their own area.
The full table
Showing the top 100. The CSV above has all 718.
| # | District | Post town | Homes | Oil and LPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NR29 | Great Yarmouth | 8,321 | 4,618 |
| 2 | SA62 | Haverfordwest | 7,380 | 4,402 |
| 3 | PL26 | St. Austell | 9,926 | 3,451 |
| 4 | NR20 | Dereham | 7,044 | 3,434 |
| 5 | CM3 | Chelmsford | 16,633 | 3,386 |
| 6 | PE32 | King'S Lynn | 5,533 | 3,384 |
| 7 | IP14 | Stowmarket | 15,074 | 3,301 |
| 8 | SA14 | Llanelli | 10,724 | 3,295 |
| 9 | PE12 | Spalding | 15,443 | 3,245 |
| 10 | CB8 | Newmarket | 12,900 | 3,224 |
| 11 | PE14 | Wisbech | 7,368 | 3,111 |
| 12 | PE22 | Boston | 5,600 | 3,009 |
| 13 | DT2 | Dorchester | 8,852 | 2,970 |
| 14 | RG20 | Newbury | 5,842 | 2,949 |
| 15 | SG8 | Royston | 13,441 | 2,927 |
| 16 | NR12 | Norwich | 8,264 | 2,915 |
| 17 | SA44 | Llandysul | 4,150 | 2,910 |
| 18 | IP28 | Bury St. Edmunds | 10,874 | 2,861 |
| 19 | HR2 | Hereford | 12,870 | 2,794 |
| 20 | DL8 | Bedale | 7,422 | 2,776 |
| 21 | SP11 | Andover | 12,939 | 2,720 |
| 22 | PE34 | King'S Lynn | 4,589 | 2,695 |
| 23 | SY5 | Shrewsbury | 7,378 | 2,687 |
| 24 | LN4 | Lincoln | 13,726 | 2,659 |
| 25 | DE6 | Ashbourne | 9,391 | 2,639 |
| 26 | LL53 | Pwllheli | 6,321 | 2,626 |
| 27 | CH7 | Mold | 15,533 | 2,585 |
| 28 | SA33 | Carmarthen | 4,268 | 2,538 |
| 29 | WR6 | Worcester | 3,985 | 2,532 |
| 30 | TA7 | Bridgwater | 4,928 | 2,526 |
| 31 | CV35 | Warwick | 9,293 | 2,525 |
| 32 | GL54 | Cheltenham | 9,332 | 2,507 |
| 33 | NR9 | Norwich | 7,310 | 2,504 |
| 34 | GL7 | Cirencester | 16,296 | 2,479 |
| 35 | EX20 | Okehampton | 8,455 | 2,465 |
| 36 | CO10 | Sudbury | 17,529 | 2,462 |
| 37 | YO25 | Driffield | 12,647 | 2,456 |
| 38 | LN11 | Louth | 11,837 | 2,433 |
| 39 | TQ7 | Kingsbridge | 7,672 | 2,424 |
| 40 | NR15 | Norwich | 4,804 | 2,417 |
| 41 | SY4 | Shrewsbury | 8,524 | 2,406 |
| 42 | SY10 | Oswestry | 4,872 | 2,403 |
| 43 | HR9 | Ross-On-Wye | 8,187 | 2,397 |
| 44 | CA10 | Penrith | 5,175 | 2,391 |
| 45 | SP5 | Salisbury | 6,692 | 2,391 |
| 46 | IP31 | Bury St. Edmunds | 7,585 | 2,376 |
| 47 | RG7 | Reading | 11,498 | 2,356 |
| 48 | LN8 | Market Rasen | 6,831 | 2,355 |
| 49 | IP22 | Diss | 7,942 | 2,355 |
| 50 | PE31 | King'S Lynn | 8,788 | 2,333 |
| 51 | EX22 | Holsworthy | 4,327 | 2,318 |
| 52 | CO6 | Colchester | 9,008 | 2,310 |
| 53 | SA18 | Ammanford | 10,002 | 2,300 |
| 54 | PE28 | Huntingdon | 17,641 | 2,275 |
| 55 | PE13 | Wisbech | 13,270 | 2,273 |
| 56 | OX15 | Banbury | 6,897 | 2,255 |
| 57 | YO8 | Selby | 16,008 | 2,248 |
| 58 | SN8 | Marlborough | 7,663 | 2,216 |
| 59 | SY13 | Whitchurch | 7,010 | 2,200 |
| 60 | SY21 | Welshpool | 5,594 | 2,181 |
| 61 | PE24 | Skegness | 4,920 | 2,178 |
| 62 | NR16 | Norwich | 4,000 | 2,162 |
| 63 | EX16 | Tiverton | 11,756 | 2,139 |
| 64 | SP3 | Salisbury | 3,874 | 2,133 |
| 65 | SA43 | Cardigan | 5,218 | 2,132 |
| 66 | CB6 | Ely | 13,974 | 2,121 |
| 67 | IP21 | Diss | 3,676 | 2,115 |
| 68 | BA22 | Yeovil | 6,351 | 2,094 |
| 69 | SY23 | Aberystwyth | 9,645 | 2,088 |
| 70 | CM9 | Maldon | 11,897 | 2,086 |
| 71 | IP13 | Woodbridge | 6,689 | 2,076 |
| 72 | NG23 | Newark | 5,784 | 2,075 |
| 73 | NR13 | Norwich | 11,141 | 2,066 |
| 74 | PL15 | Launceston | 7,722 | 2,054 |
| 75 | CA7 | Wigton | 7,738 | 2,046 |
| 76 | SN10 | Devizes | 10,933 | 2,017 |
| 77 | NG32 | Grantham | 4,209 | 2,005 |
| 78 | NG34 | Sleaford | 15,826 | 2,000 |
| 79 | PL30 | Bodmin | 3,900 | 1,988 |
| 80 | NR10 | Norwich | 6,921 | 1,972 |
| 81 | IP29 | Bury St. Edmunds | 2,726 | 1,969 |
| 82 | EX17 | Crediton | 6,962 | 1,950 |
| 83 | IP12 | Woodbridge | 9,066 | 1,939 |
| 84 | NR11 | Norwich | 7,027 | 1,934 |
| 85 | TF9 | Market Drayton | 8,600 | 1,923 |
| 86 | BA12 | Warminster | 10,570 | 1,917 |
| 87 | DT9 | Sherborne | 7,934 | 1,916 |
| 88 | YO17 | Malton | 8,300 | 1,911 |
| 89 | SY22 | Llanymynech | 2,981 | 1,903 |
| 90 | PE33 | King'S Lynn | 5,083 | 1,899 |
| 91 | RH13 | Horsham | 12,166 | 1,892 |
| 92 | NR21 | Fakenham | 6,329 | 1,880 |
| 93 | NR14 | Norwich | 9,206 | 1,866 |
| 94 | IP27 | Brandon | 6,696 | 1,862 |
| 95 | SY7 | Craven Arms | 3,786 | 1,856 |
| 96 | YO61 | York | 5,570 | 1,854 |
| 97 | TR16 | Redruth | 5,542 | 1,847 |
| 98 | HP18 | Aylesbury | 7,654 | 1,827 |
| 99 | CB23 | Cambridge | 12,634 | 1,823 |
| 100 | TN25 | Ashford | 6,866 | 1,821 |