Heat pumps in and around Oswestry

Get a quote from a checked MCS certified installer who works in Oswestry and the villages around it, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant taken off the price where your home is eligible.

Covering Gobowen, Whittington, Llanymynech, Trefonen, Weston Rhyn and St Martins.

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How homes in and around Oswestry are heated

The town is mostly on gas, but the villages around it are some of the most oil-dependent in Shropshire. In Llanymynech ward more than half of homes heat with oil.

Census 2021, householdsMains gas onlyOil onlyLPG only
Oswestry (7,938 households)78%1.9%0.5%

Oil-only heating in the rural wards nearby:

  • Llanymynech: 52.7%
  • St Oswald: 32.3%
  • Whittington: 25.8%
  • Ruyton and Baschurch: 23.0%

Ward figures from Census 2021. Homes with more than one heating type are not included in these shares.

What the grant means locally

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £9,000 until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas connection. Your MCS certified installer applies and takes it off your quote. Installing a heat pump also carries 0% VAT until 31 March 2027. Typical air source prices after the grant are about £3,500 to £8,000, or about £2,000 to £6,500 with the £9,000 grant: see our heat pump price guide.

Energy efficiency of Oswestry homes

A market town about five miles from the Welsh border, with older terraces and railway-era housing: about 21% of homes were built before 1919. Of homes with an energy certificate, about 41% to 49% are rated D or below. A good installer will check insulation and radiators as part of a room-by-room heat loss survey before quoting.

Good to know in Oswestry

Oswestry is close to Wales, but planning and grants here run through Shropshire Council and the England schemes such as the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

Help for lower income households

Common questions

Can I get the £9,000 heat pump grant in Oswestry?

If your home is heated by oil or LPG and has no mains gas connection, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme gives £9,000 off an air source or ground source heat pump until March 2027; otherwise it is £7,500. Eligibility criteria apply and the installer must be MCS certified. The town is mostly on gas, but the villages around it are some of the most oil-dependent in Shropshire. In Llanymynech ward more than half of homes heat with oil.

How much does a heat pump cost after the grant?

Based on the government's figures for real installations, most air source heat pumps cost about £3,500 to £8,000 after the £7,500 grant, or about £2,000 to £6,500 after the £9,000 grant. See our full price guide.

Is Shropshire Quotes part of the grant scheme?

No. We are an independent business and do not award grants. Your installer applies for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and takes it off your quote.

Heat pumps in nearby towns

Sources

  1. Census 2021, central heating (TS046), Nomis
  2. DESNZ, properties not connected to the gas network, 2024
  3. ONS, energy efficiency of housing (EPC band C or above)
  4. VOA, council tax stock of properties 2025 (build period)
  5. Historic England, National Heritage List for England
  6. Shropshire Council, conservation areas and Article 4 guidance
  7. Telford & Wrekin Council, conservation areas
  8. Telford & Wrekin Council, Article 4 Direction (Ironbridge Gorge)
  9. GOV.UK, check for flooding (river gauges)