Heating Grants Coventry: Free Upgrades and Heat Pumps

Coventry gets its Warm Homes money through the West Midlands Combined Authority's devolved settlement, not the national scheme. The council is using it in a targeted way: free home upgrades in Hillfields, Upper Stoke and Lower Stoke.

Coventry at a glance

Private renting: 24.7% of Coventry households rented privately in 2021 and 17.0% rented from a social landlord. Source
How homes are heated: 79.5% of Coventry households heat with mains gas only and 8.5% with electricity only. 504 homes (0.4%) use a communal or district heat network, and 103 use oil only. Source
Heatline district heating: Coventry's Heatline network carries heat from the Energy from Waste plant on London Road through 6.6km of underground pipes. In April 2026 Coventry University connected 11 buildings, and pipework laid through Hillfields could let homes join later. Source
Local grant: Coventry City Council is working with E.ON and Act on Energy on a Warm Homes: Local Grant for owners and private renters in Hillfields, Upper Stoke and Lower Stoke. Measures can include wall insulation, solar panels or a heat pump, at no cost to the household. Source
Energy ratings: About 50% of homes with an EPC in Coventry are rated band D or below (median score 69, band C), against 47% across England. Based on certificates lodged in the 10 years to March 2025. Source

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Across the city, you can get £7,500 towards an air source heat pump fitted by an MCS certified installer. There's no income test and the installer applies for you. Homes heated by oil or LPG with no gas connection get an extra £1,500 until March 2027. Our Boiler Upgrade Scheme guide covers the details.

Warm Homes: Local Grant in three neighbourhoods

The council works with E.ON and Act on Energy. If you own your home or rent from a private landlord in Hillfields, Upper Stoke or Lower Stoke, you may get wall insulation, solar panels or a heat pump with nothing to pay and no need to change energy supplier.

You start by taking a short survey on the E.ON website. Act on Energy answers questions on 0800 988 2881.

Check your home's EPC on GOV.UK before you start. The national scheme only funds homes rated D to G, so a C rating usually rules a home out.

ECO4

Ofgem's guidance gives 31 December 2026 as the end of ECO4, and many suppliers have little funding left. The council's online grant checker can show which schemes your home might still fit.

Don't pay for a free grant

Real schemes don't charge to check eligibility. Hang up on anyone asking for a fee to secure a free boiler, and report it to trading standards.

Coventry homes and what they need

Victorian and Edwardian terraces

Hillfields and Stoke have many older terraces with solid walls, which often rate EPC E or F. Wall insulation is the likely first offer.

Interwar and postwar semis

Outside the priority areas, a semi with a garden and filled cavities is a good fit for the national heat pump grant.

Areas covered

Engineers who cover Coventry work across areas including Earlsdon, Allesley, Cheylesmore, Tile Hill, Wyken, Radford, Finham, Canley, Binley and Styvechale.

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Questions people in Coventry ask

Can landlords apply?

Private tenants in the three areas can qualify, and the council's page says owners and private renters are eligible. Landlords should contact Act on Energy about any contribution.

Could I get connected to Heatline?

Pipework through Hillfields could let homes join in future. Ask the council whether your street is in any plan.

Is there help outside the three areas?

The national Boiler Upgrade Scheme is open citywide. The council's online grant checker can also show other support your household may qualify for.

Sources

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