Heating Grants Gloucester: Warm and Well and BUS

Gloucester residents have a local route and a national one. The local route is run by a Gloucestershire charity. The national route is the heat pump grant open to anyone in England and Wales.

Gloucester at a glance

Who owns and rents: 63.9% of Gloucester households owned their home in 2021, 21.3% rented privately and 13.6% rented from the council or a housing association. Source
Local grant: Severn Wye's Warm and Well service delivers the Warm Homes: Local Grant for Gloucester City Council and the other Gloucestershire councils. Homes must be rated EPC D to G with household income under £36,000; the scheme is at capacity and taking waiting list enquiries. Source
Energy ratings: About 47% of homes with an EPC in Gloucester 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

Warm and Well and the local grant

Severn Wye's Warm and Well service delivers the Warm Homes: Local Grant across Gloucestershire, including for Gloucester City Council. You need to own or privately rent a home rated EPC D to G with household income under £36,000 before tax. Some households above the limit may qualify depending on how deprived their area is.

The scheme offers a survey, a plan and fully funded upgrades such as insulation, heating and solar panels. It is at capacity until more grant funding arrives, but Warm and Well is taking enquiries for its waiting list on 0800 500 3076.

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Anyone replacing fossil fuel heating can get £7,500 towards an air or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards air-to-air. Your MCS certified installer applies. Homes on oil or LPG with no gas main get £1,500 more until March 2027. Our Boiler Upgrade Scheme guide explains the conditions.

Schemes that have closed

The Great British Insulation Scheme ended on 31 March 2026, Ofgem confirms, so Gloucester homes can no longer apply. ECO4 is also ending. Be wary of anyone offering a free boiler for a fee.

Before you apply

Find your EPC on the GOV.UK register by entering your address. If you have had insulation or a new boiler since the certificate was issued, the band may be better now, so tell Warm and Well when you enquire.

Have proof of income ready, such as payslips, a pension statement or a benefit award letter. Tenants will need their landlord's agreement before any work goes ahead.

Gloucester homes and what they need

1930s to 1960s semis

Unfilled cavity walls and thin loft insulation make many of these strong candidates for the local grant's insulation measures.

Victorian terraces near the centre

Solid walls often push these homes into EPC D or E. Wall insulation is more complex here, so expect a detailed survey.

Newer estates on the south and east edges

Most will rate EPC C or better and fall outside the local grant. The heat pump grant has no EPC band rule.

Areas covered

Engineers who cover Gloucester work across areas including Kingsholm, Longlevens, Hucclecote, Barnwood, Abbeydale, Tuffley, Tredworth, Barton, Quedgeley and Kingsway.

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Questions people in Gloucester ask

Can landlords apply?

Private landlords can apply for homes they let, and the tenant must benefit. Check the current landlord rules with Warm and Well.

Sources

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