Heating Grants Warrington: Warm Homes and BUS

Warrington runs its Warm Homes: Local Grant in a consortium with Cheshire West and Chester, managed by Cheshire East Council. The funding is available until 31 March 2028, so it isn't a race against a deadline this winter, but budgets are limited.

Separately, the national Boiler Upgrade Scheme is open to any homeowner switching to a heat pump.

Warrington at a glance

How homes are heated: 83.9% of Warrington households heat with mains gas only, 5.3% with electricity only and 7.4% with two or more non-renewable types. 471 use tank or bottled gas, 417 use oil only and 212 are on a heat network. Source
Home ownership: 68.7% of households own their home, 35.3% outright. 15.2% rent privately and 15.3% rent social housing, mostly from housing associations. Source
Local grant: Warrington delivers the Warm Homes: Local Grant in a consortium managed by Cheshire East Council, with Cheshire West and Chester. Funding runs until 31 March 2028 for homes rated EPC D to G. Source
Energy ratings: About 43% of homes with an EPC in Warrington are rated band D or below (median score 70, band C), against 47% across England. Based on certificates lodged in the 10 years to March 2025. Source

The Cheshire consortium scheme

You must be a homeowner living in the property as your main home, or a private tenant. The home must have an EPC rated D, E, F or G.

You also need to meet one income test: receiving an income-related benefit, household income of £36,000 or less before tax, or £20,000 or less after housing costs.

Funded work can include cavity, solid wall, loft, under-floor and flat roof insulation, air source heat pumps, solar PV, high heat retention storage heaters and heating controls. The grant amount depends on the property and what it needs.

Apply on GOV.UK. The council then contacts you to confirm eligibility and asks for proof of income. Cotality UK carries out the retrofit assessment and Next Energy Services does the work.

National heat pump funding

This gives £7,500 towards an air or ground source heat pump, with no income test. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027. Your MCS installer applies.

Landlords and private tenants

Private tenants can apply if they meet the income test, but the landlord must agree to the work. Landlords whose properties fall below EPC E already face the minimum energy efficiency rules, so funded upgrades can help bring a let into line.

Warrington homes and what they need

New town estates from the 1970s onwards

If the cavity was never filled or the loft insulation is thin, these homes can fall into EPC D, within the local grant's range.

Interwar and post-war semis

Semis with gardens make good heat pump candidates under the national grant.

Victorian terraces near the town centre

Solid walls often mean a D or E rating, so internal or external wall insulation may be offered.

Areas covered

Engineers who cover Warrington work across areas including Birchwood, Great Sankey, Penketh, Westbrook, Stockton Heath, Lymm, Padgate, Culcheth, Appleton and Woolston.

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Questions people in Warrington ask

Do I have to pay anything?

That depends on the property and the work. Ask the council when they confirm eligibility.

Is a free boiler offer genuine?

Be wary. The local grant doesn't list gas boilers, and genuine schemes never charge to check eligibility.

Sources

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