| Council | Households | No gas meter | Oil only | Terraced | Detached | Owned | Grants paid | Listed | Warm Homes route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribble Valley | 26,747 | 15.38% | 7.1% | 28.3% | 34.5% | 75.5% | 161 | 836 | CHiL |
| Lancaster | 59,976 | 14.37% | 2.4% | 25.5% | 19.4% | 67.1% | 220 | 1,343 | CHiL |
| Fylde | 37,607 | 11.16% | 1.2% | 16.7% | 29.4% | 71.6% | 103 | 203 | Unconfirmed |
| West Lancashire | 48,533 | 10.83% | 3.3% | 21.0% | 30.5% | 70.7% | 180 | 513 | CHiL |
| Blackpool | 64,794 | 10.81% | 0.1% | 29.5% | 9.6% | 57.5% | 176 | 56 | CHiL |
| Preston | 59,609 | 10.61% | 1.2% | 29.2% | 19.0% | 58.3% | 177 | 482 | CHiL |
| Wyre | 50,767 | 9.08% | 2.4% | 17.2% | 29.9% | 73.4% | 146 | 307 | CHiL |
| Chorley | 50,128 | 5.82% | 1.2% | 25.3% | 32.0% | 72.1% | 217 | 436 | CHiL |
| Rossendale | 30,562 | 4.57% | 0.8% | 41.5% | 21.7% | 67.9% | 84 | 275 | CHiL |
| Pendle | 38,067 | 4.25% | 1.5% | 52.7% | 14.5% | 65.0% | 75 | 335 | CHiL |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 58,766 | 3.31% | 0.5% | 43.4% | 15.2% | 60.5% | 97 | 227 | CHiL |
| South Ribble | 48,586 | 3.14% | 0.8% | 16.8% | 29.8% | 76.0% | 175 | 146 | CHiL |
| Burnley | 39,872 | 3.06% | 0.4% | 46.6% | 14.2% | 59.8% | 37 | 312 | CHiL |
| Hyndburn | 34,792 | 2.65% | 0.3% | 50.4% | 12.7% | 63.1% | 44 | 116 | CHiL |
England and Wales for comparison: oil only 3.5%, terraced 23.2%, detached 23.2%, owned 61.6%.
Four groups
The districts fall into four broad groups, each with its own page:
- East Lancashire: Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen. 202,059 households and 337 grant-funded heat pumps.
- The Fylde coast: Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre. 153,168 households and 425 grant-funded heat pumps.
- North Lancashire and Ribble Valley: Lancaster, Ribble Valley. 86,723 households and 381 grant-funded heat pumps.
- Central and West Lancashire: Preston, Chorley, South Ribble, West Lancashire. 206,856 households and 749 grant-funded heat pumps.
How to read the table
The census columns describe households on 21 March 2021. The off-gas share is a separate DESNZ estimate for 2024 that counts properties without a gas meter. Grants paid are heat pumps funded by the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, by the property's council area. Listed counts are entries in the national dataset within or crossing each boundary. The Warm Homes route shows whether CHiL names the council.
Two contrasts stand out. East Lancashire's districts are mostly terraced and almost all on gas; Ribble Valley and Lancaster have far more detached and off-gas homes. The grants paid follow those homes more than they follow population.
The groups in brief
East Lancashire
Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen are terraced, gas-heated and dense. Between 43.4% and 52.7% of households in four of them lived in terraced houses in 2021 (Rossendale 41.5%), and off-gas shares were all under five per cent. Four of them, all but Rossendale, have had the fewest grants paid relative to households.
The Fylde coast
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre share a coast but not a housing profile. Blackpool is urban, with many electrically heated homes; Fylde and Wyre have more detached houses. Fylde is the one council whose Warm Homes route is unconfirmed.
North Lancashire and Ribble Valley
Lancaster and Ribble Valley have the highest off-gas shares in the county and, in Ribble Valley, an oil share double the national figure. Ribble Valley has had the most grant-funded heat pumps per household of the 14.
Central and West Lancashire
Preston, Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire mix a city, market towns, suburbs and farmland. Chorley and West Lancashire have had more grant-funded heat pumps than any other districts after Lancaster, and West Lancashire has a sizeable oil-heated rural area.
Against England and Wales
Compared with the national figures, the 14 councils lean towards terraces and away from detached houses, with large differences inside the county. 10 of the 14 councils had a higher terraced share than England and Wales's 23.2%, led by Pendle and Hyndburn, while 6 were above the national detached share of 23.2%: Ribble Valley, Fylde, West Lancashire, Wyre, Chorley, South Ribble. Oil heating was above the national 3.5% only in Ribble Valley.
What the table cannot tell you
District figures hide variation within each council: a mostly gas-heated district can have a rural fringe where most homes burn oil, and a terraced town can have detached houses on its edge. The table is a guide to the district, not to a street. For a particular home, what matters is its own heating, its own plot and its own ownership, which the finder and the guides help you think through.
Using the table and the finder together
The table compares councils; the finder looks at one in more detail, with the Warm Homes route spelled out. Start with the table to see where your district sits, then open the finder for the route and the figures in words.
Population and grants
Grants paid follow homes more than headcount. Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen have among the most households of the 14 but sit in the lower half for grants paid relative to their size, while Ribble Valley, one of the smallest councils by households, has had more grant-funded heat pumps per household than any other. The mix of terraced, gas-heated and rented homes in the larger towns is the most likely explanation, though the statistics themselves give no reasons.
Keeping the figures current
Grant counts are updated monthly by DESNZ, off-gas estimates roughly once a year and the census once a decade. This table shows the figures read on 3 November 2026; the sources list links to each so you can check for a newer release.
Reading a single row
Take Pendle as an example. Just over half of its households lived in terraced houses in 2021, few properties lacked a gas meter, and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme had paid for 75 heat pumps by September 2026. Read across, that row says: mostly gas-heated terraces, a standard-band grant, and a back-yard unit as the likely layout. Each row can be read the same way.
Pick one council in the district finder to read its row in words; off-gas Lancashire looks more closely at the six councils above one property in ten without a gas meter; and Cosy Homes in Lancashire explains the Warm Homes route and its status.