Blackpool: electric, not oil
Blackpool's 10.81% off-gas share puts it among the top five in the county, but its households barely use oil (0.1%). The gap is electric heating: 6,062 Blackpool households, 9.4%, relied on electricity alone in 2021. For those homes a heat pump moves heat rather than making it, usually cutting the electricity needed for heating. Blackpool also has the fewest detached homes of the 14 (9.6%), so most heat pumps here will be on terraced and semi-detached houses or buildings of flats.
| Council | Households | No gas meter | Oil only | Electric only | Terraced | Detached | Grants paid | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 64,794 | 10.81% | 0.1% | 9.4% | 29.5% | 9.6% | 176 | 56 |
| Fylde | 37,607 | 11.16% | 1.2% | 9.8% | 16.7% | 29.4% | 103 | 203 |
| Wyre | 50,767 | 9.08% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 17.2% | 29.9% | 146 | 307 |
Fylde: the unconfirmed route
Fylde is the one council in this guide that Cosy Homes in Lancashire does not list, and the government's Warm Homes: Local Grant allocation list does not include it under Blackpool. So its Warm Homes route is unconfirmed here; Fylde residents should ask Fylde Council. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is open to Fylde owners as anywhere, and the council area had 103 grant-funded heat pumps by September 2026.
Wyre: detached homes and some oil
Wyre had 29.9% of households in detached houses in 2021 and 2.4% on oil alone. Oil homes with no mains gas get the higher £9,000 band until 31 March 2027. Wyre is in CHiL.
On the coast
Salt-laden air can be harder on outdoor equipment near the sea. That does not rule out an air source heat pump, but it is worth asking the installer whether the chosen unit and its position suit a coastal site, and how the warranty treats coastal installations.