{
  "dataset": "UK off-gas-grid heating estimates",
  "version": "2026-01",
  "averagePercent": 15,
  "methodology": "Illustrative regional estimates derived from DESNZ sub-national gas and housing-stock data; home counts are rounded and should be checked against the latest source release before use.",
  "source": "DESNZ sub-national gas and housing-stock data",
  "regions": [
    {
      "name": "North West England",
      "slug": "north-west-england",
      "offGasGridPercent": 9,
      "estimatedHomes": 290000,
      "ruralContext": "Cumbria, rural Lancashire and the Cheshire countryside push the North West's off-gas-grid count high despite dense urban gas coverage in Manchester and Liverpool.",
      "carbonBand": "very low",
      "cleanSource": "nuclear (Heysham) plus solar"
    },
    {
      "name": "North East England",
      "slug": "north-east-england",
      "offGasGridPercent": 9,
      "estimatedHomes": 110000,
      "ruralContext": "Rural Northumberland and County Durham villages sit well beyond the mains gas network, relying on oil, LPG and electric heating.",
      "carbonBand": "very low",
      "cleanSource": "nuclear and imports"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yorkshire and the Humber",
      "slug": "yorkshire-and-the-humber",
      "offGasGridPercent": 11,
      "estimatedHomes": 260000,
      "ruralContext": "The Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and rural East Riding contain large numbers of homes with no mains gas connection.",
      "carbonBand": "moderate",
      "cleanSource": "biomass (Drax) and solar"
    },
    {
      "name": "West Midlands",
      "slug": "west-midlands",
      "offGasGridPercent": 10,
      "estimatedHomes": 250000,
      "ruralContext": "Rural Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire hold most of the region's off-gas-grid homes, away from the Birmingham conurbation.",
      "carbonBand": "moderate",
      "cleanSource": "solar and nuclear"
    },
    {
      "name": "East Midlands",
      "slug": "east-midlands",
      "offGasGridPercent": 15,
      "estimatedHomes": 320000,
      "ruralContext": "Lincolnshire, rural Derbyshire and the Peak District give the East Midlands one of England's higher off-gas-grid shares.",
      "carbonBand": "high",
      "cleanSource": "solar"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wales",
      "slug": "wales",
      "offGasGridPercent": 23,
      "estimatedHomes": 320000,
      "ruralContext": "Rural Wales has one of the highest off-gas-grid rates in Britain — much of mid and north Wales has never had a mains gas connection.",
      "carbonBand": "moderate",
      "cleanSource": "solar and wind"
    }
  ]
}