UK off-gas-grid map: homes with no mains gas, by region
Roughly 1,550,000 homes across the UK regions below have no mains gas connection — about 15% of GB households. They heat with oil, LPG, storage heaters, electric panels or heat pumps instead. This page is the full table, plus a CSV and JSON download you can reuse with a credit.
How many UK homes are off the mains gas grid?
Around 15% of GB households have no mains gas connection. Across the regions in this dataset that is roughly 1,550,000 homes, heated instead by oil, LPG, electric panels, storage heaters or heat pumps.
Off-gas-grid households by region
Ranked by the share of households with no mains gas connection. The share column matters more than the raw count: a dense urban region can hold many off-grid homes while still being mostly on gas.
| # | Region | Homes (est.) | % of households | Grid carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 320,000 | 23% | moderate |
| 2 | East Midlands | 320,000 | 15% | high |
| 3 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 260,000 | 11% | moderate |
| 4 | West Midlands | 250,000 | 10% | moderate |
| 5 | North West England | 290,000 | 9% | very low |
| 6 | North East England | 110,000 | 9% | very low |
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Suggested citation: Infrared Heat Solutions, “UK off-gas-grid heating estimates by region”, https://infraredheatinginstallers.co.uk/data/off-gas-grid
What this means for commercial buildings
The same regional pattern applies to non-domestic buildings: rural schools, village halls, churches, workshops, farm units and depots sit on the same networks as the homes around them. Where there is no gas main, an oil or LPG boiler replacement means a tank, deliveries, a flue and annual servicing, while an electric system means a distribution board upgrade and very little else.
- High-share regions (Wales and similar) are where electric radiant heating replaces oil and LPG most often — see warehouse, school and church heating.
- Low-carbon grid regions make electric heating look better on reported emissions, which matters for public-sector and academy funding cases.
- On-gas urban sites usually compare a boiler replacement against radiant heating on capital cost and disruption, not fuel availability.
Method and limitations
Regional shares are estimates derived from DESNZ sub-national gas consumption and housing-stock data: households in the area minus those with a recorded mains gas connection. Home counts are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and are illustrative rather than exact. Carbon bands describe the typical carbon intensity of grid electricity in each region as observed on the National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API, not a point-in-time reading. We publish estimates rather than claim precision — verify against the latest DESNZ release before quoting figures in print.
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Reviewed by the Infrared Heat Solutions technical team · Last updated July 2026 · Data sources: DESNZ sub-national data, National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API, Ofgem