Off-gas-grid homes in West Midlands
An estimated 10% of households in West Midlands are not connected to the mains gas grid — below the GB average of ~15%. Rural Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire hold most of the region's off-gas-grid homes, away from the Birmingham conurbation. These homes rely on oil, LPG, electric and heat-pump heating, which is where efficient electric options like infrared matter most.
How many homes in West Midlands are off the gas grid?
Around 10% of West Midlands households — roughly 250,000 homes (estimate) — have no mains gas connection, below the GB average of ~15%.
West Midlands heating & electricity snapshot
- Off-gas-grid share
- 10%
- Off-gas-grid homes (est.)
- 250,000
- GB average
- ~15%
- Grid electricity carbon
- moderate
- Main clean source
- solar and nuclear
Off-gas-grid figures: DESNZ sub-national estimate. Carbon context: National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API. Both indicative.
What this means for heating in West Midlands
West Midlands electricity is cleanest through the middle of the day when solar output peaks — useful for scheduling electric heating. For off-gas-grid households, the choice is not gas versus electric — it is between liquid fuels, storage heaters, heat pumps and infrared. Infrared panels suit targeted room heating, intermittently used spaces and replacing ageing electric heaters, while a heat pump is usually the cheapest option for continuous whole-home heating of a well-insulated property.
Towns we cover in West Midlands
Off-gas-grid heating in West Midlands: FAQs
Reviewed by the Infrared Heat Solutions technical team · Last updated July 2026 · Data sources: DESNZ sub-national data, National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API