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BUS grants in Runnymede

In Runnymede, BUS has paid 98 heat-pump grants up to June 2026. South East has had 24,149 air-to-water vouchers issued, and air-to-air first payments are not yet in the statistics published on 24 Sep 2026.

98

Four conditions on a whole-home air-to-air job

  1. §3.80. Will the heat pump heat the whole home on its own?
  2. §3.81. Does hot water come from the heat pump or another eligible non-fossil source?
  3. §3.95. Is a fossil-fuel boiler staying in the system?
  4. §3.93. Is the product and the installer on an MCS certification path?
BUS redemptions paid in Runnymede
Runnymede, May 2022 to June 2026
GroupRedemptions paid
Heat pumps (air-to-water, ground source, shared loops)98
Biomass0
Air-to-water vouchers issued in South East24,149
Air-to-air vouchers issued in England and Wales0

DESNZ Boiler Upgrade Scheme statistics, August 2026, Table Q1.2 · May 2022 to June 2026 · n=98 · Redemptions paid. [c1] is 1 to 4, [c2] is above 4, [c3] is 0 to 4 in the East of England. Note 24 groups the heat-pump technologies and leaves air-to-air out. · updated 25 Sep 2026 · version grant-w2d-1 · CSV of the values on this page

BUS-AAHP · p.6 summary table and §§3.80–3.96 · checked 25 Sep 2026. £2,500 for air-to-air heat pumps (AAHP) (in residential properties only) Source

Full engine wording and the measurement caveat

Published 24 Sep 2026. Region vouchers are Table 1.2A through August 2026.

Homes and hot nights

About 12% of households in the linked districts heat with electricity only, and summer 2026 had ≈10 nights at or above 18 °C.

12%

Districts linked by statistical local-authority code
MeasureValue
Districts linked4
Electric-only central heating12%
Nights at or above 18 °C, summer 202610

Census 2021 TS046 via district_census.csv; ERA5 nights via district_heat.csv · Census 2021; summer 2026 · n=4 · Household-weighted mean of district rows that share this authority code. Hot nights use the 18 °C threshold. · updated 25 Sep 2026 · version grant-w2d-1 · CSV of the values on this page

Full engine wording and the measurement caveat

A district that crosses an authority boundary is weighted by its estimated households, not split again.

Better than the regional total alone: this authority has its own redemption count and the publication date.

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