No gas supply

[izzzy6]

I live in a house that has no gas supply. The area I live in does have gas, but the houses on the street I am on, don't.

Has anyone ever requested a gas supply to their house? I can imagine it would be expensive but I am so fed up with electric heating - I feel cold all the time!

Hopeful bump ☺️

Yes it can be expensive. Ring the local gas company and they will quote. Can you get oil?

You could use oil or lpg. Or you could pre-empt most of us and go for a gshp plus log burner (depending on local regulations).

Do you know if any of your neighbours would be interested in getting connected too?

@MintJulia that’s what I’d do also, and invest more in insulation as the gshp are not ideal/up to it on uninsulated property.

All depends on distance. Have done it for business properties - cost anywhere between 2 and 10k. Businesses pay for a survey but householders might not. Phone gas board and ask.

We did it about 8-years ago, some houses in our road had gas but others didn't (our house had previously been on oil but for over 20-years we had been on EL E10).

Just Googled it and contacted the gas supply company (think it was Nat Grid or Transco, have since moved and left all the paperwork for the new owner).
Our builder provided the on-site works and the gas supplier connected at the kerbside.
The connection itself wasn't very expensive, just a few hundred pounds if I remember correctly.

Yes, aren't the government intending to wean us off gas CH in the near future?
Found an article: no gas boilers in new-builds from 2025 although you can still do gas boiler replacement in existing houses. So you would be swimming against the eco tide.

Yes, I did this last year after researching all other alternative heating options. Previously I had a wet system boiler stove.
I had the costs partially met by a grant. Look into local authority heating schemes, mine helped with funding and advised on the process. It took a long time, about a year.
First you need to work with the utilities infrastructure people who will make a plan for the pipe work, arrange any road closures and planning. You may need to talk to your planning department about adding a flue to your house. Then you arrange with the utilities supplier for installation of the meter and connection.

We did this a few years ago at our old house,
We had Cadent i think it was do a new gas pipe for us.

Last year, or maybe 2021, my old neighbour got their entire connection and heating installed through a government scheme - I think it was called eco? They got their gas connection, boiler and radiators fitted completely free. They are on certain benefits but I'm not sure what the eligibility is, but might be worth looking into?

But as other posters have pointed out, now is the time to look into ground source heat pumps or air source heat pumps .

We've just had ours removed as we've gone to ASHP and electric only!

Contact a local supplier, they should be able to tell you if it's possible and the cost. There might be a delay - it took about 8 weeks for them to disconnect us.