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Solar panel cost in Angus (DD10)

See realistic solar installation costs, savings and payback for DD10 (Angus) in under a minute using official UK data. Start with the calculator, then get a no-obligation quote from an MCS-certified installer. You can also ask the SolarByPostcode assistant to sanity-check your roof, bills and plans.

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System Size

Roof Direction

Battery Storage

Export Value

Your Numbers

Break-even
14.6 years
After this, it's pure profit
Upfront Cost
£10,173
What you pay to get started
Annual Benefit
£695
What you save every year
Profit Over 25 Years
£7,193
After paying itself off, you're this much ahead

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How we calculate this

Solar generation: Based on typical south-facing roof at 35° angle. We account for weather, dirt, and system losses (14%).

How much you'll use directly:

  • Without battery: You'll use about 40% of what you generate. The rest gets sold back to the grid.
  • With 5 kWh battery: You'll use about 70% (battery stores extra for evening use).
  • With 10 kWh battery: You'll use about 75% (more storage means less exported).
  • Panel-only payback: Bigger systems don’t shorten payback—cost and savings rise together per kW.
  • Battery & payback: Batteries raise self-use and cut bills, but added hardware cost often lengthens break-even at typical UK rates.
  • When a battery can still make sense:
    • Evening-heavy usage patterns
    • Time-of-use tariffs / cheap night rates
    • Low export rate vs. high unit rate
    • Heat pump or EV charging synergy
    • Optional backup/resilience (system-dependent)
    • Lower evening-hour CO₂ vs. grid

Costs: Battery prices are typically £700 per kWh. Export tariffs vary by supplier (usually 5–15p per kWh).

Grid connection: Systems up to about 3.7 kW typically need just a notification (G98). Larger systems may need permission (G99).

These are typical values based on average usage patterns. Your actual results will vary based on your roof, shading, and how you use electricity.

Your area in context

In Northern Scotland, the current unit rate is 23.40p/kWh with a 58.28p/day standing charge. Your postcode’s south-facing sunshine yield is 904 kWh/kW — 89 above the regional median (815).

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A typical roof here lands around 5.0 kW, with most eligible homes comfortably fitting within 3–6 kW. Each kilowatt of panels produces roughly 904 kWh per year on a south-facing roof. We value self-used electricity at 23.4p and exported surplus at a baseline 10p via SEG. Use the calculator above for your exact tariff.

Unit rate
23.4p/kWh
Standing charge
58.3p/day
Sunshine yield (south)
904 kWh/kW
Export price (baseline)
10p/kWh

Browse the scenarios below. Each battery size has its own expand — open the one that matches your plan (or just explore). For each system size (2–8 kW) we show annual output, how much you use directly, what gets exported, annual benefit, upfront cost, break-even, and a 20-year net. Negative numbers are possible — that’s the honest trade-off when adding more battery than your usage profile justifies.

No battery 5 kW example → Annual benefit: £695, Upfront: £10,173, Break-even: 14.6 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1809 kWh 724 kWh 1085 kWh £169 £109 £278 £4,069 14.6 yrs £1,488
3 kW 2713 kWh 1085 kWh 1628 kWh £254 £163 £417 £6,104 14.6 yrs £2,232
4 kW 3618 kWh 1447 kWh 2171 kWh £339 £217 £556 £8,138 14.6 yrs £2,976
5 kW 4522 kWh 1809 kWh 2713 kWh £423 £271 £695 £10,173 14.6 yrs £3,720
6 kW 5427 kWh 2171 kWh 3256 kWh £508 £326 £834 £12,207 14.6 yrs £4,464
7 kW 6331 kWh 2532 kWh 3799 kWh £593 £380 £972 £14,242 14.6 yrs £5,208
8 kW 7236 kWh 2894 kWh 4341 kWh £677 £434 £1,111 £16,276 14.6 yrs £5,952

Assumptions: south-facing, sensible tilt; self-use shares from site rules; export at 10p baseline. Costs: panels £/kW = 2,035, battery £/kWh = 700.

3 kWh battery 5 kW example → Annual benefit: £816, Upfront: £12,273, Break-even: 15.0 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1809 kWh 1085 kWh 724 kWh £254 £72 £326 £6,169 18.9 yrs £358
3 kW 2713 kWh 1628 kWh 1085 kWh £381 £109 £489 £8,204 16.8 yrs £1,586
4 kW 3618 kWh 2171 kWh 1447 kWh £508 £145 £653 £10,238 15.7 yrs £2,815
5 kW 4522 kWh 2713 kWh 1809 kWh £635 £181 £816 £12,273 15.0 yrs £4,044
6 kW 5427 kWh 3256 kWh 2171 kWh £762 £217 £979 £14,307 14.6 yrs £5,273
7 kW 6331 kWh 3799 kWh 2532 kWh £889 £253 £1,142 £16,342 14.3 yrs £6,501
8 kW 7236 kWh 4341 kWh 2894 kWh £1,016 £289 £1,305 £18,376 14.1 yrs £7,730

Assumptions: south-facing, sensible tilt; self-use shares from site rules; export at 10p baseline. Costs: panels £/kW = 2,035, battery £/kWh = 700.

5 kWh battery 5 kW example → Annual benefit: £876, Upfront: £13,673, Break-even: 15.6 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1809 kWh 1266 kWh 543 kWh £296 £54 £351 £7,569 21.6 yrs £-558
3 kW 2713 kWh 1899 kWh 814 kWh £444 £81 £526 £9,604 18.3 yrs £914
4 kW 3618 kWh 2532 kWh 1085 kWh £593 £109 £701 £11,638 16.6 yrs £2,385
5 kW 4522 kWh 3166 kWh 1357 kWh £741 £136 £876 £13,673 15.6 yrs £3,856
6 kW 5427 kWh 3799 kWh 1628 kWh £889 £163 £1,052 £15,707 14.9 yrs £5,327
7 kW 6331 kWh 4432 kWh 1899 kWh £1,037 £190 £1,227 £17,742 14.5 yrs £6,798
8 kW 7236 kWh 5065 kWh 2171 kWh £1,185 £217 £1,402 £19,776 14.1 yrs £8,269

Assumptions: south-facing, sensible tilt; self-use shares from site rules; export at 10p baseline. Costs: panels £/kW = 2,035, battery £/kWh = 700.

7.5 kWh battery 5 kW example → Annual benefit: £895, Upfront: £15,423, Break-even: 17.2 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1809 kWh 1321 kWh 488 kWh £309 £49 £358 £9,319 26.0 yrs £-2,162
3 kW 2713 kWh 1981 kWh 733 kWh £463 £73 £537 £11,354 21.2 yrs £-618
4 kW 3618 kWh 2641 kWh 977 kWh £618 £98 £716 £13,388 18.7 yrs £926
5 kW 4522 kWh 3301 kWh 1221 kWh £772 £122 £895 £15,423 17.2 yrs £2,469
6 kW 5427 kWh 3962 kWh 1465 kWh £927 £147 £1,074 £17,457 16.3 yrs £4,013
7 kW 6331 kWh 4622 kWh 1709 kWh £1,081 £171 £1,252 £19,492 15.6 yrs £5,557
8 kW 7236 kWh 5282 kWh 1954 kWh £1,236 £195 £1,431 £21,526 15.0 yrs £7,101

Assumptions: south-facing, sensible tilt; self-use shares from site rules; export at 10p baseline. Costs: panels £/kW = 2,035, battery £/kWh = 700.

10 kWh battery 5 kW example → Annual benefit: £907, Upfront: £17,173, Break-even: 18.9 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1809 kWh 1357 kWh 452 kWh £317 £45 £363 £11,069 30.5 yrs £-3,815
3 kW 2713 kWh 2035 kWh 678 kWh £476 £68 £544 £13,104 24.1 yrs £-2,223
4 kW 3618 kWh 2713 kWh 904 kWh £635 £90 £725 £15,138 20.9 yrs £-631
5 kW 4522 kWh 3392 kWh 1131 kWh £794 £113 £907 £17,173 18.9 yrs £962
6 kW 5427 kWh 4070 kWh 1357 kWh £952 £136 £1,088 £19,207 17.7 yrs £2,554
7 kW 6331 kWh 4748 kWh 1583 kWh £1,111 £158 £1,269 £21,242 16.7 yrs £4,147
8 kW 7236 kWh 5427 kWh 1809 kWh £1,270 £181 £1,451 £23,276 16.0 yrs £5,739

Assumptions: south-facing, sensible tilt; self-use shares from site rules; export at 10p baseline. Costs: panels £/kW = 2,035, battery £/kWh = 700.

13.5 kWh battery 5 kW example → Annual benefit: £919, Upfront: £19,623, Break-even: 21.4 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1809 kWh 1393 kWh 416 kWh £326 £42 £368 £13,519 36.8 yrs £-6,168
3 kW 2713 kWh 2089 kWh 624 kWh £489 £62 £551 £15,554 28.2 yrs £-4,527
4 kW 3618 kWh 2786 kWh 832 kWh £652 £83 £735 £17,588 23.9 yrs £-2,887
5 kW 4522 kWh 3482 kWh 1040 kWh £815 £104 £919 £19,623 21.4 yrs £-1,246
6 kW 5427 kWh 4179 kWh 1248 kWh £978 £125 £1,103 £21,657 19.6 yrs £395
7 kW 6331 kWh 4875 kWh 1456 kWh £1,141 £146 £1,286 £23,692 18.4 yrs £2,036
8 kW 7236 kWh 5571 kWh 1664 kWh £1,304 £166 £1,470 £25,726 17.5 yrs £3,677

Assumptions: south-facing, sensible tilt; self-use shares from site rules; export at 10p baseline. Costs: panels £/kW = 2,035, battery £/kWh = 700.

Figures are illustrative and use the same method as the calculator above. For exact results, adjust your roof direction, tariff, and usage in the calculator.

Insights for DD10

Figures below are tailored to DD10 — click through for full league tables.

Solar Payback Index Rank #2000 of 2997
13.0 years (UK avg 12.6 years)
~£627 /yr • £8,138 upfront
Standing-Charge Drag Rank #2712 of 2997
36.1% (UK avg 24.6%) drag on savings
£227 fixed • ~£627 /yr value
Aspect Penalty View ranking →
East −22.2% West −23.5%
Typical output loss versus a south-facing roof (lower is better)

Seasonal solar output in DD10

Monthly generation per kilowatt of solar panels

kWh 26 Jan 44 Feb 79 Mar 109 Apr 125 May 117 Jun 117 Jul 103 Aug 80 Sep 52 Oct 33 Nov 21 Dec
Best month Worst month Winter (Dec–Feb) Other months

Winter output: 40.3% of an average month (Dec–Feb)

Best / worst month: May / Dec

These figures show output per kilowatt (kW) of panels installed. In winter, a 1 kW system here produces about 30 kWh per month; the average month produces around 75 kWh. So a typical 4 kW home system would generate roughly 122 kWh in winter, or 301 kWh in an average month.

Your Area at a Glance

Your Electricity Rate
23.40p/kWh
Daily Fixed Charge
58.28p/day
Local Sunshine
904kWh/kW
A 1 kW system generates ~904 kWh per year. A typical home uses ~2,700 kWh per year.
Typical System Size
5.0kW
For houses & bungalows in this area

Local Property Data

Property Types

No EPC data available for this outcode

Coverage

Angus (71%)|Aberdeenshire (29%)

Areas Covered

Montrose and District, Mearns, Arbroath East and Lunan, Brechin and Edzell

Data Sources & Assumptions

Solar yield: PVGIS (EU Joint Research Centre), January 2025 data

Electricity rates: Ofgem price cap, Q1 2026

Installation costs: MCS certified installer data, March 2025

Property data: EPC open data (Open Government Licence), aggregated

All estimates are typical values. Actual results vary based on your specific situation, roof characteristics, and usage patterns.

Compare nearby areas

Nearby in Northern Scotland

DD9 (Angus)
≈11.8 km away
Local sunshine: ~913 kWh/kWp · +1% vs DD10
AB30 (Aberdeenshire)
≈12.7 km away
Local sunshine: ~920 kWh/kWp · +2% vs DD10
DD11 (Angus)
≈19.1 km away
Local sunshine: ~926 kWh/kWp · +2% vs DD10
DD8 (Angus)
≈27.4 km away
Local sunshine: ~926 kWh/kWp · +2% vs DD10
DD7 (Angus)
≈29.0 km away
Local sunshine: ~927 kWh/kWp · +2% vs DD10
AB39 (Aberdeenshire)
≈31.2 km away
Local sunshine: ~888 kWh/kWp · -2% vs DD10

Similar sunshine across the UK

BD15 (Bradford)
~904 kWh/kWp · -0% vs DD10
WA12 (St. Helens)
~904 kWh/kWp · -0% vs DD10
TD15 (Northumberland)
~905 kWh/kWp · +0% vs DD10