Solar Panel Installation in East Midlands
5.0 kWp
Typical system size
968 kWh/kW
Annual sunshine
26.89p
Electricity rate
50.17p/day
Standing charge
£815
Annual net benefit (median)
Rates from Ofgem 2026Q1. Yield data from PVGIS (south-facing, optimal tilt).
Solar potential varies by 16% across East Midlands — location matters even within the same region.
Highest solar potential
LN13 (East Lindsey)
1035 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£867
/year
PE24 (East Lindsey)
1034 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£867
/year
PE12 (South Holland)
1020 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£854
/year
PE20 (Boston)
1019 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£854
/year
PE21 (Boston)
1016 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£851
/year
Lower potential areas
Still viable with the right tariff and usage patterns.
S32 (Derbyshire Dales)
893 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
/year
DE45 (Derbyshire Dales)
901 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£755
/year
DE4 (Derbyshire Dales)
900 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£754
/year
NG15 (Ashfield)
928 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£778
/year
S49 (Chesterfield)
933 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£782
/year
16% of properties here use oil or LPG heating — ideal candidates for heat pump and solar combinations.
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All postcodes in East Midlands
Select your postcode area to see exact costs, break-even time, and local installers. Sorted A–Z. Showing 189 postcode areas.
B77
Tamworth
Annual sunshine:
956 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£801
B78
North Warwickshire
Annual sunshine:
961 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£805
B79
Tamworth
Annual sunshine:
960 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£804
B95
Stratford-on-Avon
Annual sunshine:
965 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£808
CV1
Coventry
Annual sunshine:
958 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£802
CV10
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Annual sunshine:
960 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£804
CV11
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Annual sunshine:
959 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£804
CV12
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Annual sunshine:
961 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£805
CV13
Hinckley and Bosworth
Annual sunshine:
962 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£806
CV2
Coventry
Annual sunshine:
968 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£811
CV21
Rugby
Annual sunshine:
973 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£815
CV22
Rugby
Annual sunshine:
973 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£815
CV23
Rugby
Annual sunshine:
974 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£816
CV3
Coventry
Annual sunshine:
961 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£805
CV31
Warwick
Annual sunshine:
973 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£815
CV32
Warwick
Annual sunshine:
973 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£815
CV33
Stratford-on-Avon
Annual sunshine:
984 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£824
CV34
Warwick
Annual sunshine:
969 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£812
CV35
Stratford-on-Avon
Annual sunshine:
975 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£816
CV4
Coventry
Annual sunshine:
958 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£802
CV47
Stratford-on-Avon
Annual sunshine:
978 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£820
CV5
Coventry
Annual sunshine:
968 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£811
CV6
Coventry
Annual sunshine:
956 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£801
CV7
Solihull
Annual sunshine:
968 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£811
CV8
Warwick
Annual sunshine:
968 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£811
CV9
North Warwickshire
Annual sunshine:
962 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£806
DE1
Derby
Annual sunshine:
946 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£793
DE11
South Derbyshire
Annual sunshine:
946 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£793
DE12
North West Leicestershire
Annual sunshine:
956 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£801
DE13
East Staffordshire
Annual sunshine:
943 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£790
DE14
East Staffordshire
Annual sunshine:
938 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£786
DE15
East Staffordshire
Annual sunshine:
937 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£785
DE2
Derby
Annual sunshine:
960 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£804
DE21
Derby
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£797
DE22
Derby
Annual sunshine:
946 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£793
DE23
Derby
Annual sunshine:
953 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£799
DE24
Derby
Annual sunshine:
960 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£804
DE3
Derby
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
DE4
Derbyshire Dales
Annual sunshine:
900 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£754
DE45
Derbyshire Dales
Annual sunshine:
901 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£755
DE5
Amber Valley
Annual sunshine:
939 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£786
DE55
Amber Valley
Annual sunshine:
943 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£790
DE56
Amber Valley
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
DE6
Derbyshire Dales
Annual sunshine:
934 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£782
DE65
South Derbyshire
Annual sunshine:
950 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£796
DE7
Erewash
Annual sunshine:
946 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£792
DE72
Erewash
Annual sunshine:
962 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£806
DE73
Derby
Annual sunshine:
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£802
DE74
North West Leicestershire
Annual sunshine:
962 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£806
DE75
Amber Valley
Annual sunshine:
949 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
DE99
Derby
Annual sunshine:
946 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£793
DN10
Bassetlaw
Annual sunshine:
956 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£801
DN22
Bassetlaw
Annual sunshine:
962 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£806
LE1
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
LE10
Hinckley and Bosworth
Annual sunshine:
964 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£808
LE11
Charnwood
Annual sunshine:
963 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£806
LE12
Charnwood
Annual sunshine:
959 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£804
LE13
Melton
Annual sunshine:
984 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
LE14
Melton
Annual sunshine:
993 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£832
LE15
Rutland
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£826
LE16
Harborough
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£830
LE17
Harborough
Annual sunshine:
967 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£810
LE18
Oadby and Wigston
Annual sunshine:
969 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£811
LE19
Blaby
Annual sunshine:
965 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£808
LE2
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
LE21
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
LE3
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
LE4
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
LE41
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
954 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£799
LE5
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
959 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£804
LE55
North West Leicestershire
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
LE6
North West Leicestershire
Annual sunshine:
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£802
LE65
North West Leicestershire
Annual sunshine:
955 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£800
LE67
North West Leicestershire
Annual sunshine:
953 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
LE7
Charnwood
Annual sunshine:
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£802
LE8
Blaby
Annual sunshine:
986 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£826
LE87
Leicester
Annual sunshine:
966 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£809
LE9
Blaby
Annual sunshine:
969 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£811
LE94
Harborough
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£830
LE95
Blaby
Annual sunshine:
954 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£799
LN1
Lincoln
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
LN10
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
980 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£821
LN12
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
982 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£823
LN13
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
1035 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£867
LN2
Lincoln
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
LN3
West Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
LN4
North Kesteven
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
LN5
Lincoln
Annual sunshine:
999 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£837
LN6
Lincoln
Annual sunshine:
976 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£818
LN9
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
986 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£826
MK1
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
977 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£819
MK10
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
MK11
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
992 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£831
MK12
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
987 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£827
MK13
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
984 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£824
MK14
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
MK15
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
978 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£819
MK16
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
995 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£834
MK17
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£830
MK18
Buckinghamshire
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£829
MK19
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
992 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£831
MK2
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
MK3
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
MK4
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
MK46
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
1002 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£839
MK5
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£829
MK6
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
MK7
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
977 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£819
MK77
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£830
MK8
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£825
MK9
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
985 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£826
MK98
Milton Keynes
Annual sunshine:
982 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£823
NG1
Nottingham
Annual sunshine:
949 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
NG10
Erewash
Annual sunshine:
958 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£802
NG11
Nottingham
Annual sunshine:
958 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£803
NG12
Rushcliffe
Annual sunshine:
971 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£814
NG13
Rushcliffe
Annual sunshine:
979 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£820
NG14
Gedling
Annual sunshine:
969 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£812
NG15
Ashfield
Annual sunshine:
928 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£778
NG16
Broxtowe
Annual sunshine:
945 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£792
NG17
Ashfield
Annual sunshine:
937 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£785
NG18
Mansfield
Annual sunshine:
953 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
NG19
Mansfield
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
NG2
Nottingham
Annual sunshine:
953 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£799
NG20
Bolsover
Annual sunshine:
943 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£790
NG21
Newark and Sherwood
Annual sunshine:
963 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£807
NG22
Newark and Sherwood
Annual sunshine:
973 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£815
NG23
Newark and Sherwood
Annual sunshine:
983 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£824
NG24
Newark and Sherwood
Annual sunshine:
975 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£817
NG25
Newark and Sherwood
Annual sunshine:
974 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£816
NG3
Nottingham
Annual sunshine:
949 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
NG31
South Kesteven
Annual sunshine:
995 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£834
NG32
South Kesteven
Annual sunshine:
975 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£817
NG33
South Kesteven
Annual sunshine:
1000 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£838
NG34
North Kesteven
Annual sunshine:
1002 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£840
NG4
Gedling
Annual sunshine:
967 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£810
NG5
Gedling
Annual sunshine:
951 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£797
NG6
Nottingham
Annual sunshine:
942 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£790
NG7
Nottingham
Annual sunshine:
942 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£789
NG70
Mansfield
Annual sunshine:
954 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£799
NG8
Nottingham
Annual sunshine:
942 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£789
NG80
Broxtowe
Annual sunshine:
953 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
NG9
Broxtowe
Annual sunshine:
949 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
NG90
Broxtowe
Annual sunshine:
953 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£798
NN1
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£830
NN10
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
1003 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£841
NN11
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£830
NN12
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
994 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£833
NN13
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
988 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£828
NN14
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
997 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£836
NN15
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
997 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£835
NN16
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
995 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£833
NN17
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
995 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£833
NN18
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
992 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£831
NN2
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
994 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£832
NN29
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
998 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£837
NN3
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
994 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£832
NN4
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
993 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£832
NN5
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
990 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£829
NN6
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
991 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£830
NN7
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
993 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£832
NN8
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
995 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£834
NN9
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
995 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£834
NN99
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
987 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£827
OX17
West Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
981 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£822
PE10
South Kesteven
Annual sunshine:
1004 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£841
PE11
South Holland
Annual sunshine:
1009 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£845
PE12
South Holland
Annual sunshine:
1020 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£854
PE20
Boston
Annual sunshine:
1019 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£854
PE21
Boston
Annual sunshine:
1016 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£851
PE22
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
1010 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£846
PE23
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
1006 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£842
PE24
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
1034 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£867
PE25
East Lindsey
Annual sunshine:
995 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£834
PE6
Peterborough
Annual sunshine:
1010 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£846
PE8
North Northamptonshire
Annual sunshine:
1009 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£845
PE9
South Kesteven
Annual sunshine:
1007 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£844
S21
North East Derbyshire
Annual sunshine:
949 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£795
S32
Derbyshire Dales
Annual sunshine:
893 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
S40
Chesterfield
Annual sunshine:
933 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£782
S41
Chesterfield
Annual sunshine:
935 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£783
S42
North East Derbyshire
Annual sunshine:
935 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£783
S43
Chesterfield
Annual sunshine:
935 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£784
S44
Bolsover
Annual sunshine:
935 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£783
S45
North East Derbyshire
Annual sunshine:
934 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£783
S49
Chesterfield
Annual sunshine:
933 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£782
S80
Bassetlaw
Annual sunshine:
955 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£800
S81
Bassetlaw
Annual sunshine:
956 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£801
ST14
East Staffordshire
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£788
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