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Solar Panels in L67 (Liverpool)

See if solar pays off for you in Liverpool — price, savings and payback in under a minute (official UK data).

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System Size

Roof Direction

Battery Storage

Export Value

Your Numbers

Break-even
12.8 years
After this, it's pure profit
Upfront Cost
£10,173
What you pay to get started
Annual Benefit
£795
What you save every year
Profit Over 25 Years
£9,704
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 North Wales and Mersey, the current unit rate is 27.72p/kWh with a 69.95p/day standing charge. Your postcode’s south-facing sunshine yield is 931 kWh/kW — 1 above the regional median (930).

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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 931 kWh per year on a south-facing roof. We value self-used electricity at 27.7p and exported surplus at a baseline 10p via SEG. Use the calculator above for your exact tariff.

Unit rate
27.7p/kWh
Standing charge
70.0p/day
Sunshine yield (south)
931 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: £795, Upfront: £10,173, Break-even: 12.8 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1861 kWh 744 kWh 1117 kWh £206 £112 £318 £4,069 12.8 yrs £2,291
3 kW 2792 kWh 1117 kWh 1675 kWh £310 £167 £477 £6,104 12.8 yrs £3,437
4 kW 3722 kWh 1489 kWh 2233 kWh £413 £223 £636 £8,138 12.8 yrs £4,583
5 kW 4653 kWh 1861 kWh 2792 kWh £516 £279 £795 £10,173 12.8 yrs £5,729
6 kW 5583 kWh 2233 kWh 3350 kWh £619 £335 £954 £12,207 12.8 yrs £6,874
7 kW 6514 kWh 2606 kWh 3908 kWh £722 £391 £1,113 £14,242 12.8 yrs £8,020
8 kW 7444 kWh 2978 kWh 4467 kWh £825 £447 £1,272 £16,276 12.8 yrs £9,166

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: £960, Upfront: £12,273, Break-even: 12.8 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1861 kWh 1117 kWh 744 kWh £310 £74 £384 £6,169 16.1 yrs £1,511
3 kW 2792 kWh 1675 kWh 1117 kWh £464 £112 £576 £8,204 14.2 yrs £3,316
4 kW 3722 kWh 2233 kWh 1489 kWh £619 £149 £768 £10,238 13.3 yrs £5,121
5 kW 4653 kWh 2792 kWh 1861 kWh £774 £186 £960 £12,273 12.8 yrs £6,926
6 kW 5583 kWh 3350 kWh 2233 kWh £929 £223 £1,152 £14,307 12.4 yrs £8,732
7 kW 6514 kWh 3908 kWh 2606 kWh £1,083 £261 £1,344 £16,342 12.2 yrs £10,537
8 kW 7444 kWh 4467 kWh 2978 kWh £1,238 £298 £1,536 £18,376 12.0 yrs £12,342

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: £1,042, Upfront: £13,673, Break-even: 13.1 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1861 kWh 1303 kWh 558 kWh £361 £56 £417 £7,569 18.2 yrs £770
3 kW 2792 kWh 1954 kWh 837 kWh £542 £84 £625 £9,604 15.4 yrs £2,905
4 kW 3722 kWh 2606 kWh 1117 kWh £722 £112 £834 £11,638 14.0 yrs £5,040
5 kW 4653 kWh 3257 kWh 1396 kWh £903 £140 £1,042 £13,673 13.1 yrs £7,175
6 kW 5583 kWh 3908 kWh 1675 kWh £1,083 £167 £1,251 £15,707 12.6 yrs £9,310
7 kW 6514 kWh 4560 kWh 1954 kWh £1,264 £195 £1,459 £17,742 12.2 yrs £11,445
8 kW 7444 kWh 5211 kWh 2233 kWh £1,444 £223 £1,668 £19,776 11.9 yrs £13,580

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: £1,067, Upfront: £15,423, Break-even: 14.5 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1861 kWh 1359 kWh 502 kWh £377 £50 £427 £9,319 21.8 yrs £-782
3 kW 2792 kWh 2038 kWh 754 kWh £565 £75 £640 £11,354 17.7 yrs £1,452
4 kW 3722 kWh 2717 kWh 1005 kWh £753 £100 £854 £13,388 15.7 yrs £3,686
5 kW 4653 kWh 3396 kWh 1256 kWh £942 £126 £1,067 £15,423 14.5 yrs £5,920
6 kW 5583 kWh 4076 kWh 1507 kWh £1,130 £151 £1,281 £17,457 13.6 yrs £8,154
7 kW 6514 kWh 4755 kWh 1759 kWh £1,318 £176 £1,494 £19,492 13.0 yrs £10,388
8 kW 7444 kWh 5434 kWh 2010 kWh £1,506 £201 £1,707 £21,526 12.6 yrs £12,622

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: £1,084, Upfront: £17,173, Break-even: 15.8 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1861 kWh 1396 kWh 465 kWh £387 £47 £433 £11,069 25.5 yrs £-2,400
3 kW 2792 kWh 2094 kWh 698 kWh £580 £70 £650 £13,104 20.2 yrs £-100
4 kW 3722 kWh 2792 kWh 931 kWh £774 £93 £867 £15,138 17.5 yrs £2,200
5 kW 4653 kWh 3490 kWh 1163 kWh £967 £116 £1,084 £17,173 15.8 yrs £4,500
6 kW 5583 kWh 4187 kWh 1396 kWh £1,161 £140 £1,300 £19,207 14.8 yrs £6,800
7 kW 6514 kWh 4885 kWh 1628 kWh £1,354 £163 £1,517 £21,242 14.0 yrs £9,100
8 kW 7444 kWh 5583 kWh 1861 kWh £1,548 £186 £1,734 £23,276 13.4 yrs £11,400

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: £1,100, Upfront: £19,623, Break-even: 17.8 yrs
System Annual output Self-use Exported Bill saving Export income Annual benefit Upfront cost Break-even 20-year net
2 kW 1861 kWh 1433 kWh 428 kWh £397 £43 £440 £13,519 30.7 yrs £-4,718
3 kW 2792 kWh 2150 kWh 642 kWh £596 £64 £660 £15,554 23.6 yrs £-2,352
4 kW 3722 kWh 2866 kWh 856 kWh £794 £86 £880 £17,588 20.0 yrs £14
5 kW 4653 kWh 3583 kWh 1070 kWh £993 £107 £1,100 £19,623 17.8 yrs £2,380
6 kW 5583 kWh 4299 kWh 1284 kWh £1,192 £128 £1,320 £21,657 16.4 yrs £4,745
7 kW 6514 kWh 5016 kWh 1498 kWh £1,390 £150 £1,540 £23,692 15.4 yrs £7,111
8 kW 7444 kWh 5732 kWh 1712 kWh £1,589 £171 £1,760 £25,726 14.6 yrs £9,477

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 L67

Figures below are tailored to L67 — click through for full league tables.

Solar Payback Index Rank #1396 of 2997
11.1 years (UK avg 11.3 years)
~£919 /yr • £10,173 upfront
Standing-Charge Drag Rank #2501 of 2997
27.8% (UK avg 21.7%) drag on savings
£255 fixed • ~£919 /yr value

Your Area at a Glance

Your Electricity Rate
27.72p/kWh
Daily Fixed Charge
69.95p/day
Local Sunshine
931kWh/kW
A 1 kW system generates ~931 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

Liverpool (92%)|Wirral (8%)

Areas Covered

Festival Gardens, Walton, Brownlow Hill, Birkenhead and Tranmere, Old Swan West

Data Sources & Assumptions

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

Electricity rates: Ofgem price cap, Q4 2025

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 North Wales and Mersey

L1 (Liverpool)
≈0.4 km away
Local sunshine: ~915 kWh/kWp · -2% vs L67
L69 (Liverpool)
≈0.6 km away
Local sunshine: ~936 kWh/kWp · +1% vs L67
L70 (Liverpool)
≈0.6 km away
Local sunshine: ~953 kWh/kWp · +2% vs L67
L71 (Liverpool)
≈0.6 km away
Local sunshine: ~944 kWh/kWp · +1% vs L67
L2 (Liverpool)
≈1.1 km away
Local sunshine: ~936 kWh/kWp · +1% vs L67
L74 (Liverpool)
≈1.2 km away
Local sunshine: ~915 kWh/kWp · -2% vs L67

Similar sunshine across the UK

WV12 (Walsall)
~931 kWh/kWp · +0% vs L67
WV14 (Wolverhampton)
~931 kWh/kWp · +0% vs L67
NE25 (North Tyneside)
~930 kWh/kWp · -0% vs L67