Solar Panel Installation in Northern
5.0 kWp
Typical system size
926 kWh/kW
Annual sunshine
25.43p
Electricity rate
59.86p/day
Standing charge
£859
Annual net benefit (median)
Rates from Ofgem 2025Q4. Yield data from PVGIS (south-facing, optimal tilt).
Solar potential varies by 26% across Northern — location matters even within the same region.
Highest solar potential
YO11 (North Yorkshire)
962 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£777
/year
TS28 (County Durham)
959 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£776
/year
NE36 (South Tyneside)
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£774
/year
DH5 (Sunderland)
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£774
/year
NE85 (Gateshead)
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£774
/year
Lower potential areas
Still viable with the right tariff and usage patterns.
DL11 (North Yorkshire)
765 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£619
/year
NE48 (Northumberland)
840 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£679
/year
DL13 (County Durham)
850 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£687
/year
NE49 (Northumberland)
858 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£694
/year
NE19 (Northumberland)
871 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£704
/year
19% of properties here use oil or LPG heating — ideal candidates for heat pump and solar combinations.
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All postcodes in Northern
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DH1
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
922 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
DH2
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
929 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
DH3
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
927 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£750
DH4
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
953 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£771
DH5
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£774
DH6
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
929 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
DH7
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
925 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
DH8
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
912 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£738
DH9
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
927 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£750
DH97
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
929 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
DH98
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
DH99
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
929 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
DL1
Darlington
Annual sunshine:
911 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£737
DL10
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
922 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£746
DL11
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
765 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£619
DL12
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
886 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£716
DL13
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
850 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£687
DL14
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
916 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£741
DL15
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
918 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£742
DL16
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
923 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£747
DL17
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
931 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£753
DL2
Darlington
Annual sunshine:
922 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
DL3
Darlington
Annual sunshine:
924 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£747
DL4
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
915 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£740
DL5
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
923 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£746
DL6
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
910 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£736
DL7
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
916 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£740
DL8
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
927 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£749
DL9
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
922 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£746
DL98
Darlington
Annual sunshine:
912 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£737
HG1
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
932 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£754
HG2
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
927 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£749
HG3
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
938 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£759
HG4
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
930 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£752
HG5
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
934 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£755
NE1
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
923 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£746
NE10
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
925 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
NE11
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
919 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£743
NE12
North Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
943 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£763
NE13
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
930 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£752
NE15
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
NE16
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
919 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£743
NE17
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
911 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£737
NE18
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
919 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£743
NE19
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
871 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£704
NE2
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
932 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£754
NE20
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
928 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
NE21
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
925 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
NE22
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£766
NE23
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
950 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£768
NE24
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
919 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£743
NE25
North Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
930 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£752
NE26
North Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
910 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£736
NE27
North Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£767
NE28
North Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£766
NE29
North Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
909 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£735
NE3
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
929 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
NE30
North Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
909 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£735
NE31
South Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£767
NE32
South Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£769
NE33
South Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
928 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£750
NE34
South Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
928 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£750
NE35
South Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
952 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£769
NE36
South Tyneside
Annual sunshine:
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£774
NE37
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
940 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£760
NE38
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
929 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
NE39
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
925 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
NE4
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
922 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
NE40
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
918 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£742
NE41
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
911 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£736
NE42
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
907 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£733
NE43
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
909 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£735
NE44
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
904 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£731
NE45
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
912 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£738
NE46
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
894 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£723
NE47
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
902 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£729
NE48
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
840 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£679
NE49
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
858 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£694
NE5
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
923 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£746
NE6
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
932 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£754
NE61
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
939 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£759
NE62
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
945 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£764
NE63
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
945 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£764
NE64
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
915 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£740
NE65
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
916 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£741
NE66
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
949 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£768
NE67
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£766
NE68
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
911 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£737
NE69
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
938 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£758
NE7
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
932 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£754
NE70
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
NE71
Northumberland
Annual sunshine:
912 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£738
NE8
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
922 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£746
NE82
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
NE83
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
NE85
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
957 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£774
NE88
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
NE89
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
940 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£760
NE9
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
927 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£750
NE92
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
NE98
Gateshead
Annual sunshine:
943 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£763
NE99
Newcastle upon Tyne
Annual sunshine:
923 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£746
SR1
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
916 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£740
SR2
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
917 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£742
SR3
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
907 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£734
SR4
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
SR43
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
SR5
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
916 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£740
SR6
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
913 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£738
SR7
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
912 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£738
SR8
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
927 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£749
SR88
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
927 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£750
SR9
Sunderland
Annual sunshine:
904 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£731
TS1
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
921 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
TS10
Redcar and Cleveland
Annual sunshine:
918 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£742
TS11
Redcar and Cleveland
Annual sunshine:
931 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£753
TS12
Redcar and Cleveland
Annual sunshine:
933 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£754
TS13
Redcar and Cleveland
Annual sunshine:
928 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
TS14
Redcar and Cleveland
Annual sunshine:
894 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£723
TS15
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
902 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£729
TS16
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
TS17
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
920 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£744
TS18
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
924 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£747
TS19
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
924 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£747
TS2
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
921 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
TS20
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
925 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
TS21
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
925 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
TS22
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
TS23
Stockton-on-Tees
Annual sunshine:
926 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£749
TS24
Hartlepool
Annual sunshine:
904 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£731
TS25
Hartlepool
Annual sunshine:
905 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£731
TS26
Hartlepool
Annual sunshine:
928 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£751
TS27
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
930 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£752
TS28
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
959 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£776
TS29
County Durham
Annual sunshine:
944 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£763
TS3
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
917 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£742
TS4
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
921 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
TS5
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
925 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£748
TS6
Redcar and Cleveland
Annual sunshine:
917 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£742
TS7
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
908 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£734
TS8
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
916 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£741
TS9
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
889 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£719
TS90
Middlesbrough
Annual sunshine:
921 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
YO1
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO10
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO11
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
962 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£777
YO12
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
956 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£773
YO13
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
935 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£756
YO14
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£767
YO17
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
943 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£763
YO18
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
947 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£766
YO19
York
Annual sunshine:
946 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£765
YO2
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO21
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
947 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£766
YO22
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
944 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£763
YO23
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO24
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO26
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO3
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO30
York
Annual sunshine:
938 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£758
YO31
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO32
York
Annual sunshine:
937 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£758
YO5
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
948 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£766
YO51
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
934 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£755
YO6
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
938 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£758
YO60
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
936 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£757
YO61
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
938 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£759
YO62
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
940 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£760
YO7
North Yorkshire
Annual sunshine:
921 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£745
YO90
York
Annual sunshine:
941 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
YO91
York
Annual sunshine:
942 kWh/kW
Annual net benefit (5 kW):
£761
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