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Solar Panel Installation in North Wales and Mersey

5.0 kWp Typical system size
930 kWh/kW Annual sunshine
27.72p Electricity rate
69.95p/day Standing charge
£925 Annual net benefit (median)

Rates from Ofgem 2025Q4. Yield data from PVGIS (south-facing, optimal tilt).

Solar potential varies by 32% across North Wales and Mersey — location matters even within the same region.

Highest solar potential

Lower potential areas

Still viable with the right tariff and usage patterns.

32% of properties here use oil or LPG heating — ideal candidates for heat pump and solar combinations.

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All postcodes in North Wales and Mersey

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CH1
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CH2
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CH25
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CH26
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
CH27
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
CH28
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 951 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £812
CH29
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 951 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £813
CH3
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CH30
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
CH31
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £808
CH32
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 915 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £782
CH33
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
CH34
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £791
CH4
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 942 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £805
CH41
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
CH42
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CH43
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CH44
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
CH45
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 950 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £812
CH46
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 951 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £812
CH47
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £815
CH48
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £814
CH49
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 955 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £816
CH5
Flintshire
Annual sunshine: 943 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £806
CH6
Flintshire
Annual sunshine: 946 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £808
CH60
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £808
CH61
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 955 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £816
CH62
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
CH63
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
CH64
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
CH65
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
CH66
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 932 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £796
CH7
Flintshire
Annual sunshine: 940 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £803
CH70
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 931 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £796
CH8
Flintshire
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
CH88
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CH99
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
CW1
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 923 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £789
CW10
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 911 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £778
CW11
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 907 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £775
CW2
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 923 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £788
CW3
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Annual sunshine: 932 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £796
CW4
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 903 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £771
CW5
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 931 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £796
CW6
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 929 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £793
CW7
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 926 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £791
CW8
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 926 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £791
CW9
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 914 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £781
CW98
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 923 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £789
L1
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 915 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £782
L10
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 931 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
L11
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 922 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £788
L12
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 926 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £791
L13
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
L14
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 926 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £791
L15
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 920 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £786
L16
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 921 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £787
L17
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 920 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £786
L18
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 920 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £786
L19
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 920 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £786
L2
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 936 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £800
L20
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 943 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £806
L21
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £806
L22
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £814
L23
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £814
L24
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 913 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £780
L25
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 921 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £787
L26
Knowsley
Annual sunshine: 915 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £782
L27
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 921 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £787
L28
Knowsley
Annual sunshine: 926 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £791
L29
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
L3
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 936 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £800
L30
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
L31
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 938 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £801
L32
Knowsley
Annual sunshine: 922 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £788
L33
Knowsley
Annual sunshine: 922 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £788
L34
Knowsley
Annual sunshine: 922 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £788
L35
Knowsley
Annual sunshine: 914 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £781
L36
Knowsley
Annual sunshine: 919 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £785
L37
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 969 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £828
L38
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 978 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £835
L4
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 937 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £800
L41
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 931 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
L42
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 930 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
L43
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
L44
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
L45
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 950 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £812
L46
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 951 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £812
L47
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £815
L48
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £814
L49
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
L5
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 937 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £800
L6
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
L60
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £808
L61
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 948 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £810
L62
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
L63
Wirral
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
L64
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
L65
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 925 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
L66
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 932 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £796
L67
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 931 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
L68
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £806
L69
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 936 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £800
L7
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
L70
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £814
L71
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £806
L72
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 953 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £814
L73
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 915 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £782
L74
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 915 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £782
L75
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 936 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £800
L8
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 920 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £786
L80
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £806
L9
Liverpool
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £806
LL11
Wrexham
Annual sunshine: 939 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £802
LL12
Wrexham
Annual sunshine: 939 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £803
LL13
Wrexham
Annual sunshine: 937 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £801
LL14
Wrexham
Annual sunshine: 935 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £799
LL15
Denbighshire
Annual sunshine: 885 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £757
LL16
Denbighshire
Annual sunshine: 924 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
LL17
Denbighshire
Annual sunshine: 924 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £789
LL18
Denbighshire
Annual sunshine: 933 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £797
LL19
Denbighshire
Annual sunshine: 918 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £785
LL20
Denbighshire
Annual sunshine: 877 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £750
LL21
Denbighshire
Annual sunshine: 785 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £670
LL22
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 949 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £810
LL23
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 860 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £734
LL24
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 811 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £693
LL25
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 823 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £704
LL26
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 870 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £744
LL27
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 777 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £664
LL28
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 900 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £769
LL29
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 923 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £789
LL30
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 919 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £786
LL31
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 908 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £775
LL32
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 906 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £774
LL33
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 886 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £757
LL34
Conwy
Annual sunshine: 871 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £744
LL35
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 877 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £749
LL36
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 940 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £804
LL37
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 878 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £750
LL38
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 846 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £723
LL39
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 825 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £705
LL40
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 805 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £688
LL41
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 808 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £690
LL42
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 864 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £738
LL43
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 875 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £747
LL44
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 875 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £748
LL45
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 835 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £713
LL46
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 830 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £709
LL47
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 795 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £680
LL48
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 812 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £694
LL49
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 827 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £707
LL51
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 896 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £765
LL52
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
LL53
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 988 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £845
LL54
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 938 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £802
LL55
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 859 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £734
LL56
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 873 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £746
LL57
Gwynedd
Annual sunshine: 792 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £676
LL58
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 819 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £700
LL59
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 843 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £721
LL60
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 907 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £775
LL61
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 884 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £755
LL62
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 986 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £843
LL63
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 996 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £851
LL64
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 989 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £845
LL65
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 1025 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £876
LL66
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 996 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £851
LL67
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 996 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £851
LL68
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 1005 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £859
LL69
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 976 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £834
LL70
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 945 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £808
LL71
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 992 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £848
LL72
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 934 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £798
LL73
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 948 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £810
LL74
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 932 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £796
LL75
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 931 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £795
LL76
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 933 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £797
LL77
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 966 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £825
LL78
Isle of Anglesey
Annual sunshine: 947 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £809
PR8
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 975 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £833
PR9
Sefton
Annual sunshine: 975 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £833
ST7
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Annual sunshine: 875 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £747
SY10
Shropshire
Annual sunshine: 929 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £794
SY11
Shropshire
Annual sunshine: 944 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £807
SY12
Shropshire
Annual sunshine: 937 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £801
SY13
Shropshire
Annual sunshine: 939 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £803
SY14
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 935 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £799
SY15
Powys
Annual sunshine: 938 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £802
SY16
Powys
Annual sunshine: 920 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £786
SY17
Powys
Annual sunshine: 890 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £760
SY18
Powys
Annual sunshine: 888 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £759
SY19
Powys
Annual sunshine: 892 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £762
SY20
Powys
Annual sunshine: 817 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £698
SY21
Powys
Annual sunshine: 918 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £784
SY22
Powys
Annual sunshine: 926 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £791
SY23
Ceredigion
Annual sunshine: 924 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £790
SY24
Ceredigion
Annual sunshine: 880 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £752
SY4
Shropshire
Annual sunshine: 950 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £811
WA1
Warrington
Annual sunshine: 910 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £778
WA10
St. Helens
Annual sunshine: 911 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £778
WA11
St. Helens
Annual sunshine: 908 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £776
WA13
Warrington
Annual sunshine: 902 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £771
WA16
Cheshire East
Annual sunshine: 904 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £773
WA2
Warrington
Annual sunshine: 905 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £774
WA4
Warrington
Annual sunshine: 910 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £778
WA5
Warrington
Annual sunshine: 907 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £775
WA55
Warrington
Annual sunshine: 911 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £778
WA6
Cheshire West and Chester
Annual sunshine: 915 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £782
WA7
Halton
Annual sunshine: 918 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £785
WA8
Halton
Annual sunshine: 912 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £780
WA88
Halton
Annual sunshine: 912 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £779
WA9
St. Helens
Annual sunshine: 911 kWh/kW Annual net benefit (5 kW): £779

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