Solar Panels by Location
Does location matter for solar panels in the UK?
Yes — but not as much as you might think. The south coast gets around 1,750 sun hours per year while northern England and Scotland get around 1,350–1,450. That means a south coast system generates about 15–20% more electricity. But solar panels are worthwhile across the entire UK, with payback periods ranging from 7–13 years depending on location.
Browse our local solar guides below. Each page includes estimated costs, annual generation, savings, and sun hours specific to that city — plus a link to our calculator for a personalised estimate.
North West England
Solar Panels Blackburn
1370
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Blackpool
1430
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Bolton
1380
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Carlisle
1350
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Chester
1410
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Liverpool
1430
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Manchester
1394
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Preston
1390
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Warrington
1400
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Wigan
1390
sun hrs/yr
£451
savings/yr
3,680
kWh/yr
West Midlands
Solar Panels Birmingham
1500
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Coventry
1500
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Dudley
1490
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Shrewsbury
1480
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Stoke-on-Trent
1470
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Telford
1490
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Walsall
1490
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Wolverhampton
1490
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Worcester
1510
sun hrs/yr
£470
savings/yr
3,840
kWh/yr
Yorkshire & the Humber
Solar Panels Bradford
1420
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Doncaster
1450
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Halifax
1400
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Harrogate
1430
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Huddersfield
1410
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Hull
1460
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Leeds
1440
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Scarborough
1460
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Sheffield
1440
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Wakefield
1440
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Solar Panels York
1450
sun hrs/yr
£461
savings/yr
3,760
kWh/yr
Southern Scotland
South West England
Solar Panels Bath
1570
sun hrs/yr
£529
savings/yr
4,320
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Bristol
1560
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Cheltenham
1550
sun hrs/yr
£529
savings/yr
4,320
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Exeter
1640
sun hrs/yr
£524
savings/yr
4,280
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Gloucester
1550
sun hrs/yr
£529
savings/yr
4,320
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Plymouth
1650
sun hrs/yr
£524
savings/yr
4,280
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Swindon
1580
sun hrs/yr
£529
savings/yr
4,320
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Taunton
1600
sun hrs/yr
£529
savings/yr
4,320
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Torquay
1680
sun hrs/yr
£529
savings/yr
4,320
kWh/yr
East Midlands
Solar Panels Derby
1530
sun hrs/yr
£480
savings/yr
3,920
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Leicester
1520
sun hrs/yr
£480
savings/yr
3,920
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Lincoln
1540
sun hrs/yr
£480
savings/yr
3,920
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Northampton
1540
sun hrs/yr
£480
savings/yr
3,920
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Nottingham
1550
sun hrs/yr
£480
savings/yr
3,920
kWh/yr
North East England
Solar Panels Darlington
1400
sun hrs/yr
£456
savings/yr
3,720
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Durham
1390
sun hrs/yr
£456
savings/yr
3,720
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Hartlepool
1410
sun hrs/yr
£456
savings/yr
3,720
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Middlesbrough
1400
sun hrs/yr
£456
savings/yr
3,720
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Newcastle upon Tyne
1410
sun hrs/yr
£456
savings/yr
3,720
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Sunderland
1420
sun hrs/yr
£456
savings/yr
3,720
kWh/yr
Wales
South East England
Solar Panels Basingstoke
1630
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Bournemouth
1760
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Brighton
1780
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Canterbury
1680
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Crawley
1660
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Eastbourne
1770
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Guildford
1650
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Hastings
1750
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Luton
1600
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Maidstone
1660
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Milton Keynes
1590
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Oxford
1600
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Portsmouth
1750
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Reading
1620
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Slough
1630
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Southampton
1730
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Worthing
1770
sun hrs/yr
£515
savings/yr
4,200
kWh/yr
East of England
Solar Panels Cambridge
1580
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Chelmsford
1610
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Colchester
1610
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Ipswich
1600
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Norwich
1590
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Peterborough
1570
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Solar Panels Southend-on-Sea
1650
sun hrs/yr
£510
savings/yr
4,160
kWh/yr
Northern Scotland
Northern Ireland
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