Solar Panels
Solar Panels — UK Costs, Grants & Installers (2026)
Quick answer: Solar Panels cost between £4500 and £8000 installed in the UK (2026). Could save up to £650 per year on energy bills. The system typically pays back in around 10 years. Solar panels in your area qualify for 0% VAT until March 2027. The Smart Export Guarantee pays 4p–15p/kWh for surplus electricity you export to the grid.
Based on a typical system size, average energy prices and a typical home — your figure will differ.
Solar Panels Costs by UK Location (2026)
Prices vary slightly by region. Select your location below for local installer quotes, grant details and a full cost breakdown.
Aberdeen
£4410–£8690
Could save up to £540/yr
Accrington
£4270–£8710
Could save up to £550/yr
Altrincham
£4060–£8370
Could save up to £540/yr
Armagh
£4222–£10069
Could save up to £577/yr
Ashton-under-Lyne
£4300–£8940
Could save up to £560/yr
Aylesbury
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Ayr
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Ballymena
£4222–£10069
Could save up to £577/yr
Bangor
£4222–£10069
Could save up to £577/yr
Barnsley
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Barrow-in-Furness
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Barry
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
Basingstoke
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Bath
£4530–£9890
Could save up to £590/yr
Bedford
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
Belfast
£4490–£8210
Could save up to £560/yr
Birkenhead
£4150–£8610
Could save up to £540/yr
Birmingham
£4280–£9050
Could save up to £580/yr
Blackburn
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Blackpool
£4170–£8580
Could save up to £550/yr
Bolton
£4180–£8140
Could save up to £550/yr
Bootle
£4340–£8140
Could save up to £560/yr
Bournemouth
£4434–£10573
Could save up to £577/yr
Bradford
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Bridgend
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
Brighton
£4950–£10250
Could save up to £640/yr
Bristol
£4770–£9040
Could save up to £590/yr
Burnley
£4160–£8930
Could save up to £530/yr
Burton upon Trent
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Bury
£4480–£8170
Could save up to £550/yr
Cambridge
£5160–£9670
Could save up to £660/yr
Cardiff
£4120–£8540
Could save up to £540/yr
Carlisle
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Chelmsford
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
Cheltenham
£4740–£9590
Could save up to £640/yr
Chester
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Chesterfield
£4096–£9767
Could save up to £577/yr
Chorley
£4070–£8170
Could save up to £530/yr
Colchester
£5260–£10030
Could save up to £670/yr
Coventry
£4380–£8890
Could save up to £600/yr
Craigavon
£4222–£10069
Could save up to £577/yr
Crawley
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Cumbernauld
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Cwmbran
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
Darlington
£3927–£9364
Could save up to £577/yr
Derby
£4670–£8830
Could save up to £570/yr
Derry
£4460–£8960
Could save up to £530/yr
Doncaster
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Dundee
£4180–£8370
Could save up to £540/yr
Dunfermline
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
East Kilbride
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Eastbourne
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Edinburgh
£4110–£8960
Could save up to £570/yr
Exeter
£4900–£9360
Could save up to £580/yr
Gateshead
£3927–£9364
Could save up to £577/yr
Glasgow
£4180–£8520
Could save up to £550/yr
Gloucester
£4790–£9170
Could save up to £600/yr
Grimsby
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Guildford
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Halifax
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Hamilton
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Harlow
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
Harrogate
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Hartlepool
£3927–£9364
Could save up to £577/yr
Hastings
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Hemel Hempstead
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
Hereford
£4800–£9690
Could save up to £600/yr
High Wycombe
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Huddersfield
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Inverness
£4100–£8960
Could save up to £550/yr
Ipswich
£4820–£10020
Could save up to £680/yr
Kettering
£4096–£9767
Could save up to £577/yr
Kidderminster
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Kilmarnock
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Kingston upon Hull
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Kingston upon Hull
£4470–£8910
Could save up to £580/yr
Kirkcaldy
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Lancaster
£4400–£8470
Could save up to £550/yr
Leeds
£4320–£8350
Could save up to £570/yr
Leicester
£4330–£8950
Could save up to £610/yr
Lincoln
£4096–£9767
Could save up to £577/yr
Lisburn
£4222–£10069
Could save up to £577/yr
Liverpool
£4140–£8250
Could save up to £540/yr
Livingston
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Llanelli
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
London
£5020–£10520
Could save up to £670/yr
Loughborough
£4096–£9767
Could save up to £577/yr
Luton
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
Maidstone
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Manchester
£4480–£8730
Could save up to £560/yr
Mansfield
£4096–£9767
Could save up to £577/yr
Merthyr Tydfil
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
Middlesbrough
£4370–£8930
Could save up to £560/yr
Milton Keynes
£4530–£9190
Could save up to £600/yr
Neath
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
Newcastle upon Tyne
£3927–£9364
Could save up to £577/yr
Newcastle upon Tyne
£4560–£8900
Could save up to £530/yr
Newcastle-under-Lyme
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Newport
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
Newry
£4222–£10069
Could save up to £577/yr
Newtownabbey
£4222–£10069
Could save up to £577/yr
Northampton
£4096–£9767
Could save up to £577/yr
Norwich
£4480–£8580
Could save up to £550/yr
Nottingham
£4480–£8680
Could save up to £560/yr
Nuneaton
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Oldham
£4300–£8150
Could save up to £530/yr
Oxford
£5200–£9720
Could save up to £660/yr
Paisley
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Perth
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Peterborough
£5200–£9780
Could save up to £620/yr
Plymouth
£4550–£9230
Could save up to £590/yr
Poole
£4434–£10573
Could save up to £577/yr
Portsmouth
£4800–£9850
Could save up to £630/yr
Preston
£4370–£8820
Could save up to £560/yr
Reading
£4810–£10190
Could save up to £650/yr
Rochdale
£4370–£8760
Could save up to £560/yr
Rotherham
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Salford
£4300–£8660
Could save up to £550/yr
Salisbury
£4750–£9670
Could save up to £610/yr
Scarborough
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Sheffield
£4510–£9040
Could save up to £560/yr
Shrewsbury
£4830–£9030
Could save up to £620/yr
Slough
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Solihull
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
South Shields
£3927–£9364
Could save up to £577/yr
Southampton
£5100–£9720
Could save up to £630/yr
Southend-on-Sea
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
Southport
£4270–£8870
Could save up to £580/yr
St Helens
£4060–£8860
Could save up to £540/yr
Stevenage
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
Stirling
£4053–£9666
Could save up to £577/yr
Stockport
£4470–£8690
Could save up to £540/yr
Stockton-on-Tees
£3927–£9364
Could save up to £577/yr
Stoke-on-Trent
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Stoke-on-Trent
£4350–£9190
Could save up to £570/yr
Sunderland
£4540–£9020
Could save up to £570/yr
Swansea
£4140–£8570
Could save up to £570/yr
Swindon
£4434–£10573
Could save up to £577/yr
Taunton
£4434–£10573
Could save up to £577/yr
Telford
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Truro
£4820–£9100
Could save up to £600/yr
Wakefield
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Wallasey
£4350–£8900
Could save up to £550/yr
Walsall
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Warrington
£4011–£9565
Could save up to £577/yr
Watford
£4476–£10673
Could save up to £577/yr
West Bromwich
£4138–£9867
Could save up to £577/yr
Weston-super-Mare
£4434–£10573
Could save up to £577/yr
Wigan
£4430–£8360
Could save up to £550/yr
Wolverhampton
£4540–£9100
Could save up to £580/yr
Worcester
£4650–£9200
Could save up to £580/yr
Worthing
£4729–£11278
Could save up to £577/yr
Wrexham
£3969–£9464
Could save up to £577/yr
York
£4260–£8540
Could save up to £540/yr
Solar Panels Costs in the UK (2026)
| Price range | Typical cost | Could save (est.) | Payback (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | £4500 | up to £650/yr | ~10 yrs |
| Typical | £6250 | ||
| High | £8000 |
Source: Green Reach Energy research, June 2026. Prices are estimates and include installation and VAT. Actual costs may vary.
Available Grants for Solar Panels (2026)
Solar panels in your area qualify for 0% VAT until March 2027. The Smart Export Guarantee pays 4p–15p/kWh for surplus electricity you export to the grid.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much do solar panels cost in the UK?
Solar Panels in the UK cost between £4500 and £8000 installed. A typical mid-range system costs around £6250 including installation and VAT (estimated, based on our research).
Is there a grant for solar panels in the UK?
Solar panels in your area qualify for 0% VAT until March 2027. The Smart Export Guarantee pays 4p–15p/kWh for surplus electricity you export to the grid.
How long is the payback period in the UK?
The estimated payback period for solar panels in the UK is typically around 10 years, based on estimated potential savings of up to £650 per year. Actual payback depends on your energy usage, roof orientation and tariff.
Do I need planning permission for solar panels?
Most solar panels installations fall under permitted development rights and do not require planning permission. However, listed buildings, conservation areas and flats may need approval from your local council. Always check with your local planning authority before installation.
How do I find a good installer in the UK?
We recommend getting at least 3 quotes from qualified installers. Check online reviews and verify that the installer holds relevant qualifications before signing any contract.