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Solar cost estimator

Estimate solar panel costs for your UK home. Three inputs give you system size, installed cost range, yearly savings and payback. Free, no email.

Prices checked 1 July 2026 No email, ever
£120
£40UK typical: £95£320

Home size caps how many panels fit on the roof.

Assumes 850 kWh/kWp south-facing yield, 27p import, 15p export, 45% used at home. Not a quote.

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How this estimate works

We size a system to roughly match your annual usage (worked out from your bill at 27p/kWh), capped by what typically fits on a roof of your home's size. Costs use current installed prices per kWp from real UK quotes — economies of scale mean bigger systems cost less per panel.

Savings assume you use about 45% of what you generate and export the rest at 15p. Add a battery and self-use rises to 70–90% — that maths is in the battery size finder.

This is not a quote. Shading, scaffolding access, roof condition and your inverter choice all move the price. Treat it as the range a fair quote should land in.

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