Lancashire
Solar panels in Atherton, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,870 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Atherton, in numbers
From 27.8 kWh per kWp in December to 120.2 in May: a roof in Atherton makes 4.3 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 923 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 28.6 |
| February | 48.5 |
| March | 81.1 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 114 |
| August | 102 |
| September | 84.8 |
| October | 57 |
| November | 38.2 |
| December | 27.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 923, Atherton is level with it.
How Atherton compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Atherton is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks joint 44th of 109 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 28,269 residents, and its roofs see 2.53 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,870 kWh of generation, of which around 4,934 kWh is exported at 12p for £592 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Atherton's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Wigan; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Atherton as a medium town.
The charger is in the installed price but left out of payback: charging savings depend on your mileage and tariff, which the design call models properly.
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Modelled for Atherton at 53.52771, -2.48958 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Electricity North West and your Atherton connection
Atherton sits in Electricity North West's North West England licence area, so Electricity North West is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, Electricity North West only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Atherton
A heat pump in Atherton
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Atherton, a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh in December and 180 kWh in January, a fraction of its 760 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Atherton
Summer is where a car earns its place. In May, 12 panels in Atherton make about 760 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Atherton
If a system in Atherton is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Atherton
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Atherton?
Atherton averages 2.53 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 923 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,870 kWh, 70% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Atherton?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Atherton, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 5,870 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Atherton, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Electricity North West. Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Atherton?
Around £592 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 4,934 kWh a 12-panel system in Atherton exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Atherton in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Atherton: about 180 kWh from 12 panels, against 760 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Atherton compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Atherton compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Atherton |
|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 923 | this town |
| Westhoughton | 928 | +5 kWh |
| Tyldesley | 923 | level |
| Leigh | 926 | +3 kWh |
| Little Hulton | 918 | −5 kWh |
| Hindley | 930 | +7 kWh |
| Farnworth | 918 | −5 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
Also for Atherton: Solar panels in Atherton from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Atherton homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
How many solar panels do I need? The honest way to count
One panel is 2.26 square metres. The rest is measuring your roof honestly.
Read the guide →Whole home backup or partial backup? The runtime arithmetic
Whole home backup sounds obvious until you do the runtime maths. Here is how to choose the right tier.
Read the guide →Smart charge point regulations, explained
Why your charger arrives pre-set to charge overnight, and why it waits before it starts.
Read the guide →Are heat pumps worth it? The real 2026 numbers
Electricity costs 3.3x gas per kWh. A heat pump is about 3x as efficient. The numbers nearly cancel out.
Read the guide →EV tariffs compared: the cheapest overnight windows
Overnight rates of 6.99p to 9p against a 26.32p capped average, compared.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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