Lancashire
Solar panels in Cleveleys, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Cleveleys makes about 6,540 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Cleveleys can generate
PVGIS puts Cleveleys at 1,029 kWh per kWp a year, 19% above our Lancashire county estimate. 70% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 31 |
| February | 55.9 |
| March | 92.1 |
| April | 121 |
| May | 137 |
| June | 128 |
| July | 129 |
| August | 116 |
| September | 92.4 |
| October | 60.8 |
| November | 38.9 |
| December | 28.3 |
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 1,029, Cleveleys is 11% above it.
How Cleveleys compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Cleveleys. It is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 109 for solar yield, a town of 11,269 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,029 kWh per kWp a year, 2.82 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £920 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £673 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Cleveleys' own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Cleveleys sits within Wyre, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a small 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 Cleveleys at 53.88284, -3.03516 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Cleveleys network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Cleveleys is Electricity North West, which runs the North West England licence area.
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.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for 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.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Cleveleys
A heat pump in Cleveleys
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Cleveleys' roofs make 980 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,240 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Cleveleys
A 12-panel roof in Cleveleys makes about 870 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Cleveleys
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Cleveleys: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Cleveleys
What could a roof in Cleveleys generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Cleveleys at 1,029 kWh per kWp a year, 2.82 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,540 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Cleveleys?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Cleveleys differs is output: about 6,540 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Cleveleys?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Cleveleys, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval 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. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Cleveleys?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,608 kWh of the 6,540 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Cleveleys goes to the grid, around £673 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Cleveleys?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Cleveleys 28.3 kWh per kWp in December and 31 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh and 200 kWh in those months, against 870 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Cleveleys compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Cleveleys compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Cleveleys |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveleys | 1,029 | this town |
| Thornton | 1,030 | +1 kWh |
| Fleetwood | 1,024 | −5 kWh |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 1,012 | −17 kWh |
| Blackpool | 1,025 | −4 kWh |
| Lytham St Anne's | 1,015 | −14 kWh |
| Kirkham | 973 | −56 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
Also for Cleveleys: Solar panels in Cleveleys from OVO Solar & Battery
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