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What a roof in Lytham St Anne's can generate

PVGIS puts Lytham St Anne's at 1,015 kWh per kWp a year, 17% above our Lancashire county estimate. 70% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.

Map showing Lytham St Anne's in Lancashire A simplified outline map of Lancashire with neighbouring counties shown faintly, and a pin marking the location of Lytham St Anne's.
Lytham St Anne's in Lancashire

Generation per kWp, month by month

Lytham St Anne's, 1,015 kWh per kWp a year
Lytham St Anne's, monthly generation per kWp Bar chart, twelve months January to December. Peak May at 134 kWh/kWp. Lowest December at 28 kWh/kWp. Full values are in the table below this chart. 154 0 JFMAMJJASOND 134
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Lytham St Anne's, monthly generation per kWp - monthly figures (kWh/kWp)
MonthkWh/kWp
January30.9
February55.1
March90.4
April120
May134
June126
July127
August115
September91.3
October60.3
November38
December28

Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.

6,460kWh a year, 12 panels
850kWh in May, the peak
180kWh in December

For scale: 1,015 kWh per kWp in Lytham St Anne's against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Lytham St Anne's 10% above it.

How Lytham St Anne's compares

Among the places we publish figures for, Lytham St Anne's is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks 7th of 109 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 43,774 residents, and its roofs see 2.78 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,455 kWh of generation, of which around 5,519 kWh is exported at 12p for £662 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 Lytham St Anne's' own yield.

Lytham St Anne's sits within Fylde, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a medium town.

12 panels
530W panels. Most semi-detached roofs take 10 to 16 on one pitch.
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Installed prices. The named packages are the ones running on our current offers; the Duracell prices are for an installation alongside solar.
Electricity use
Export rate scenario
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Estimated benefit, year one
£909
£76 a month · payback 7.0 yrs
System price, installed
£6,360
Simple payback
7.0 yrs
Generates a year
6,455 kWh
Exported
5,519 kWh at 12p
Where the money comes from
Solar you use, Export income, Off-peak shifting,

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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Lytham St Anne's' own coordinates (53.75069, -3.00124), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.

Local grid

Connecting solar to the Lytham St Anne's network

On NESO's licence-area map, Lytham St Anne's is in North West England, which Electricity North West operates. That makes Electricity North West the network operator for any system fitted here.

Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Electricity North West within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.

A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.

A stone-built UK bungalow with a full all-black solar panel array across the roof pitch
An all-black panel array fitted flush across a stone bungalow's roof.
Beyond solar

Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Lytham St Anne's

A heat pump in Lytham St Anne's

Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Lytham St Anne's' roofs make 970 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,190 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.

Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).

How heat pumps work

Charging an EV in Lytham St Anne's

From April to September, 70% of a Lytham St Anne's roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 850 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.

The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).

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Solar panel servicing and repair in Lytham St Anne's

Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Lytham St Anne's: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.

FAQs

Solar in Lytham St Anne's: your questions answered

What could a roof in Lytham St Anne's generate?

PVGIS puts a roof in Lytham St Anne's at 1,015 kWh per kWp a year, 2.78 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,460 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.

How much are solar panels in Lytham St Anne's?

The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Lytham St Anne's before a battery. What Lytham St Anne's changes is the return, about 6,460 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.

Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Lytham St Anne's?

Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Lytham St Anne's, 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Lytham St Anne's?

With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Lytham St Anne's exports about 5,519 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £662; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.

Do solar panels work in winter in Lytham St Anne's?

Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Lytham St Anne's 28 kWh per kWp in December and 30.9 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh and 200 kWh in those months, against 850 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.

How Lytham St Anne's compares with its neighbours

How the towns nearest Lytham St Anne's compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.

TownkWh per kWp a yearvs Lytham St Anne's
Lytham St Anne's1,015this town
Blackpool1,025+10 kWh
Kirkham973−42 kWh
Poulton-le-Fylde1,012−3 kWh
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank963−52 kWh
Southport1,001−14 kWh
Thornton1,030+15 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.

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