Lancashire
Solar panels in Prestwich, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,690 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Prestwich, in numbers
Prestwich's best month is May, at 115.4 kWh per kWp; January manages 26.9. Over the year that comes to 895 kWh per kWp, 3% above our Lancashire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 26.9 |
| February | 46.8 |
| March | 79.6 |
| April | 105 |
| May | 115 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 109 |
| August | 97 |
| September | 82 |
| October | 56.4 |
| November | 38.6 |
| December | 28.4 |
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 895, Prestwich is 3% below it.
How Prestwich compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Prestwich is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks joint 68th of 109 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 32,631 residents, and its roofs see 2.45 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,692 kWh of generation, of which around 4,756 kWh is exported at 12p for £571 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 Prestwich's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Bury; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Prestwich 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Prestwich (53.52771, -2.27649), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
The network operator for Prestwich
On NESO's licence-area map, Prestwich is in North West England, which Electricity North West operates. That makes Electricity North West the network operator for any system fitted here.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to Electricity North West within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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 Prestwich
A heat pump in Prestwich
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Prestwich, a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh in December and 170 kWh in January, a fraction of its 730 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 Prestwich
Prestwich's May output, about 730 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
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.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Prestwich
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Prestwich as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Solar in Prestwich: your questions answered
How much electricity do solar panels make in Prestwich?
About 5,690 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Prestwich: 895 kWh per kWp, or 2.45 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 730 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Prestwich?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Prestwich, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,690 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Prestwich, and what does it need from me?
Electricity North West covers Prestwich. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to Electricity North West within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. 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.
What could I earn from exporting in Prestwich?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Prestwich sends about 4,756 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £571. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Prestwich get in December?
December is the low point: about 180 kWh from a 12-panel system in Prestwich, on PVGIS data, rising to 730 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 890 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Prestwich compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Prestwich |
|---|---|---|
| Prestwich | 895 | this town |
| Whitefield | 895 | level |
| Pendlebury and Clifton | 899 | +4 kWh |
| Salford | 895 | level |
| Swinton (Salford) | 901 | +6 kWh |
| Radcliffe | 893 | −2 kWh |
| Middleton | 865 | −30 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 Prestwich: Solar panels in Prestwich from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Prestwich
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Single phase or three phase? The sixty-second check that decides your system size
One look at your fuse board sets the ceiling on how much solar you can connect.
Read the guide →Does a standalone battery actually pay back?
No panels means one job: buy cheap, use later. The tariff decides whether it pays.
Read the guide →Home EV charger types and speeds, explained properly
Granny cable, 7kW wall unit or 22kW three phase. What each adds per hour, and which you need.
Read the guide →Do you need to replace your radiators for a heat pump?
Some change, most do not. The room by room arithmetic that decides which.
Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
Identical kit, five times the export income. The tariff decision worked through with August 2026 rates.
Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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