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Solar panels in Radcliffe, sized to your roof.
About 5,680 kWh a year from 12 panels in Radcliffe, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Radcliffe can generate
Radcliffe's best month is May, at 116.5 kWh per kWp; January manages 26.9. Over the year that comes to 893 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 | 46.4 |
| March | 79.4 |
| April | 104 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 110 |
| August | 97.1 |
| September | 81.2 |
| October | 55.1 |
| November | 38 |
| 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 893, Radcliffe is 3% below it.
How Radcliffe compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Radcliffe is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks joint 72nd of 109 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 32,155 residents, and its roofs see 2.45 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,679 kWh of generation, of which around 4,743 kWh is exported at 12p for £569 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Radcliffe's 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.
Radcliffe sits within Bury, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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 Radcliffe at 53.56357, -2.32756 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 Radcliffe network
Electricity North West owns and runs the local electricity network in Radcliffe, as part of its North West England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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 Radcliffe
A heat pump in Radcliffe
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Radcliffe's roofs make 880 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,760 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Radcliffe
A 12-panel roof in Radcliffe makes about 740 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.
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).
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 Radcliffe
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Radcliffe: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Radcliffe
What could a roof in Radcliffe generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Radcliffe at 893 kWh per kWp a year, 2.45 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,680 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Radcliffe?
£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 Radcliffe differs is output: about 5,680 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Radcliffe?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Radcliffe, 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 Radcliffe?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,743 kWh of the 5,680 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Radcliffe goes to the grid, around £569 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 Radcliffe?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Radcliffe 27.8 kWh per kWp in December and 26.9 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh and 170 kWh in those months, against 740 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Radcliffe 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 Radcliffe |
|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe | 893 | this town |
| Little Lever | 900 | +7 kWh |
| Whitefield | 895 | +2 kWh |
| Bury | 893 | level |
| Kearsley | 906 | +13 kWh |
| Pendlebury and Clifton | 899 | +6 kWh |
| Prestwich | 895 | +2 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Radcliffe: Solar panels in Radcliffe from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Radcliffe
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
East, west or south facing: what your roof direction really costs you
An east west split gives up about a fifth of the annual total, and can still be worth more than south.
Read the guide →How much a battery saves by charging on cheap night rates
What charging at 8.5p and using at 26.32p is actually worth over a year.
Read the guide →Three phase and EV charging: what actually changes
Three phase buys 22kW charging. Most cars cannot use it, and load balancing usually solves the real problem.
Read the guide →The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, explained
A fixed amount, claimed on your behalf by our installation teams, with a real deadline on the £9,000 version.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
Read the guide →HIES explained: what the badge actually protects, and when
What HIES protects: deposits up to 25 percent capped at 5,000 pounds, and your workmanship guarantee.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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