Lancashire
Solar panels in Urmston, sized to your roof.
About 5,810 kWh a year from 12 panels in Urmston, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Urmston's solar year
From 28.4 kWh per kWp in January to 118.6 in May: a roof in Urmston makes 4.2 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 913 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 28.4 |
| February | 47.8 |
| March | 80.9 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 112 |
| August | 98.9 |
| September | 84.2 |
| October | 57.4 |
| November | 38.7 |
| 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 913, Urmston is 1% below it.
How Urmston compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Urmston is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks joint 53rd of 109 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 41,918 residents, and its roofs see 2.50 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,807 kWh of generation, of which around 4,870 kWh is exported at 12p for £584 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Urmston's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Trafford is the planning authority covering Urmston, which the House of Commons Library classes 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 Urmston at 53.45203, -2.36731 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Urmston
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Urmston 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.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Urmston
A heat pump in Urmston
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Urmston make about 910 kWh, against 2,810 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
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).
Charging an EV in Urmston
A 12-panel roof in Urmston makes about 750 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.
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.
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 Urmston
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Urmston as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Urmston: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Urmston?
Each kWp of panels in Urmston makes 913 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,810 kWh, from about 180 kWh in January up to 750 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Urmston?
£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 Urmston differs is output: about 5,810 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Urmston need approval from the network operator?
Urmston is on Electricity North West's network (North West England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Urmston?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,870 kWh of the 5,810 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Urmston goes to the grid, around £584 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Urmston in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Urmston roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 910 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Urmston compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Urmston compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Urmston |
|---|---|---|
| Urmston | 913 | this town |
| Eccles | 913 | level |
| Stretford | 908 | −5 kWh |
| Old Trafford | 908 | −5 kWh |
| Irlam | 921 | +8 kWh |
| Sale | 913 | level |
| Partington | 921 | +8 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 Urmston: Solar panels in Urmston from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Urmston homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
What a solar service costs, and how often you actually need one
MCS advises a contractor visit at year 10 on a privately owned home. Most plans sell one a year.
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 →What an EV charger installation actually involves
Main fuse, DNO notification, load balancing and the paperwork. What really happens.
Read the guide →Are heat pumps noisy? The 37 dB(A) answer, in plain terms
The 1 metre boundary rule is gone. A 37 dB(A) sound test replaced it.
Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
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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