Solar advice by UK location
Pick your town or city for a locally-researched view: realistic costs, climate-adjusted yield assumptions, housing-type guidance, planning notes and trusted installer availability.
Browse all 87 UK locations
Scotland
Lothians
Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
£650/yr
820 kWh/kWp
Leith
City of Edinburgh
£655/yr
825 kWh/kWp
Musselburgh
East Lothian
£675/yr
845 kWh/kWp
Haddington
East Lothian
£680/yr
850 kWh/kWp
North Berwick
East Lothian
£700/yr
875 kWh/kWp
Dunbar
East Lothian
£695/yr
870 kWh/kWp
Dalkeith
Midlothian
£645/yr
815 kWh/kWp
Penicuik
Midlothian
£635/yr
805 kWh/kWp
Livingston
West Lothian
£625/yr
800 kWh/kWp
Bathgate
West Lothian
£625/yr
800 kWh/kWp
Linlithgow
West Lothian
£635/yr
805 kWh/kWp
Strathclyde
Glasgow
City of Glasgow
£580/yr
745 kWh/kWp
Paisley
Renfrewshire
£585/yr
750 kWh/kWp
Renfrew
Renfrewshire
£585/yr
750 kWh/kWp
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
£585/yr
750 kWh/kWp
East Kilbride
South Lanarkshire
£595/yr
760 kWh/kWp
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
£590/yr
755 kWh/kWp
Motherwell
North Lanarkshire
£590/yr
755 kWh/kWp
Coatbridge
North Lanarkshire
£585/yr
750 kWh/kWp
Airdrie
North Lanarkshire
£590/yr
755 kWh/kWp
Cumbernauld
North Lanarkshire
£595/yr
760 kWh/kWp
Clydebank
West Dunbartonshire
£585/yr
750 kWh/kWp
Dumbarton
West Dunbartonshire
£585/yr
750 kWh/kWp
Bearsden
East Dunbartonshire
£600/yr
760 kWh/kWp
Bishopbriggs
East Dunbartonshire
£595/yr
755 kWh/kWp
Kirkintilloch
East Dunbartonshire
£590/yr
755 kWh/kWp
Newton Mearns
East Renfrewshire
£600/yr
760 kWh/kWp
Giffnock
East Renfrewshire
£600/yr
760 kWh/kWp
Greenock
Inverclyde
£570/yr
730 kWh/kWp
Port Glasgow
Inverclyde
£570/yr
730 kWh/kWp
Ayrshire
Ayr
South Ayrshire
£625/yr
790 kWh/kWp
Prestwick
South Ayrshire
£630/yr
795 kWh/kWp
Troon
South Ayrshire
£630/yr
795 kWh/kWp
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
£605/yr
770 kWh/kWp
Irvine
North Ayrshire
£615/yr
785 kWh/kWp
Saltcoats
North Ayrshire
£620/yr
790 kWh/kWp
Largs
North Ayrshire
£615/yr
785 kWh/kWp
Cumnock
East Ayrshire
£600/yr
760 kWh/kWp
South Scotland
Dumfries
Dumfries & Galloway
£630/yr
800 kWh/kWp
Stranraer
Dumfries & Galloway
£640/yr
815 kWh/kWp
Annan
Dumfries & Galloway
£630/yr
800 kWh/kWp
Galashiels
Scottish Borders
£625/yr
795 kWh/kWp
Hawick
Scottish Borders
£620/yr
790 kWh/kWp
Peebles
Scottish Borders
£620/yr
790 kWh/kWp
Kelso
Scottish Borders
£630/yr
800 kWh/kWp
Melrose
Scottish Borders
£630/yr
800 kWh/kWp
Fife
Forth Valley
Perthshire & Tayside
Perth
Perth & Kinross
£645/yr
820 kWh/kWp
Crieff
Perth & Kinross
£625/yr
795 kWh/kWp
Pitlochry
Perth & Kinross
£600/yr
760 kWh/kWp
Dundee
City of Dundee
£670/yr
855 kWh/kWp
Broughty Ferry
City of Dundee
£670/yr
855 kWh/kWp
Arbroath
Angus
£685/yr
870 kWh/kWp
Forfar
Angus
£680/yr
850 kWh/kWp
Montrose
Angus
£685/yr
870 kWh/kWp
North East
Aberdeen
City of Aberdeen
£665/yr
855 kWh/kWp
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
£655/yr
840 kWh/kWp
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
£660/yr
845 kWh/kWp
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
£655/yr
835 kWh/kWp
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
£655/yr
840 kWh/kWp
Stonehaven
Aberdeenshire
£665/yr
850 kWh/kWp
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
£645/yr
820 kWh/kWp
Moray
Highlands & Islands
Inverness
Highland
£580/yr
730 kWh/kWp
Nairn
Highland
£620/yr
790 kWh/kWp
Aviemore
Highland
£570/yr
725 kWh/kWp
Fort William
Highland
£545/yr
695 kWh/kWp
Oban
Argyll & Bute
£585/yr
750 kWh/kWp
Helensburgh
Argyll & Bute
£590/yr
755 kWh/kWp
Dunoon
Argyll & Bute
£590/yr
755 kWh/kWp
Thurso
Highland
£575/yr
735 kWh/kWp
Wick
Highland
£575/yr
735 kWh/kWp
Stornoway
Western Isles
£560/yr
720 kWh/kWp
Kirkwall
Orkney
£565/yr
725 kWh/kWp
Lerwick
Shetland
£540/yr
690 kWh/kWp