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Solar panels in Manchester Solar panel installers in Manchester
We're a family-run, MCS certified installer fitting solar panels and battery storage for homeowners in Manchester, from our base in Retford, Nottinghamshire, about 55 miles away. The consultation and quote are free, there's no pressure to sign, and most homes are fitted in a single day.
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Households in each city2021 Census
Manchester
- 32%semis
- 28%terraces
- 35%flat or other
Salford
- 35%semis
- 25%terraces
- 30%flat or other
- Payback for the Energy Saving Trust's example solar panel system (no battery) in Manchester, including export payments
- 10 to 11years
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Solar panels and battery storage for Manchester homes
Manchester is about 55 miles west of our Retford office, across the Pennines. We install solar panels and batteries for homeowners across Manchester and Salford.
Manchester's weather has a reputation, but it doesn't rule solar out. The Energy Saving Trust uses Manchester as one of its example locations and puts the payback for its example system there at about 10 to 11 years, including export payments, depending on how much you're at home in the day.
Semis and terraces make up most of the houses in both cities: in the 2021 Census, 32% of Manchester households lived in a semi and 28% in a terrace, and in Salford it was 35% and 25%. Flats are common too, with 35% of Manchester households and 30% of Salford's living in a flat or other building.
What we install in Manchester
Costs, savings and help with the price in Manchester
When we checked in October 2026, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme listed solar PV and battery storage among its measures. It's for owner-occupied and privately rented homes rated EPC D to G where the household meets an income, benefit or postcode test, and you apply through the GMCA Retrofit Portal.
- Measures listed
- Solar PV
- Battery storage
- Homes
- Owner-occupied
- Privately rented
- EPC D to G
- Households
- An income, benefit or postcode test
- You apply through
- GMCA Retrofit Portal
Prices, payback and export payments are much the same across England, so rather than repeat them on every area page, we've written them up once:
- What solar panels cost, by system size, and how to compare quotes
- Whether solar panels are worth it, with payback figures
- Solar panel grants and who qualifies
- Battery storage, including adding a battery to existing panels
Solar panel installation in Manchester: how it works
We're about 55 miles away in Retford. Being further from our office doesn't change how we work. We start with a free consultation, by phone or at your home in Manchester, then send a written quote with the full price. If you go ahead, an independent technical surveyor checks the details, then most homes are fitted in a day, and we notify the network operator and send your handover pack afterwards.
What happens on installation day, step by step.Planning permission in Manchester
Homes in Manchester come under Manchester City Council for planning, and homes in Salford under Salford City Council. Most houses don't need permission for roof panels. The exceptions are listed buildings and conservation areas: Manchester's include Castlefield, St Ann's Square and Chorlton Green, and Salford has 16, which the council is reviewing. We check your address before we quote.
Manchester City Council
Conservation areas include
- Castlefield
- St Ann's Square
- Chorlton Green
Salford City Council
16conservation areas, which the council is reviewing
Electricity North West runs the local electricity network. Most home systems only need notifying after they're switched on; bigger ones need approval first. We handle both.
The national rules changed on 27 August 2026: planning permission for solar panels has the current limits.
- 30 years
- Panel performance
- A 30-year guarantee that the panels keep producing a minimum level of power
- 25 years
- Panel product
- A 25-year warranty covering faults in the panels themselves
- MCS certified
- Installation
- MCS certified, so your system qualifies for export tariffs
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Solar panels in Manchester: questions people ask
Do you install solar panels in Manchester and Salford?
Yes. We're based in Retford, about 55 miles away, and install solar panels and batteries for homeowners across Manchester and Salford.
Is there a solar panel grant in Manchester?
Greater Manchester Combined Authority runs a Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme that lists solar PV and battery storage among its measures, for homes rated EPC D to G whose households meet an income, benefit or postcode test. You apply through the GMCA Retrofit Portal.
Do I need planning permission for solar panels in Manchester?
Usually not for a house. Listed buildings need consent, and some installations in conservation areas need permission or prior approval. Manchester City Council handles planning for most of Manchester, and we check the position for your address before we quote.
Nearby areas we cover
Sources
Figures and rules on this page were checked on 11 October 2026. Schemes, tariffs and prices change, so check the latest before you decide.
- Energy Saving Trust: Solar panels, costs, savings and benefits, updated 1 October 2026
- ONS: Census 2021, accommodation type (TS044), 2021 census
- Energy Networks Association: Find my network operator, checked 11 October 2026
- legislation.gov.uk: General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2, Part 14, up to date to 9 October 2026
- legislation.gov.uk: S.I. 2026/896, solar permitted development changes, in force 27 August 2026
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Warm Homes: Local Grant, GM wide scheme, checked 11 October 2026
- Salford City Council: Salford secures funding for conservation area review, 3 June 2025
- Manchester City Council: Chorlton Green conservation area, checked 11 October 2026
- ONS: Census 2021, accommodation type (TS044), Manchester and Salford, 2021 census
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