Solar Panels Solihull
No doorstep sales. No inflated savings. Just honest solar.
Solar panels and battery storage for Solihull homes, from the semis of Shirley and Olton to the large detached roofs of Knowle and Dorridge. A real roof survey, a calculation built on your own bills, and a price that stands.
- No pressure, no same-day discounts
- Written workmanship guarantee
- Our own engineers, no subcontractors
- 0% VAT and government-backed loans
Get your free solar quote in Solihull
Guide prices. Your fixed price follows a free roof survey, and it does not change after.
Government help with the cost of solar in Solihull
See everything available in SolihullNo VAT on panels, batteries or fitting until 31 March 2027.
Government-subsidised Warm Homes loans for solar, and the same again for a battery. You need an MCS certified installer, which we are.
The Smart Export Guarantee pays you for electricity you send back to the grid.
Solihull has about two thirds of the solar of the rest of England.
There are around 40 solar installations for every 1,000 homes in Solihull. Across England the figure is 65. Solihull has some of the largest and best-kept roofs in the West Midlands, and well under two thirds of the England rate of solar. A lot of very suitable roofs are still empty.
Sources: DESNZ regional renewable statistics (installations to end of 2025). Figures are for the Solihull Council area.
Will solar work on your Solihull roof?
The roofs around Solihull are not all equally good for solar. Here is the honest picture by property type, before anyone climbs a ladder.
Detached homes in Knowle and Dorridge
Large roofs with room for a bigger array and a battery. Trees and dormers are what we check.
Interwar semis in Shirley and Olton
Generous roofs with at least one clear slope. Among the most straightforward homes to fit.
Modern estates at Monkspath, Hillfield and Dickens Heath
Simple roof shapes and easy access, though some newer homes have smaller, busier roofs that limit panel numbers.
Village homes
Hampton-in-Arden, Balsall Common, Hockley Heath and Cheswick Green have larger plots and long roofs.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Knowle, Hampton-in-Arden and parts of central Solihull include conservation areas, and listed buildings always need consent. We check your street first.
Apartments
In a block you do not own the roof, so panels need the freeholder and a shared scheme. We will say so straight away.
Not sure which of these your home is? We’ll check your roof for free.
Get a free quote or call 0121 820 9121
MCS certified solar installers in Solihull
Plenty of firms advertise solar in Solihull from an office in another county. We are a West Midlands business with a unit in West Bromwich, the same team that already fits air conditioning across the West Midlands, and we answer our own phone.
- MCS certified for solar PV, which is what lets you claim export payments for the power you sell.
- Our own engineers. Nobody is subcontracted, so the people who survey are the people who fit.
- Fixings go under the tiles, onto the rafters, not drilled through your tiles.
- Written workmanship guarantee for 5 years, on top of the manufacturer warranties.
- Scaffolding included in your fixed price, including on tight terraced streets.
Solar panels and battery storage in Solihull
Solar panel installation
Roof-mounted panels sized to your roof and your bills, not to a sales target.Solar with battery storage
Store the daytime surplus and run your evening on it. Our most popular system.Battery for existing panels
Had panels fitted years ago? Add a battery with no scaffolding and 0% VAT.Solar and EV charging
Charge the car from your own roof. One survey, one team, one point of contact.Also in Solihull: air conditioning and air source heat pumps, from the same team.
Your panels work hardest while you’re out.
The most valuable electricity your panels make is the electricity you don’t have to buy. Tap to see what a battery changes.
Most of your power is made in the middle of the day, when most people are at work. Without somewhere to store it, the spare goes to the grid, often for just a few pence.
Typical figures. Your own split depends on your system size, battery size and when you’re home. We model it for your house at the survey.
Honest figures, and the roofs we turn down.
You won’t find a big savings number on this page. Your saving depends on your bills, your roof and your habits, so we work it out for your house and give you the cautious figure in writing.
- North facing only, with no east, west or south roof to use.
- Heavily shaded by trees, chimneys or taller neighbours for most of the day.
- A roof that needs replacing soon. Re-roof first, then fit panels once.
- Structurally unsuitable, where the roof can’t safely take the load.
- Flats without freeholder consent. It is not your roof to fit on.
Grants, loans and 0% VAT for Solihull homes
What is really available in Solihull right now, with the catches left in.
0% VAT
Panels, batteries, scaffolding and labour all carry 0% VAT until 31 March 2027. After that the rate is expected to rise to 5%.
Warm Homes Loan Scheme
Government-subsidised loans of up to £15,000 for solar and up to £15,000 for a battery. You apply to a participating lender, and the work must be done by an MCS certified installer, which we are.
Warm Homes: Local Grant
Free upgrades for lower-income homes, with councils appointing their own installers. For Solihull it is funded through the West Midlands Combined Authority and run by Solihull Council. Eligibility depends on your income and where you live. If you might qualify, we will tell you before we quote.
Export payments
Sell your spare power back to the grid. Rates run from about 3p to 27p per kWh depending on the supplier and its conditions. See our plain comparison.
We do not offer or arrange Warm Homes loans ourselves, and we will only ever point you to genuine participating lenders. Scheme details checked October 2026 and can change.
Get your price fixed while solar and batteries are still 0% VAT.
Get a free quote or call 0121 820 9121Homes we fit solar panels on around Solihull
Got a roof like one of these? Find out what it could generate.
Get a free quote or call 0121 820 9121A simple five-step process. No salesman.
- 1
Free roof survey
We check your roof, your fuse board and your bills.
- 2
Written calculation
Generation, self-use and payback, with the cautious figure.
- 3
A price that stands
Fixed in writing. No same-day discount games.
- 4
Fitted by our own team
Local MCS certified installers, not subcontractors.
- 5
Certified and registered
Your MCS certificate, so you can claim export payments.
How much solar panels generate in Solihull
A typical 4kW solar panel system on a south-facing roof in Solihull generates around 3,900 kWh of electricity a year. For comparison, Ofgem puts a typical home’s electricity use at about 2,700 kWh a year.
That does not mean no bills. Most of that power is made in the daytime and in summer, so what you save depends on how much of it you use yourself. That is the part we work out for your house at the survey.
Source: European Commission PVGIS solar model for Solihull, rounded to the nearest 50 kWh. Assumes a 4kW system facing south at a 35 degree pitch, 14% system losses and no shading. East and west roofs generate less. Your own roof is modelled individually.
0% VAT ends 31 March 2027. Solihull surveys booking now.
After that, VAT on solar and batteries is expected to rise to 5%. Surveys and installs take a few weeks, so the sooner we see your roof, the safer your 0% is.
Areas we cover in and around Solihull
We fit solar panels and batteries across Solihull postcodes B90 to B94, including Shirley, Olton, Knowle and the places below.
- Shirley
- Olton
- Knowle
- Dorridge
- Hockley Heath
- Monkspath
- Hillfield
- Sharmans Cross
- Elmdon
- Lyndon
- Balsall Common
- Hampton-in-Arden
- Dickens Heath
- Cheswick Green
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Solar panels nearby: Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Redditch, Bromsgrove. See all the areas we cover.
Solar panels Solihull: your questions answered
Usually not. Roof-mounted solar panels on a house are normally permitted development, as long as they sit close to the roof and no higher than the ridge. Listed buildings need consent, and Knowle, Hampton-in-Arden and parts of central Solihull include conservation areas where extra limits can apply. We check the rules for your street before we quote.
Most semis in Shirley and Olton have room for a worthwhile system, and the larger detached roofs in Knowle and Dorridge can often take more panels than the house needs. We size the system to your bills, not to the roof, and we will not fill a roof just because the space is there.
There is no general solar grant for homeowners. Solar and batteries carry 0% VAT until 31 March 2027. The government's Warm Homes Loan Scheme offers subsidised loans for solar and batteries fitted by an MCS certified installer. The Warm Homes: Local Grant offers free upgrades to lower-income homes, and for Solihull it is funded through the West Midlands Combined Authority and run by Solihull Council. Eligibility depends on your income and where you live.
Yes. A typical 4kW system on a south-facing roof in Solihull generates around 3,900 kWh a year, according to the European Commission PVGIS solar model. Panels generate from daylight, not just direct sunshine. Output is higher in summer and lower in winter, so we model your system across the whole year using your own roof direction, pitch and shading.
Not always. Panels alone usually let you use 30 to 40 percent of what they make, because most is generated while you are out. A battery typically takes that to 70 to 80 percent. We show you the arithmetic for your house so you can decide.
It depends on the size of your roof, how many panels fit, and whether you add a battery. As a guide, a typical 4kW system starts from £6,500, or from £9,500 with a battery. You get a fixed written price after a free roof survey, with scaffolding included and 0% VAT until 31 March 2027.
All Solihull postcodes (B90 to B94), including Shirley, Olton, Knowle, Dorridge, Hockley Heath, Monkspath, Hillfield, Sharmans Cross, Elmdon, Lyndon, Balsall Common, Hampton-in-Arden, Dickens Heath and Cheswick Green. We also cover Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Redditch and Bromsgrove.
Find out what your Solihull roof can really do.
A free survey, a written calculation and a fixed price. If solar is not right for your roof, we will tell you.