See what solar panels would do for your home
We help you understand home solar and work out whether it is worth it, with plain-English guides on everything from cost to solar panel installation, plus a real estimate for your roof. When you are ready, we get you a proper quote from MCS-certified installers. You decide in your own time.
Clear, honest numbers for your home in about two minutes. Free, no hard sell, and you decide in your own time.
How it works
Understand home solar first, then get a quote
We are here to help you make a good decision, not to rush you into one. Start with the guides, get a real estimate for your home, then a proper quote when you are ready.
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Read the guides
Start by understanding how solar works for a home like yours, in plain English. Real costs, payback and the rules, with no email needed.
Browse the guides - 02
Get an initial estimate
Answer a few quick questions and see the likely system size, cost, payback and savings for your roof, using real figures for your area.
Start your estimate - 03
Get a detailed quote, decide in your own time
If the numbers stack up, get a proper quote from MCS-certified installers to weigh against the estimate. No obligation, and you decide in your own time.
Why go solar
What solar actually gives you
Beyond the headline, these are the reasons homeowners go solar. Whether they stack up for your home is exactly what we help you work out.
Lower your energy bills
Every unit you generate and use yourself is one you do not buy from your supplier. For most homes that is where the bulk of the saving comes from, and it lands from day one.
More energy independence
Generating your own power means you rely less on the grid and on whatever your supplier decides to charge. Add a battery and you can store daytime solar for the evening.
A cleaner home
Solar is low-carbon electricity made on your own roof. A typical home system saves a meaningful amount of CO2 each year compared with the same power drawn from the grid.
Adds value to your home
Solar improves your home’s energy rating and can make it more attractive to buyers, so some of the cost can come back when you sell, on top of the savings along the way.
The hardware
Panels built to outlast their payback
Modern panels carry performance warranties of 25 years or more and keep generating well beyond that, losing only a fraction of their output each year. The work is done by MCS-certified installers, the standard required for export payments and most grants.
See how installation worksThe numbers, up front
What solar actually costs, and what it gives back
Here is roughly what solar looks like for a typical UK home. Your real numbers depend on your roof, your region and how much electricity you use, which is exactly what we work out for you.
- 4 kW
- Typical system size for a 3-bed semi
- £6k–£8k
- Typical installed cost
- ~3,800
- kWh generated a year
- 10–15 yrs
- Typical payback
about 10 panels
panels, inverter and fitting
varies with roof and region
faster with high daytime use
Figures are typical UK ranges for guidance. We give you specific numbers for your home before you talk to anyone.
Why Skyward Solar
Honest guidance, clear numbers
We are here to help you make a good decision, with honest numbers for your home and the work done by MCS-certified installers.
Numbers first
We start by telling you whether solar is worth it for your home, with real costs and payback. If it does not stack up, we say so.
You decide in your own time
We give you the figures up front and leave the decision to you. Take as long as you need to weigh it up, with no obligation.
MCS-certified installers
The work is done by MCS-certified installers, the standard you need for Smart Export Guarantee payments and most grants. We check it so you do not have to.
Plain English, no jargon
kWp, SEG, DNO, string inverters. We explain what matters and skip what does not, so you can make a confident decision without a degree in electrical engineering.
Your roof, working
Most of the value is the power you use yourself
Every unit you generate and use is one you do not buy. That is why a system sized to your home, rather than a national average, makes the difference.
Not ready for a quote?
Read up first. No email required.
Straight answers to the questions homeowners actually ask, in plain English.
Going solar, start to finish
The complete guide: whether your roof suits it, what it costs and saves, batteries, permission, the install itself, and living with solar afterwards. About a 10 minute read.
Will solar work on my roof?
Orientation, pitch, shading and your property type, in plain terms.
What will it actually cost?
Real UK prices by system size, and what moves them.
What grants can I get?
Which schemes still exist, and whether you'd qualify.
Is a battery worth it?
When storage pays for itself, and when it does not.
Do I need planning permission?
The rules, and the cases where they change.
Ready to see your numbers?
Answer a few quick questions and we will tell you the likely cost, payback and savings. If it is worth it, the work is done by MCS-certified installers.
Free, no obligation, and you decide in your own time.