Solar panels, batteries and heat pumps in Warrington
MCS-certified solar, batteries, heat pumps and EV chargers across Warrington, from Lymm to Great Sankey.
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Warrington is an old Mersey crossing town with a new town wrapped around it. The Victorian terraces of Latchford, Howley and Orford sit close to the centre; from the 1970s Birchwood, Westbrook and the estates around Great Sankey were added on the edges. Most of the borough is on mains gas and four homes in ten are semis, so solar with a battery is the usual starting point here, with a heat pump to follow when the boiler is due.
Every install is MCS certified (NAP-75287), with 0% VAT on solar, batteries and heat pumps until March 2027 and the £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant claimed for you.
- Postcode districts
- WA1–WA5 for the town (WA1 the centre, Woolston and Padgate, WA2 the north from Orford and Winwick Quay to Fearnhead, WA3 Birchwood, Culcheth and the north-east, WA4 the south from Latchford and Stockton Heath to Appleton and Grappenhall, WA5 the west from Great Sankey and Penketh to Westbrook and Burtonwood), plus WA13 for Lymm
- Network operator (DNO)
- SP Energy Networks (Merseyside and Cheshire; Birchwood and Culcheth are on SP Electricity North West's network). We make the G98 notification or G99 application for your solar or battery; you do not need to contact them.
- Council
- Warrington Borough Council
Near Warrington.
We cover Warrington and everywhere around it. A few of the places nearby, and what tends to matter there.
Lymm
WA13 · Warrington Borough Council
A village with the Bridgewater Canal running through its middle and Lymm Dam just south of it, and a conservation area over the old centre. Lymm North and Thelwall ward is 55% semis and Lymm South 37% detached, so the roofs range from a straightforward semi to a large house with space for a bigger array and a second battery.
Great Sankey
WA5 · Warrington Borough Council
On the west side of the town, where Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall ward has the highest share of mains gas heating in the borough (90.8%) and only 7% of households have no car. Mostly detached houses and semis on estates, where solar, a battery and an EV charger together is often the right combination.
Birchwood
WA3 · Warrington Borough Council
Built by the new town from the 1970s on the site of the wartime ROF Risley, with Birchwood Forest Park at its centre. A mix of semis, terraces and detached houses, with 13% flats; it is on SP Electricity North West's network rather than SP Energy Networks', which we deal with for you.
Culcheth
WA3 · Warrington Borough Council
A village in the north-east of the borough with its own conservation area, also on SP Electricity North West's network. Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft ward is 46% detached, and nearly 3% of homes run on oil or LPG; for those, a heat pump is the main conversation.
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The houses here, and what works on them
Latchford, Fairfield and Howley, Orford and Bewsey are the old town: mostly brick terraces, with a good share of flats. In Fairfield and Howley 46% of homes are terraced and 14% are heated by electricity alone, rising to 17% in Bewsey and Whitecross, and a battery on a cheap overnight tariff helps those homes most. Stockton Heath, across the Ship Canal, has older semis and terraces in its own conservation area, with panels usually going on the rear slope.
The new-town estates at Birchwood, Westbrook, Old Hall and around Great Sankey are 1970s and later, with simple roofs and gardens wide enough for a heat pump. Westbrook is 62% detached and Chapelford and Old Hall ward 51%; the newest houses often already have good insulation, so the gain is in a battery, an EV charger and a tariff that charges both overnight.
Planning and conservation areas
Warrington Borough Council has 16 conservation areas, including Lymm, Culcheth, Stockton Heath, Grappenhall Village, Thelwall Village and Walton Village, and several in the town centre around Palmyra Square, Bridge Street and Buttermarket Street. In a conservation area, roof panels are normally still permitted development, but panels on a wall facing the road and a heat pump on the front of the house need planning permission. Outside conservation areas and listed buildings, roof solar, batteries and air source heat pumps are permitted development on most houses in the borough; we check the council's map at the survey and make the application for you if one is needed.
What the figures say about Warrington homes.
What the public data says about homes here, and what it means for yours.
936 kWh
a year from each kW of panels
A south-facing roof at 35° in central Warrington, after losses. An east or west roof gives about a fifth less over the year, which matters on new-town estates laid out in curves, and a battery makes better use of whatever the roof produces.
Source: PVGIS (European Commission Joint Research Centre), central Warrington
40%
of Warrington homes are semis
40.3%, against 31.5% across England, with 24.6% detached and 22.8% terraced. A semi usually has one good main slope for panels, and the side of the house is often the best place for a heat pump.
Source: Census 2021, TS044 accommodation type (ONS, via Nomis)
84%
of homes heated by mains gas alone
83.9%, against 74% across England, and only 0.5% on oil. For most homes here a heat pump replaces a gas boiler rather than oil, with the standard £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, and solar with a battery helps keep its running cost down.
Source: Census 2021, TS046 central heating (ONS, via Nomis)
17%
of households have no car
17.4%, against 23.5% across England, and under 10% in Westbrook, Grappenhall and Great Sankey North. Most homes have a car and many have a drive, so an EV charger is often part of the same job as the panels and battery.
Source: Census 2021, TS045 car or van availability (ONS, via Nomis)
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Everything we install across Warrington.
Solar panels
Solar and battery starting at £6,995 installed. 0% VAT until March 2027.
Battery storage
Sized to how you actually use power, not to fill a wall. 0% VAT until March 2027.
Air source heat pumps
£7,500 or £9,000 off under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, claimed for you. 0% VAT until March 2027.
EV chargers
Fixed prices from £1,195 fitted, VAT included. Pick your charger, pay online, and we fit it.
Air conditioning
Priced per room. 0% VAT on a fixed system in your home until March 2027.
Commercial
Solar, batteries and air conditioning for Warrington businesses, schools and farms.
What Warrington homeowners ask us.
Which electricity network is my Warrington home on?
Most of the borough, including the town centre, Great Sankey, Stockton Heath and Lymm, is on SP Energy Networks. Birchwood, Culcheth and the north-east of the borough are on SP Electricity North West (formerly Electricity North West). We check the operator from your address and make the G98 notification or G99 application to the right one; you do not need to contact either yourself.
I live in Lymm's conservation area. Can I still have solar panels?
Usually yes. In the conservation area, roof panels are normally still permitted development, but panels on a wall facing the road, or a heat pump on the front of the house, need planning permission, and a listed building needs listed building consent. Rear slopes on an unlisted house are often fine. We check your house against Warrington Borough Council's map at the survey and, if consent is needed, prepare and submit the application.
I have a newer house in Westbrook or Chapelford. What makes most sense?
Usually a battery and an EV charger, with panels sized to the roof you have. Newer houses tend to be well insulated with smaller roofs, so the biggest gain is storing cheap overnight electricity and daytime solar for the evening, and charging the car on the same tariff.
I am on gas. Is a heat pump still worth it in Warrington?
It can be, if the house suits one. The standard £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant comes off the price up front, and running costs depend mostly on how well the system is designed and which tariff you are on, which is why panels and a battery pair well with it. We size it from a room-by-room heat loss survey and tell you plainly if your house is not ready for one yet.
Do you cover the whole of Warrington?
Yes: the town and every part of the borough, including Lymm, Great Sankey, Penketh, Birchwood, Culcheth, Stockton Heath, Grappenhall, Appleton and Burtonwood. We fit anywhere in the country, so if your postcode is just outside, put it in anyway.
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