Solar for education, UK-wide analysis
Schools, colleges, universities. Weekday-heavy consumption with summer-holiday caveats, contract structure matters.
Active UK businesses
143,736
in education
Typical system
100-800 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
1,877
52% approved
Self-consumption
55%
typical on-site use
Why education are a strong solar fit
The education estate sector typically sees 55% of solar generation consumed on-site, which is the single biggest driver of PPA economics. Higher self-consumption means more of the solar output displaces expensive grid electricity (currently ~28p/kWh for commercial tariffs) rather than exporting at the lower SEG rate (~5p/kWh).
A typical 100-kWp rooftop system on a education estate site generates around 90 MWh per year, covering a meaningful share of typical sector demand and locking in ~25 years of price-certain electricity via a PPA structure.
Top UK regions for education
ESSEX
2,169 active businesses
KENT
1,864 active businesses
SURREY
1,647 active businesses
WEST MIDLANDS
1,446 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
1,162 active businesses
LONDON
1,129 active businesses
Typical education estate solar economics
Mid-size project
100 kWp
~90 MWh/year generation
Large project
800 kWp
~720 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for education by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active education. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
4,008
EC1V
3,649
N1
1,722
W1W
1,651
EC2A
1,420
E1
1,078
IP28
874
WC1N
759
E14
693
CR0
662
SE1
536
E17
521
E6
512
IG1
465
WC2A
454
HR5
411
NW10
401
SE18
366
HA1
365
W1T
355
HA4
355
N3
350
IG11
336
SW19
336
E15
331
BN1
328
NW1
306
E7
300
HA8
292
G2
291
BL1
290
BN3
287
LE2
268
N17
267
EC1N
252
CV1
251
E16
247
N16
247
OX2
245
LU1
241
DA1
240
HA3
239
W3
235
SW9
232
NW9
232
HA7
231
SW11
229
M12
226
SW16
216
BR1
216
RM6
215
HA9
214
SW6
211
CF14
210
SL1
209
W5
208
W6
208
W2
208
CB1
206
W4
206
W1B
203
HA2
202
N14
202
EH2
199
NW3
198
E3
198
SE15
196
N12
195
NW2
195
BH16
193
E2
193
CR4
193
N13
192
E8
192
E11
189
SL6
188
LE1
187
HA5
186
NW6
185
N4
185
WC1X
183
LE5
182
M40
178
BS16
177
B3
177
IG2
176
W12
174
M1
174
E4
173
OX4
173
NW11
173
B11
171
RG1
171
N15
171
NG1
170
E13
170
NN4
170
PR2
169
SE9
169
L3
168
CM1
167
CB2
166
SW18
165
M2
165
WA14
165
SW15
165
N22
163
EN3
163
NG7
162
WD6
159
SS9
159
W10
159
SK8
156
EN5
156
S4
155
IG8
154
IG3
154
N8
153
L1
152
E10
152
NG5
152
SM6
151
TW3
151
SM4
150
B1
149
IG6
149
E5
148
BA1
148
BN2
148
UB6
147
RM1
147
SE5
147
PR1
147
LE4
146
M33
145
DE21
145
CB4
144
LU3
144
RM8
143
CV6
141
N5
141
BR3
141
LE3
140
BA2
140
SL3
140
CF24
139
SW17
139
SE16
139
CR7
139
CM2
138
DE24
138
M16
137
BR2
137
RH10
137
B16
136
NW4
136
SM1
136
E12
135
SE10
135
SK9
135
M25
135
B90
134
BS9
134
NN1
134
N7
133
KT3
133
SE3
133
M4
133
LU2
133
M3
132
LU4
132
SE6
132
ME4
131
B15
131
LE12
130
SE11
130
HD1
130
UB8
129
SW2
129
NG9
128
CR2
128
SL4
128
G3
128
BN21
127
RM13
127
B12
126
N9
126
SG1
126
CV3
126
GU1
126
UB3
125
LS1
125
OX1
124
SE13
124
M14
124
KT1
124
W14
123
WD3
123
M19
123
RM10
122
PO16
122
SE8
121
NE1
121
W8
121
W1S
120
CF10
120
SL2
120
HA0
120
MK40
120
W1G
120
BS5
120
BB1
120
DE23
119
PR7
119
ST5
119
LE11
118
GL50
118
NG2
118
WA15
118
AL1
118
BL9
117
BS8
117
SE28
116
M20
116
NG8
116
IP1
116
M8
116
WA13
116
BS1
115
LA1
115
EC3V
114
GL7
114
BH21
114
GL2
113
CV37
113
S63
113
CH41
112
RH1
111
B10
111
ST4
110
NN3
110
B28
110
IG10
110
LS8
109
EN1
109
PE1
109
GL1
108
CO4
108
EH6
108
PO7
108
TW8
108
CV32
108
TQ9
107
B19
107
N11
107
DN4
107
OX14
106
WD17
106
M24
106
TW7
105
CT9
104
BN11
104
RM3
104
KT2
104
CV34
104
OL9
103
M34
103
SW20
103
ME15
103
HP11
103
CM20
102
EX2
102
WV10
102
RG7
102
DE1
102
GL51
102
SK7
102
SW7
101
CT1
101
MK45
101
RH12
101
RM9
101
BR5
101
SO53
101
CV2
100
OX3
100
DA16
100
HG1
100
EN8
100
HP2
99
NW7
99
FY8
99
TW1
99
S1
99
CV5
99
WD18
99
WA4
98
LE7
98
AL5
98
PE2
98
B20
98
HA6
97
DH1
97
WS13
97
SO14
97
CR8
97
CM3
97
LS7
96
NN5
96
RM12
96
B18
96
B5
96
N18
96
TW9
96
BR6
95
RH19
95
CM23
95
NG10
95
BL6
95
RG12
95
EN2
95
ME2
95
SW1E
95
BD1
95
DA12
95
S11
95
CO7
94
SA1
94
B8
94
LU7
94
BH23
94
W1U
94
DE22
94
BB2
94
CV21
93
UB4
93
GU9
93
CM9
93
NE4
93
W13
93
TQ12
93
LE16
93
E1W
93
BB5
93
SE17
93
L8
92
TW11
92
TA1
92
B91
92
EC2M
92
S2
92
E18
92
DY8
92
SW8
92
SW4
92
DA8
92
RG6
92
PO8
92
NR1
91
ST6
91
RM7
91
WV6
91
M6
91
W11
91
E9
91
RM17
91
SO50
91
NP20
91
N21
91
NE8
91
CF23
90
EC4M
90
NE11
90
CB23
90
B66
90
SE25
90
WS1
89
WA1
89
SG5
89
B6
89
SE22
88
SE23
88
GU14
88
PE7
88
B23
88
CF11
88
GU15
88
PR4
88
ME10
88
GU21
87
TW13
87
B24
87
EN6
87
EH3
87
BD7
87
ME14
87
B14
87
BL3
86
CH1
86
BA11
86
W7
86
UB1
86
L18
85
ME5
85
NE3
85
B13
85
CB22
84
B9
84
G1
84
CF64
84
BS2
84
EN4
84
NN6
84
SW10
83
M15
83
LE8
83
CB24
83
NG3
83
BB7
83
SE19
82
EX4
82
LU6
82
SE2
82
SS7
82
RG41
82
BS6
82
CF83
81
HX1
81
MK43
81
EC1R
81
UB7
81
LN6
81
CV8
81
S9
80
NW8
80
NW5
80
LS6
80
G41
80
ME7
80
WD24
80
SE14
80
LE67
80
DA11
80
CT5
79
SK6
79
RH2
79
NN8
79
MK18
79
NR3
79
SK10
79
S60
79
DA2
79
HP13
79
MK42
78
AL10
78
S70
78
L15
78
BH8
78
CB3
78
LS17
78
S10
78
SW1P
78
SO31
78
CH62
78
BB4
78
WA5
77
PL1
77
EH4
77
CF5
77
WC1H
77
BD8
77
SW3
77
LN1
77
NG15
77
NN14
77
ME1
77
OX26
76
B29
76
FY4
76
W9
76
SK4
76
RM11
76
HP22
76
TS18
76
SE26
76
M21
76
N19
76
BS7
76
M7
76
TN34
75
OL11
75
TW4
75
YO30
75
GL5
75
RM16
75
NG16
75
CR3
75
WS7
75
WS2
75
TN23
75
SK14
75
KT13
75
KT6
75
M28
75
SW1V
75
ST3
75
AL8
75
WN8
74
CO3
74
GL6
74
GL52
74
OL8
74
SS14
74
UB2
74
WR14
74
L23
74
EH12
74
M30
74
LE10
74
AL4
73
NG4
73
SL9
73
NN15
73
SN15
73
SO51
73
MK9
73
M27
73
SO15
72
BN7
72
LS28
72
N10
72
M9
72
SS6
72
PR3
72
HU17
72
LE9
72
LU5
72
KT17
72
S75
72
SM5
72
RG14
71
S8
71
TW2
71
B30
71
B27
71
SG4
71
B92
71
CF37
71
SN1
71
RG30
71
SS0
71
SG6
71
SO16
70
SL5
70
HP5
70
WF1
70
B74
70
EC4A
70
PR9
70
ME13
70
RG40
70
SE24
70
LS11
70
M22
70
CV11
69
CR5
69
GU22
69
RG21
69
HP4
69
EN9
69
SE12
69
LS25
69
OL16
69
KT21
69
HX3
68
B98
68
AL3
68
CH44
68
WA3
68
OX16
68
BD5
68
RG4
68
SG8
68
M32
68
SK11
68
WD23
67
WR9
67
BB9
67
DA14
67
WV2
66
M5
66
WF17
66
OX29
66
PE19
66
B70
66
SE4
66
WR1
66
PE28
66
YO8
66
NG12
66
HP9
66
TW12
66
SS1
66
CV4
66
CV23
66
WN6
65
SW12
65
RG2
65
CH3
65
RH16
65
EH54
65
S41
65
UB5
65
SS2
65
BH14
65
B67
65
WA10
65
PO1
65
LS9
65
BT1
65
UB10
65
OL4
65
TN4
64
TN24
64
TW15
64
BS20
64
L20
64
M13
64
PO6
64
TW14
64
WV1
64
NG24
64
WS11
64
BH1
64
DE14
64
NG17
64
NN7
64
SE20
64
BS4
64
MK41
63
ME8
63
WA16
63
LE19
63
SG12
63
RH13
63
DN21
63
BT48
63
N20
63
DL1
63
TQ13
63
PE11
63
HR2
62
SL7
62
WA8
62
SP1
62
BA14
62
WF2
62
WD25
62
KT11
62
SY1
62
B17
62
M11
62
TN13
62
DL3
62
NN2
62
DA5
62
NG34
62
CV22
62
HD2
61
HP3
61
W1H
61
ST15
61
TN15
61
PE9
61
CF31
61
CF3
61
PR5
61
RG8
61
S6
61
PO20
61
M41
61
WD19
61
LS16
61
DH8
61
ME16
61
IP4
61
CW9
61
CW12
61
BS3
60
CT6
60
OX28
60
W1J
60
CM12
60
M50
60
SO23
60
B21
60
HU5
60
BD9
60
SM2
60
B61
60
SS8
60
PO19
60
CV35
60
AL7
59
HR1
59
WA7
59
B32
59
HD8
59
NE6
59
PE6
59
BN43
59
L37
59
SE7
59
AL2
59
OL12
59
WS9
59
BH15
59
NE28
59
SM3
59
DH7
59
DE56
59
DA7
59
PR25
59
B42
59
OX5
59
BS15
58
BR7
58
GU2
58
RH17
58
CM14
58
CH7
58
RH15
58
IG7
58
EX1
58
B73
58
TS17
58
DY5
58
BD3
58
BD23
58
B62
58
RM14
58
TR1
58
SA2
58
DE13
58
TF1
58
SW13
57
BS23
57
BA3
57
HD9
57
CM7
57
CM15
57
MK5
57
HU3
57
BH24
57
LL11
57
CW5
57
BS32
57
NN12
56
MK10
56
SO21
56
NR14
56
SN3
56
B94
56
PE30
56
LN2
56
LA9
56
EC3A
56
OX11
56
DY1
56
B63
56
NE30
56
BD4
56
WC2R
56
TR11
56
B44
56
NE29
56
WV13
56
B4
56
M18
55
SW14
55
CT10
55
CO2
55
LL13
55
LS29
55
NR2
55
KT19
55
BL2
55
CB8
55
SN10
55
LS19
55
KY11
55
SA7
55
MK17
55
HG2
54
B33
54
B31
54
TN9
54
SP2
54
W1F
54
WA2
54
WR11
54
EX8
54
TW18
54
B76
54
SY3
54
KT12
54
SS15
54
S3
54
L24
54
SK1
54
SA3
54
AB10
54
CV10
53
L19
53
HR4
53
GU34
53
CM8
53
SR5
53
ST18
53
PE3
53
PL4
53
G20
53
NE12
53
LE13
53
TW5
53
S40
53
IP14
53
RG9
53
SO40
53
TQ2
53
OL2
53
SW1W
53
SE27
53
DE6
53
PE29
53
L2
52
HP12
52
LE15
52
CM6
52
CM13
52
NG6
52
WV14
52
RG24
52
B26
52
W1K
52
RH6
52
ST1
52
NR4
52
CB6
52
ME19
52
HX7
52
ML3
52
BT12
52
WS10
52
PL6
52
TN25
51
HP21
51
YO26
51
GU7
51
TN11
51
CM17
51
RM15
51
CH63
51
RH11
51
G42
51
SR1
51
SN14
51
OX10
51
MK2
51
CB10
51
S35
51
N6
51
B68
51
NN18
51
BD2
51
MK6
51
B43
51
CV31
51
CT20
50
CT2
50
WN5
50
TN22
50
HG3
50
GU10
50
MK12
50
WV3
50
TF2
50
EX5
50
KT16
50
BL4
50
CB25
50
PR8
50
TS24
50
EH10
50
OL6
50
OX12
50
DN22
50
DE55
50
SK15
50
CW8
50
GU8
49
SN4
49
B93
49
L17
49
PE21
49
LN5
49
TA6
49
DH6
49
DA15
49
MK14
49
HP1
48
CO15
48
PO5
48
CO10
48
BN26
48
S66
48
WV4
48
IP3
48
RG10
48
FY3
48
KT15
48
EX39
48
M44
48
SN7
48
B75
48
KT8
48
TS5
48
WS15
48
SN2
48
WS12
48
NG18
48
LS18
48
LL57
48
BT34
48
ML1
48
DE4
48
WN7
47
HP6
47
SR2
47
HD3
47
CO1
47
SG13
47
SO22
47
GL4
47
CM16
47
LS12
47
NN10
47
SY2
47
BH9
47
EH16
47
EC1A
47
B7
47
IG4
47
BT9
47
SS11
47
DY4
47
BD21
47
B60
47
PO12
47
MK16
47
M26
47
OX7
47
SO41
47
ME17
47
LS15
47
L7
46
BA5
46
BA4
46
SE21
46
NN11
46
YO24
46
RH4
46
BR4
46
RM18
46
NE23
46
WF8
46
NE61
46
L4
46
NE5
46
CH4
46
SK3
46
YO10
46
TW10
46
KT9
46
E20
46
M35
46
DN14
46
PA1
46
N2
46
CV7
46
TR7
46
HU1
45
MK11
45
PL25
45
PL3
45
MK44
45
NP44
45
WN2
45
SG14
45
CO6
45