Solar for healthcare, UK-wide analysis
Hospitals, care homes, and clinics. 24/7 demand profiles and long-term occupancy make PPA attractive.
Active UK businesses
220,051
in healthcare
Typical system
150-1500 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
330
41% approved
Self-consumption
75%
typical on-site use
Why healthcare are a strong solar fit
The healthcare site sector typically sees 75% 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 150-kWp rooftop system on a healthcare site site generates around 135 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 healthcare
ESSEX
4,511 active businesses
WEST MIDLANDS
3,356 active businesses
KENT
3,328 active businesses
CHESHIRE
2,709 active businesses
SURREY
2,590 active businesses
LANCASHIRE
2,385 active businesses
Typical healthcare site solar economics
Mid-size project
150 kWp
~135 MWh/year generation
Large project
1500 kWp
~1.4 GWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for healthcare by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active healthcare. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
2,639
EC1V
2,499
N1
1,564
W1W
1,458
EC2A
1,323
CM20
1,216
SK9
1,160
CR0
1,080
HA1
1,071
IP28
746
BN21
710
LE2
681
E14
672
M3
644
LE5
641
BL1
632
WD6
624
BN3
617
SL1
603
SE1
577
E1
554
CF14
550
W1G
550
WA14
538
PR2
527
SW19
525
HA8
523
B15
520
HA5
517
WC1N
498
LE4
489
W1T
483
SE18
478
N12
466
SG1
463
M2
462
SK8
458
LE3
455
E17
450
LE1
449
CH65
448
IG1
447
N3
443
LN1
440
IG11
423
NW10
415
BS16
408
G2
406
HA3
405
NN4
402
SW16
398
CO4
390
BN1
388
WC2A
388
DA1
383
NW1
380
SO51
377
HA2
372
NG5
372
HA9
370
TN9
367
M33
365
HD1
362
BB1
359
BL3
358
NE11
356
SE28
356
NW9
351
B16
347
BR1
341
SE9
340
HA4
337
NG8
337
B28
337
TA1
334
CV1
334
DN15
334
RM11
334
HA7
329
ME4
328
S11
327
ST5
327
SM4
320
SL3
319
CM1
319
M1
317
WA15
317
NN3
313
NG7
309
HR5
308
SW6
307
E16
307
W6
305
EN5
301
SL6
299
CV6
299
RM10
298
LU1
296
CR4
295
EH3
294
CV3
290
W5
289
M40
287
PR1
287
LS7
284
L3
284
IG8
283
SK7
283
HA6
283
SL2
282
NG9
280
SW11
279
LS17
276
M20
276
RH10
274
DE23
273
CF23
273
PO6
273
B90
272
UB8
272
NW11
271
E6
271
DA8
270
BB2
266
PO7
264
E11
262
B12
262
EN3
261
RM6
260
NG2
259
HX1
258
G3
257
B91
257
NW3
253
RM13
252
IG2
251
HD2
250
LU2
250
SE15
249
BT9
249
BT34
249
LS8
249
N17
249
W4
249
SW18
248
NW6
248
WV10
247
NE3
247
M14
247
IG3
246
N14
245
SE6
244
BB3
244
B11
243
BL9
243
MK40
242
CV2
242
B17
241
EN4
240
DE24
240
SS9
239
BS1
239
EX2
238
ME10
238
CF3
238
PE1
237
B1
236
S9
235
NG1
234
NR1
232
DA12
232
CM2
232
S10
231
RM8
230
W3
230
EH2
230
M24
228
E15
228
RM3
227
RM9
226
SW17
226
S60
226
NW2
226
OL8
224
E4
224
WV1
223
PR7
222
ST4
222
ME5
221
LU4
221
WD3
220
WR9
220
SO53
219
MK42
218
CR2
218
LS1
217
W2
217
SO16
216
LU3
216
M16
215
WD17
215
SL4
214
SW15
214
IG6
213
M12
212
BA2
212
N13
211
CR8
210
GL50
210
B66
210
PE2
210
NN1
210
OL11
210
B74
210
B13
209
L1
209
UB6
208
RM7
208
TQ12
207
HA0
204
B3
204
CF24
203
NN8
203
NE1
201
WS1
201
PR9
200
SL9
200
IG10
200
FY8
199
WA4
199
SK4
199
WF1
199
OX26
199
N21
198
LE17
197
W8
197
SE5
197
AL10
195
BN11
194
PO16
193
DN4
193
OX2
193
NP20
192
M19
191
RG1
191
SW9
191
PE7
191
ME14
191
BR6
190
SO15
190
E7
190
TW7
189
OX4
189
BL6
189
CH41
188
TN24
188
SE2
188
TW3
187
IP1
187
B19
187
CV5
187
RM16
186
G1
186
BA1
186
B23
186
M9
186
BH14
185
SA1
185
UB3
185
SS14
185
GL52
184
MK10
184
ME7
183
LS16
183
BS9
183
RM17
181
LS12
181
BD7
181
WV6
180
CR7
180
BS8
179
WD18
178
LS25
178
SN3
178
GL2
177
LE7
177
OX3
177
EN1
177
CV32
177
SM6
176
KT3
176
LS11
176
GU21
176
E8
175
SS7
175
NN18
175
DY1
175
IG5
174
BD1
173
N16
173
NW4
173
M8
173
CO3
172
BH21
172
DA11
172
RM1
171
GL51
171
MK41
171
DE14
171
BR3
171
RG2
170
W1B
170
BD9
170
PR8
170
BR5
169
ME2
169
SS0
169
B63
169
N11
169
B32
168
CH62
167
TS22
167
LS9
167
ME15
166
RG12
166
BN27
166
YO10
166
RH1
166
EN6
165
SE16
164
BR2
163
S2
163
TR1
163
S5
162
GU15
162
WD25
161
B31
161
SS1
161
PE21
161
B6
161
DE1
161
B20
160
TN23
160
N15
159
MK9
159
UB10
159
M25
159
B8
159
SN25
158
M26
158
WF17
158
EN8
157
CH1
157
GL1
157
EC1R
156
WV3
156
SE3
155
PE30
155
M4
155
G77
154
B75
154
LS18
154
NN2
154
TW9
153
ST6
153
WC1H
153
M22
153
HP2
152
N4
152
NW7
152
CT1
151
BN2
151
SE8
151
BB9
151
NN15
151
OL9
151
BB7
151
M21
151
RG24
150
SO14
150
SM1
150
SE13
150
CF5
149
DA16
149
BS5
149
W1S
149
SK1
148
B18
148
WF12
148
CB22
147
ML3
146
GU14
146
LS14
146
S41
145
LE10
145
AL1
145
OL1
145
B21
145
ME19
145
CM3
145
BS32
145
SW2
144
UB1
144
EN2
144
W1U
143
HG1
143
WA3
143
PE11
143
DH1
143
E18
142
N9
142
CV37
142
SM2
142
NN5
141
NG15
141
L18
141
NR3
140
RM18
140
HX3
140
SE17
140
HP22
140
E2
140
RH12
140
LE12
139
WD23
139
M28
139
N7
139
HP19
139
B30
138
KT2
138
NE4
138
CM23
138
E13
137
BD8
137
LU7
137
NG3
136
RG30
136
B29
136
PO8
136
SG5
136
ME8
135
LE11
135
FY4
135
WS5
135
RH11
135
BB5
135
CV4
135
SN1
134
CO2
134
LU5
134
TS18
134
CB1
134
SS2
134
WS3
134
E10
134
WS9
133
KT15
133
M11
133
RM12
133
LE8
133
LS6
133
OL16
133
CV11
133
LA1
132
B70
132
RG21
132
W14
132
RG7
132
PE3
130
UB5
130
LE16
130
RG41
130
RM15
129
CF11
129
E9
129
B73
129
PR4
129
WA1
129
NG17
129
TQ2
128
CH4
128
N5
128
M41
128
DY8
128
SM5
128
WA5
128
PL4
128
HD3
127
WF2
127
ME16
127
WV2
127
DE22
127
N22
126
B69
126
LN2
126
NG18
126
M6
126
TW20
126
KT6
126
NG10
125
G41
125
ST1
125
SE25
125
B10
125
SS15
125
HD4
124
N18
124
N8
124
NG12
123
SE19
123
PR3
123
BL2
123
BH8
123
E5
123
WV4
123
NG6
123
WA8
123
B33
123
SS16
123
AL2
122
SW3
122
HU17
122
WS2
122
OL4
122
DA2
122
GU9
121
PR5
121
HP9
121
HP5
121
NE12
121
SO50
121
TW8
120
BD5
120
WV14
120
MK4
119
SO31
119
B92
119
MK6
119
B72
119
NR7
119
PL6
119
ME1
119
LS10
119
CT9
118
RH2
118
CM12
118
OX28
118
SE26
118
E3
118
BH1
118
RG6
118
PO15
118
SW8
117
NN17
117
SE10
117
B60
117
M13
117
CV34
117
EH4
116
W12
116
MK45
116
BT1
116
UB4
115
B24
115
SG6
115
LS28
115
W10
115
NR30
114
CF64
114
CF10
114
DL3
114
NP19
113
SN2
113
GU1
113
OL6
113
IG7
113
M30
113
CR5
113
S40
112
AB15
112
SN5
112
LE19
112
B14
112
BD2
112
LN6
112
WD19
112
WS10
112
SA7
112
AL5
112
NW8
111
HP13
111
CO7
111
BN6
111
LS29
111
CM14
111
EN9
111
CF31
111
WF13
111
IV2
111
B5
111
W13
111
WA10
111
DE21
111
NE8
110
CM7
110
MK17
110
RH15
110
KT1
110
PO20
110
BD3
110
BT4
110
DA14
110
SK10
109
CB2
109
WA16
109
DT1
109
W9
109
SA2
108
CM13
108
N2
108
TN40
108
M32
108
OX16
108
GU22
108
KA1
108
HP11
107
PE29
107
OX14
107
BD18
107
CV22
107
CV10
107
CR3
106
UB7
106
WN6
106
WN8
106
TS17
106
CB4
106
EC3V
106
E12
106
DA5
106
BB10
106
L15
105
KT13
105
YO30
105
PO19
105
EC1N
105
W1H
105
N20
105
RH6
105
BS23
104
NG31
104
WS13
104
SE23
104
BT7
104
LS27
104
M18
104
B93
103
B27
103
WF4
103
LS15
103
SY3
103
PL1
103
BD4
103
CV21
103
MK14
103
WD24
102
TW13
102
HD8
102
M7
102
RG40
102
RH16
102
SG2
102
MK18
102
WS11
102
S8
102
ST16
102
NR32
102
AB10
102
TD7
101
SW4
101
MK43
101
B43
101
LE18
101
M23
100
KT17
100
CB24
100
KT10
100
DY4
100
SK14
100
M43
100
WA9
100
TW1
100
BB4
100
S75
100
CV7
100
L20
100
S6
99
SM3
99
OL12
99
BT28
99
AL7
99
SO19
98
CM17
98
SL5
98
B9
98
KT4
98
CB23
98
EH12
98
BH15
98
CA11
98
KT12
98
NE13
98
CW1
98
BS15
97
AL3
97
WN7
97
L31
97
SW20
97
S70
97
EX1
97
DY6
97
BT8
97
TW4
97
NR4
97
BD21
97
DE13
97
IP4
97
SW7
96
IP3
96
KT22
96
SP1
96
NN14
96
TW15
96
BT41
96
WD7
96
DA17
96
MK12
96
SO23
95
NE2
95
LE67
95
TF2
95
BR8
95
PE19
95
SE22
95
B68
95
BH16
95
WA2
95
BT48
95
SS8
94
HG2
94
HD9
94
IP31
94
GL20
94
HU16
94
TN4
94
HG3
94
WR11
94
DA10
94
WS4
94
BS34
94
KT18
94
HP21
93
M50
93
CO1
93
G46
93
BH23
93
TN25
93
DN21
93
TW2
93
CV8
93
S4
92
HP18
92
SL7
92
SE14
92
SE12
92
BD20
92
TR18
92
HP12
91
TF1
91
WC1X
91
BS6
91
BS3
91
NG4
90
G61
90
BL8
90
BL4
90
EX12
90
SK11
90
SE11
90
HU15
90
DY9
90
TW5
90
OX12
90
CW12
90
S3
89
SW14
89
SP2
89
OX29
89
PO1
89
NR2
89
TN13
89
BS37
89
HP4
88
CM19
88
LU6
88
MK16
88
EC4M
88
BS7
88
B36
88
NN6
87
LE9
87
LL13
87
PE28
87
CH3
87
EC1M
87
TN39
87
M27
87
TN2
87
B37
87
NG11
86
LS22
86
GL7
86
MK8
86
G74
86
S1
86
BH24
86
DE56
86
CT2
85
S7
85
MK5
85
ML1
85
L23
85
WR1
85
MK3
84
HR1
84
BS10
84
OX9
84
PE6
84
CM8
84
GL53
84
CF37
84
EH6
84
BT35
84
NG16
84
DA7
84
CT5
83
CM6
83
MK2
83
CH43
83
DN22
83
SY1
83
BT23
83
CT6
82
BR7
82
CM15
82
B26
82
CH60
82
OX1
82
SW1W
82
M34
82
ST3
82
BD23
82
L36
82
B42
82
BS4
82
BS22
81
RH19
81
GU2
81
GL4
81
W7
81
LS19
81
WV11
81
PL3
81
TW18
81
RG14
81
TA6
80
SW12
80
CH2
80
PR6
80
B79
80
RH13
80
L24
80
KY11
80
WV13
80
WR14
80
B45
80
SG8
80
PR25
80
KT16
79
BS2
79
TA20
79
TW11
79
EX31
79
SS11
79
B76
79
W1J
79
EC4A
79
DY2
79
SY2
79
HU14
79
WR5
79
NR5
79
ME3
79
SW1V
79
NG34
78
CM9
78
WA7
78
S63
78
OX11
78
FY3
78
SK15
78
NN10
78
TS15
78
B61
78
KA7
78
ST15
78
B44
78
NG24
78
SO21
77
TW12
77
SG4
77
N10
77
BT47
77
HU3
77
DE11
77
SO40
77
SE7
77
SG18
76
TW14
76
CH63
76
BN22
76
TA2
76
TQ1
76
SS17
76
NG19
76
L25
76
BT5
76
RM14
76
NR31
76
CW8
76
CV23
76
BA21
75
CT10
75
UB2
75
LL12
75
B98
75
CM18
75
PA1
75
HU13
75
EX5
75
SN15
75
CB8
75
B67
75
NN16
75
SE20
75
ST17
75
DA15
75
NP25
75
SS4
75
BS20
74
HP3
74
SK12
74
GL5
74
RG9
74
OL10
74
LE65
73
PO9
73
SO41
73
EH10
73
W1K
73
NE30
73
WV8
73
DN31
73
SS13
73
SA4
72
IP14
72
SE27
72
FY5
72
SS6
72
EX4
72
PO2
72
CA1
72
LL17
72
DA9
72
RG4
71
SE4
71
CF63
71
HR4
71
RG10
71
B38
71
BB11
71
BA4
70
S66
70
CO6
70
G66
70
M45
70
BL5
70
IP32
70
EN11
70
EH54
70