Solar for offices, UK-wide analysis
Commercial office estates. Daytime demand profile aligns well with solar generation curve.
Active UK businesses
806,714
in offices
Typical system
50-500 kWp
rooftop range
Solar planning 12m
338
47% approved
Self-consumption
60%
typical on-site use
Why offices are a strong solar fit
The office sector typically sees 60% 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 50-kWp rooftop system on a office site generates around 45 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 offices
ESSEX
12,458 active businesses
SURREY
12,365 active businesses
KENT
10,987 active businesses
CHESHIRE
8,723 active businesses
HERTFORDSHIRE
8,338 active businesses
HAMPSHIRE
8,284 active businesses
Typical office solar economics
Mid-size project
50 kWp
~45 MWh/year generation
Large project
500 kWp
~450 MWh/year generation
Typical PPA term
25 yrs
long-term grid price hedge
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Solar for offices by UK postcode
1,000 UK postcode districts with active offices. Choose your area for local commercial stock counts, planning context and solar potential.
WC2H
28,060
EC1V
21,453
N1
12,717
W1W
11,887
EC2A
11,745
IP28
5,120
WC1N
4,300
E14
4,170
E1
4,137
SE1
3,391
WC2A
2,908
SW19
2,862
HA1
2,630
W1T
2,592
E6
2,539
CR0
2,467
N3
2,392
BH21
2,365
G2
2,258
WA1
2,200
HR5
2,174
E17
2,171
BN1
2,165
HA4
2,163
FY4
2,144
WD17
1,967
WA14
1,904
SL6
1,831
HA8
1,662
W1B
1,623
SW6
1,615
W4
1,609
HA3
1,600
IG1
1,568
CF14
1,565
BN3
1,564
EH2
1,548
EC3V
1,526
HA5
1,439
EC1N
1,433
NW1
1,415
BL6
1,388
NW10
1,375
SL1
1,327
HA7
1,326
W5
1,314
SW11
1,312
M2
1,308
NW3
1,305
WD6
1,273
EN5
1,258
HA2
1,254
E16
1,250
N13
1,237
W2
1,223
SK8
1,219
W6
1,185
BH16
1,179
NW9
1,178
SK9
1,150
M3
1,146
N14
1,139
NW6
1,139
SW18
1,134
SK7
1,130
DA1
1,115
CV1
1,100
W1S
1,099
BL1
1,089
RM6
1,079
LS1
1,079
SL3
1,075
RG1
1,071
BR3
1,067
EC4M
1,063
SS9
1,062
LE2
1,047
N16
1,043
PR2
1,036
FY8
1,031
IG6
1,026
BR1
1,020
B3
1,018
N5
1,016
IG11
1,008
LU7
1,007
W3
1,007
EC4A
1,005
WC1X
985
HA9
981
LS25
976
RH12
969
W1G
964
CM1
958
CV37
953
BA2
952
SE18
949
N12
947
M40
946
BS1
941
KT1
939
LU1
938
M4
935
B90
934
L3
928
SW15
924
E15
920
TW9
917
SW16
915
WD3
913
NG1
912
BA1
912
GU21
909
CV32
903
DE1
901
N8
900
SL4
894
KT13
893
AL5
886
LE4
883
M33
882
RG6
880
G3
875
NW2
875
E2
866
W8
866
E11
864
CB1
855
TW8
855
MK9
855
EH3
854
RG41
851
BS16
851
M12
850
EC2M
849
RH10
838
SW17
835
GL50
831
CV34
831
IG8
830
SE9
830
RG7
829
W1J
829
WA4
821
E8
819
RH1
817
GU9
817
SG1
809
SE16
807
NW11
806
NG2
804
GU1
801
NW4
793
EC2V
791
CW12
791
AL1
790
OX2
788
N17
784
GU14
782
RH2
771
EN6
770
BN11
769
KT6
766
TN1
765
PO7
765
EC1R
765
LE1
758
SW20
755
CV3
754
BS8
753
RG14
751
E7
749
CR2
743
IG2
743
B1
740
HG1
738
SM4
735
N22
735
CM23
733
BS9
732
BR6
732
PO16
731
CB4
726
PR7
725
IG10
725
TW3
720
W1U
720
M1
720
SO53
719
HA6
719
W14
719
RG40
716
W1H
710
SK10
707
RG2
705
HP23
705
E4
704
NN4
704
IP1
701
CM2
700
WD18
697
SM1
697
TW11
692
AB10
692
L1
687
GL7
686
LE5
682
SL9
682
GU15
680
S11
678
RH16
676
AB15
673
MK40
666
UB8
666
TW7
665
MK45
661
E3
659
HP2
658
HP9
657
BB1
655
CF10
655
UB6
652
W12
649
CV2
649
IG3
648
BN2
647
LE3
646
NE1
645
SW7
645
W1K
644
PE2
643
LU2
642
AL3
637
M20
637
SL7
636
EC1M
635
SM6
635
SE10
635
EC4N
633
SW1V
633
RG12
632
WA15
631
SL2
630
N7
628
SN15
625
TW1
625
ST5
624
LE16
622
SE3
619
PR1
615
UB3
613
HA0
612
HD1
611
NW8
610
RG10
607
CO4
606
SW1Y
606
N4
605
WA3
605
KT3
604
EC2N
604
LE12
603
EH6
602
HP5
599
KT2
599
SO14
598
CV8
597
RG9
596
SG8
595
CR4
593
NR1
592
TN4
590
SO23
590
SL5
589
GL51
589
CV6
589
NG7
588
S1
587
BR2
587
EH12
586
SW9
585
TA1
584
N11
584
TN13
584
NG5
583
PO6
583
EX2
582
NN6
581
CM3
580
RG4
580
MK18
580
TW20
578
CR8
575
CH1
574
HP22
574
E1W
571
NW7
571
CM20
570
CB22
570
BT1
569
CF24
566
SS7
566
W13
560
ME4
559
E18
558
N21
554
KT12
553
CH41
552
SW3
551
LE11
550
NN1
549
B91
549
ME15
548
GL2
547
OX28
545
KT10
544
SE15
542
BL9
541
SG5
541
SE11
539
HP4
538
WS13
535
TN15
534
BN21
533
E10
530
W11
529
KT17
527
OX14
526
ME14
525
W9
524
NG9
524
M50
523
OX16
520
CM12
519
NN12
518
GU22
515
SW8
514
MK10
512
EN4
511
B16
510
WV6
510
SK4
508
GU34
508
N15
508
MK17
508
WA16
507
PE7
506
EH4
505
LS17
505
SM2
505
NN3
505
SN5
504
EC4R
503
CT1
503
SS14
502
RM11
502
DE21
502
EC3M
501
PE19
500
RH19
500
HP13
499
OX26
499
CB24
497
TW18
496
SK1
494
EC2R
494
SO50
493
YO30
491
CB23
489
CH4
489
TS18
487
EC1A
486
DA12
486
LU4
486
SO15
485
LE7
485
GL52
484
M8
482
EN8
478
UB10
478
DE24
478
WN3
475
OX4
473
M25
473
NN8
472
PE9
472
S60
472
SK11
472
ME19
470
SW2
470
RH13
469
RG27
469
CR3
469
M28
468
SE8
468
PO20
467
PE1
467
CF11
466
NG8
466
ML3
466
CV5
466
PO8
465
EN2
465
SE5
464
HU17
463
SW1W
463
LA1
463
RG21
462
LS8
462
SE13
461
W10
461
CB2
460
BR5
460
RG24
458
GU7
458
W1F
458
RM8
458
CB10
457
BH15
456
CV4
456
CM14
455
RM3
454
SW4
454
G1
453
E13
453
TW12
452
RH17
452
W1D
451
TN9
450
LS29
450
SE6
449
PO19
448
DA14
448
PR4
447
BH23
447
WC1H
447
EN3
445
TW4
445
SO31
445
NP20
445
CH3
445
TW2
444
ME5
444
WC2B
444
WR9
442
MK43
442
KT18
441
UB7
440
DH1
440
RM1
440
BS32
439
AL4
438
E12
437
ST18
437
ST4
437
GU10
435
GU2
435
IP14
435
SN1
435
BL3
434
DN4
434
CV23
430
LN6
429
B15
429
GU51
429
OX29
428
PE28
427
SO51
427
CV21
427
SE19
426
SS1
426
SO21
425
SW14
425
OX11
424
EN1
424
E5
424
LU6
422
OX9
422
WC2R
421
WF1
420
BH14
420
SG6
420
MK4
419
SW12
418
M19
418
KY11
418
MK42
417
CH62
415
LS22
415
CF23
414
SK6
414
CV35
414
LE67
413
SW10
413
SG4
413
GL53
412
WD24
412
TQ12
412
TW15
412
N20
411
LU3
410
LS16
409
GL1
409
LS15
407
RM13
407
BT34
406
B93
405
NE3
405
WR14
404
RH6
404
CM9
404
CW5
404
RM14
402
KT19
401
S10
401
NN11
400
LE8
400
BS7
400
HG3
399
HP12
399
B11
399
SG14
399
CW8
399
DE14
398
RG30
397
HG2
397
DA5
396
WD25
396
HP18
395
WD23
395
KT11
395
HX1
394
CO3
393
RM12
393
ME2
392
ME10
392
AL10
392
SE28
392
GU27
391
AL7
391
OL9
391
WD19
390
SA1
390
WA5
390
LE10
390
N10
390
M14
389
EC2Y
388
CM7
387
WR1
387
DY8
386
BD23
386
MK5
385
KT4
385
SP1
384
OX12
384
KT22
384
SG12
384
CW9
383
SM5
383
N2
382
MK8
381
PR3
381
PR8
380
LS18
380
SE26
379
B28
378
DE23
378
HP11
377
NG12
377
SW1H
376
AB51
375
HP6
375
CB8
375
PO15
375
SO41
375
CM13
374
PE27
374
NG24
374
WA2
374
B98
374
M15
374
SE22
374
ME16
373
BS20
373
HD9
372
B66
372
RG8
371
S2
371
DN6
371
DA11
371
BS6
370
EN11
368
HP3
368
NE11
368
LS28
368
BB7
368
HP7
367
DA8
367
EC3R
366
OX10
366
BS3
366
EN9
365
DA16
365
CR5
365
BH17
364
TN24
364
CO7
363
G41
363
TW16
363
CV31
363
LS27
362
RM17
362
CO10
361
B74
360
M16
360
UB5
360
TN22
359
WR11
359
CF5
358
MK11
358
TS17
358
BN27
358
EH10
357
CR7
357
RH15
356
LE17
356
TW14
354
HP19
354
RM16
353
SS6
353
CM6
352
UB1
352
DE56
352
SO16
351
PE11
349
SW1P
349
LN1
349
NR3
349
SE25
349
MK14
349
NN5
349
LS7
348
KT15
348
BH24
348
HD8
348
NN14
348
TW10
348
SS4
347
EC4V
347
MK12
347
BT9
346
AL2
346
MK16
345
CF64
345
LS19
344
M24
344
NR7
344
DA7
344
TW13
343
BT2
343
BS2
343
RM7
342
DT1
342
BR7
341
CH7
341
RG19
341
BR8
340
CM15
339
M21
339
WA7
339
BS5
339
NN7
338
CF31
338
BD1
338
DA2
338
BS4
338
TN25
337
S9
337
OX1
337
WC1V
337
NE4
337
WA8
337
UB4
336
CV22
336
LE9
335
SN8
335
RH4
335
DE13
335
CW1
335
TN23
333
NN15
332
BA14
331
TN11
331
LE19
330
B75
330
EH54
330
B60
330
BB9
330
CT5
330
N6
330
CB25
329
E9
329
TN12
329
RM10
329
LE15
329
TN2
329
OX3
329
SM3
329
SK14
329
SN25
328
B79
328
KT16
328
N19
328
SW1X
327
BH8
327
LN2
327
DE22
326
NG10
325
AB12
325
PR9
325
HX3
325
BT48
324
DD5
324
RG42
323
ST6
322
AB11
322
BS15
322
HP1
319
ML1
319
CO5
318
DY5
317
RG45
316
TS1
316
CW11
316
SE17
316
TW5
315
WS11
315
ME8
314
GU24
314
NG18
314
AL9
314
OL16
314
BB5
314
BB2
314
CV11
314
GL6
313
CM8
312
B92
312
WV10
312
NN13
312
SW13
312
M22
312
BA11
311
WS1
310
SE23
310
MK44
310
TN16
310
DL3
310
BS37
310
PE30
309
SN4
309
B13
308
BB4
308
GL5
307
NN10
307
SO40
307
CO6
306
MK41
306
AB21
306
GL3
306
BN7
305
TF2
305
OL4
305
EH1
305
SN14
305
SO32
305
M41
305
WF2
304
SP10
303
AB32
303
LS12
303
TN6
303
NG16
303
RH8
302
S40
302
WD7
301
GL54
301
S8
300
W7
300
EC3A
300
S41
300
CV7
300
ME13
299
SE24
298
BN6
298
IG9
298
NW5
298
SP11
297
NG15
297
CF3
297
GL20
296
SN3
296
HR2
296
BH12
296
SS11
296
WC2N
296
EX1
295
OL11
295
NG31
294
LS6
294
OX5
293
BN26
293
WS9
293
SY2
293
BA3
292
YO8
291
BN43
291
RH11
290
OX15
289
PE6
289
SY3
289
OL3
289
DE4
289
S70
289
L18
288
UB2
287
NG3
287
CB3
286
SS0
286
BS48
286
SG18
286
CM17
285
PE29
285
LE65
285
B72
284
HP10
284
S63
284
CM16
283
SO22
283
ME7
283
EC4Y
282
EX4
281
WF4
281
SE4
281
DY6
281
EX5
280
YO1
280
YO26
280
DD1
280
TS5
280
NG13
279
B73
279
M6
279
ME1
279
PO5
278
RM9
278
RG5
278
GU4
277
B23
277
SS2
277
NG4
277
PO9
276
IG7
276
B24
275
G12
275
BH2
274
CB6
273
HU1
273
CH5
272
HP21
272
B77
272
NN2
272
OX7
271
FK3
271
M34
271
EH14
271
KT5
270
KT8
270
B4
270
SN10
270
LU5
269
GU16
269
IG5
269
GU8
269
BA5
269
CO2
268
BR4
268
G74
268
DN15
268
B5
268
NE30
268
WD4
268
TR11
268
CB7
267
S75
267
HP20
267
WV1
265
KT20
265
L2
265
CV47
265
WN7
264
BL8
264
SY1
264
EC1Y
264
SK3
264
SA7
263
EH7
263
M32
263
WC2E
262
G77
262
RG20
262
BT4
262
WN6
262
DE6
262
ST15
261
NN18
261
HP14
261
TA6
261
SN6
261
CT9
261
CT6
261
BN15
260
WS15
260
TN27
260
NP16
260
KA1
259
CF83
259
ST7
259
L23
259
DN22
258
SK17
258
B30
258
BS23
258
CH2
257
TR1
257
E20
257
WR5
257
BS35
257
N9
256
PA1
256
TN39
256
B63
256
W1C
256
DL1
256
YO19
256
BS34
256
RG22
255
B17
255
KT7
255
WS14
255
PL1
255
WR2
254
B12
254
TW17
254
NP10
254
SE12
253
B61
253
DN21
253
TF1
252
ST1
252
IV2
251
DA15
251
BS21
251
PL4
250
SK12
250
IP6
250
LS10
250
CO9
249
WS12
249
SK13
249
DY9
249
HR9
249
B37
249
KT24
249
NN17
248
SN2
248
NR32
248
KT9
248
DN14
247
LS11
246
S3
245
IP32
245
NE12
245
LL13
245
B62
244
SG13
244
IP3
244
HD2
243
GU6
243
BH1
243
NG17
243
OL8
243
DE55
243
RG17
243
RM15
242
G72
242
BT47
242
M27
242
NE61
241