B90 · B91 · B92 · B93 · B94 · MCS NIC-1542
Solar City is a family-run MCS-certified solar installer (NIC-1542) based at our Tyseley yard in Birmingham (B11 2BA), around 15 minutes from Solihull town centre. We design, install and look after domestic solar panels, battery storage and EV chargers across all Solihull postcodes and within 40 miles of Solihull.
We have been installing solar panels since 2005 and set up Solar City in 2010 as a specialist PV business, backed by electrical contracting roots dating back to 1983. Across B90 (Shirley, Monkspath, Dickens Heath), B91 (Solihull town centre, Hillfield, Catherine-de-Barnes), B92 (Olton, Elmdon, Hampton-in-Arden), B93 (Knowle, Dorridge, Bentley Heath) and B94 (Hockley Heath), our own in-house engineers design and fit every system.
We are MCS certified (NIC-1542 via NICEIC), a TrustMark registered business and a member of the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC). Every handover includes your MCS certificate, DNO notification and IWA insurance-backed warranty.
We do not employ commission-driven sales reps. You can check indicative cash pricing on our instant solar design tool in a couple of minutes, and when we visit your home in Solihull it is for a proper technical survey.
Our depot at Unit 18, The Business Centre, 20 James Road, Tyseley (B11 2BA) sits just up the Warwick Road corridor from Olton and Acocks Green, so local aftercare, maintenance and repairs are close at hand.
Below are indicative solar-only and solar-plus-battery cash figures from our public design tool. For the full 6 to 16 panel breakdown, read our 2026 Birmingham & Solihull solar panel cost guide or map your own roof on /design.
Every figure is indicative, from the Solar City design tool at solarcityuk.co.uk/design. Scaffolding is extra (around £400-£500 per side) and an on-site survey confirms your final design and price.
| System size band | Panel count & kWp | Indicative cash band (solar only) | Typical Solihull property fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| About 3 kWp | 6 to 7 panels (2.79 to 3.26 kWp) | Around £3,800 to £4,250 | 465W AIKO Neostar 2S panels with Fox ESS string inverter |
| About 4 to 4.7 kWp | 8 to 10 panels (3.72 to 4.65 kWp) | Around £4,600 to £5,100 | Typical 3-bedroom semi or detached roof (for example, 10 panels / 4.65 kWp is £5,085) |
| About 6 kWp | 13 panels (6.05 kWp) | Around £6,000 | Larger roof or dual-aspect array with Fox ESS string inverter |
| About 7 to 7.4 kWp | 15 to 16 panels (6.98 to 7.44 kWp) | Around £6,500 to £6,950 | High-demand household or multi-roof system |
| System configuration | Indicative cash price |
|---|---|
| 10 panels (4.65 kWp) + Fox H-series hybrid + Fox EP6 x1 (~5.2 kWh usable) | £6,435 |
| 10 panels (4.65 kWp) + Fox H-series hybrid + Fox EP12 x1 (~10.4 kWh usable) | £7,650 |
| 13 panels (6.05 kWp) + Fox H-series hybrid + Fox EP6 x2 (~10.4 kWh usable) | £8,280 |
Every figure is indicative, from the Solar City design tool at solarcityuk.co.uk/design. Scaffolding is extra (around £400-£500 per side) and an on-site survey confirms your final design and price.
Many Solihull semi-detached and detached homes in Shirley, Olton, Knowle and Dorridge have pitched roofs capable of holding 8 to 14 high-efficiency panels, plus garage or utility wall space well suited to a hybrid inverter and modular LFP battery.
We install six proven equipment brands: Fox ESS, Aiko, EcoFlow, Sigenergy, Trina, LONGi. Whether you want a stackable Fox ESS EP6 or EP12 battery or an all-in-one Sigenergy SigenStor system, we size storage around your evening consumption and time-of-use tariff rather than pushing a single fixed bundle.
Explore our residential solar installation service, our solar battery storage page, our guide to Fox ESS batteries and hybrid inverters and our home EV charger installations.
You can inspect real Solar City installations in B91 and B92 with exact panel counts, inverter models and homeowner reviews:
Published MCS installations across Solihull postcodes B91 and B92.
Andy, a local homeowner, chose Solar City for his solar installation on Cambridge Avenue, opting for a 4.65 kW system featuring 10 Aiko Ener...
John, a local homeowner, chose Solar City for his solar installation at his residence on Colesbourne Road. The system comprises a 4.19 kWp s...
John, a local homeowner in Campden Green, chose Solar City to install a 4.185 kW solar system comprising nine Aiko Energy solar panels and a...
Jim, a local homeowner in Solihull, opted for a 4.185 kW solar system, featuring nine Aiko Energy solar panels and a Fox ESS inverter. This...
Rebecca, a local homeowner in Olton, Solihull, opted for a 4.2 kW solar installation, featuring 9 Aiko Energy solar panels and a Fox ESS inv...
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From a two-minute online ballpark to full MCS handover.
Enter your Solihull postcode in our instant design tool to outline your roof on satellite imagery and see indicative cash pricing.
Our engineers review your roof orientation, pitch, shading and electricity usage, and talk through battery or EV options over the phone.
An experienced surveyor visits your property to check loft timbers, roof tiles, scaffolding access and consumer unit layout before confirming your fixed quote.
Our own team installs and commissions your system, submits your DNO notification and issues your MCS certificate and IWA warranty.
Alongside every Solihull neighbourhood (B90, B91, B92, B93 and B94), our 40-mile service area around Solihull covers: Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sutton Coldfield, Redditch, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Worcester, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Bromsgrove, Rugby, Smethwick, West Bromwich, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Cannock, Atherstone. See our Birmingham solar installer page or our West Midlands MCS hub.
Solar City are proud members of Solar Nation (www.solar-power.co.uk). Solar Nation is a group of independent solar companies who all strive to be the best resource possible, with a shared focus on building trust with customers and understanding the customer relationship process from first enquiry through to long-term aftercare.
We keep our own installation area within 40 miles of Solihull and Birmingham so we can look after our customers properly. If you have come to our website and you are out of our range, please have a look on Solar Nation for a good company in your area who will give you the right service at a fair price.
Straight answers on pricing, postcodes, batteries and accreditations for Solihull homeowners.
Use our free instant design tool for an indicative cash price, or speak directly with our Tyseley office on 0121 707 9991.
