--- title: "Solar Panels Barnstaple | Independent Solar Broker North Devon" description: "Independent solar, battery and backup power advice for Barnstaple and North Devon. 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The drone survey happens on the same visit, and you get a firm price on the day." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How much does solar cost in Barnstaple?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Systems from £6,995 fully installed. Rural properties sometimes need additional DNO or supply work, which we survey and quote transparently at the site visit." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I have backup power for grid outages?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. A properly specified gateway keeps defined circuits running through outages, particularly relevant for the rural villages around Barnstaple that sit on longer feeder circuits." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do you handle listed and character properties?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Integrated (in-roof) mounting is often the right answer, and we handle the planning conversation with your local conservation officer where required." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do you install on agricultural buildings and rural outbuildings?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, outbuildings, barns, and agricultural roofs are within our remit. We check the supply capacity and specify accordingly." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is aftercare available after installation?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "You keep our direct line and the phone is answered every day of the week. Workmanship warranties are underwritten independently, so cover holds regardless of the installer's own trading status." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which other areas do you cover near Barnstaple?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The full EX postcode including Exeter, Exmouth, Ilfracombe, Bideford, Torridge villages and the North Devon coast, plus the wider TQ, TA and PL postcodes across Devon, Somerset and East Cornwall." } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Service Areas", "item": "/service-areas" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Barnstaple", "item": "https://thesolarbroker.co.uk/service-areas/barnstaple" } ] } ] --- Independent by design · Devon & Somerset · Available 24/7 [hello@thesolarbroker.co.uk](mailto:hello@thesolarbroker.co.uk)[0800 870 8003](tel:+448008708003) [![The Solar Broker](/assets/logo-DoooI4Gt.png)](/) [Home](/) Services [ Solar Panels Find out whether solar is worthwhile for your home, how many panels will fit and what the system could realistically generate. ](/services/solar-panels)[ Battery Storage We calculate whether a battery is likely to improve your savings, resilience or use of cheaper overnight electricity, rather than adding one automatically. ](/services/battery-storage)[ EV Chargers Choose a charger that works with your vehicle, electricity supply, solar system and future plans. ](/services/ev-chargers)[ Backup Power & Energy Independence Explore systems designed to keep selected circuits running during a power cut and reduce your reliance on peak-rate electricity. ](/services/gateway-backup-power)[ Drone Surveys Your roof is inspected and measured before we recommend a system, helping avoid unsuitable layouts, overlooked shading and unrealistic generation estimates. ](/services/drone-surveys)[ Free Solar Suitability Consultation A 10–20 minute conversation about your home, electricity use and what you want solar to achieve. You will not be asked to make a decision during the call. ](/services/consultation)[ Grants & Funding Guidance We explain the funding, VAT, export and finance options that may apply to your circumstances, without suggesting that everyone will qualify. ](/services/grants-funding)[ Compare Suitable Installer Proposals Where suitable, we obtain comparable proposals from a small number of installers selected for your property, location and system requirements. ](/services/quote-comparison)[ Support After Installation We don't disappear after install. You keep our direct number and we step in to resolve any aftercare issue with the installer, whenever it comes up. ](/services/aftercare-support) Areas EX · Exeter Postcode [Exeter](/service-areas/exeter)[Exmouth](/service-areas/exmouth)[Barnstaple](/service-areas/barnstaple)[Surrounding Areas](/service-areas/ex-surrounding-areas) TQ · Torquay Postcode [Torquay](/service-areas/torquay)[Newton Abbot](/service-areas/newton-abbot)[Paignton](/service-areas/paignton)[Surrounding Areas](/service-areas/tq-surrounding-areas) TA · Taunton Postcode [Taunton](/service-areas/taunton)[Bridgwater](/service-areas/bridgwater)[Yeovil](/service-areas/yeovil)[Surrounding Areas](/service-areas/ta-surrounding-areas) PL · Plymouth Postcode [Plymouth](/service-areas/plymouth)[Saltash](/service-areas/saltash)[Tavistock](/service-areas/tavistock)[Surrounding Areas](/service-areas/pl-surrounding-areas) Our Work [Our Work](/our-work)[Case Study](/case-study) About [About](/about)[Reviews](/reviews) [Contact](/contact) [0800 870 8003 ](tel:+448008708003)[Book your free consultation](/book) 1. [Home ](/) 2. [Service Areas](/service-areas) 3. Barnstaple ![Aerial view of Exeter Cathedral above the medieval city with the River Exe estuary and rolling Devon countryside in golden evening light](/__l5e/assets-v1/987f0003-34b0-4fc4-a168-e8b682afed3a/ex-area.jpg) Solar Broker · Barnstaple · EX31/32 # Solar Panels In Barnstaple. North Devon Roofs, Rural Feeders, Real Resilience. Independent Advice Across The EX Postcode. Independent solar, battery and backup power advice for Barnstaple and the surrounding North Devon villages. Rural-grid-aware design, licensed drone survey, and a broker who is still on the end of the phone in five years' time. [Book your free consultation](/book) [Call 0800 870 8003](tel:+448008708003) Site visits typically within 2–3 days · Rural-grid-aware design · MCS-vetted installers · £1M Public Liability Local relevance ## Independent solar advice for Barnstaple. Barnstaple sits at the head of the Taw estuary and anchors North Devon. The town centre carries a mix of Victorian and 20th-century stock, and the villages around it, from Bishop's Tawton and Landkey to Braunton and Fremington, sit on longer feeder circuits than the average Exeter street. That changes what a good solar install looks like. Response Site visits to Barnstaple typically happen within two to three days of your call. we attend personally, drives from Topsham, and flies the drone on the same visit. The phone line is answered every day of the week. Familiarity The town runs from Victorian terraces around the Square and Boutport Street, through 1930s and 1960s semis in Sticklepath and Newport, out to modern estates at Roundswell and Anchorwood. The rural surround adds granite and stone longhouses, agricultural buildings, and older thatched cottages, each with a specific mounting conversation. Common service needs in Barnstaple Barnstaple enquiries are often about resilience as much as savings. Longer feeder circuits mean outages are more common than in urban Exeter, and a properly specified battery with backup circuits keeps essential loads live through a winter storm. Solar plus battery, sometimes with a gateway, is the typical shape of the answer. Property types we regularly work with - Victorian and Edwardian terraces (Boutport Street, Newport, Sticklepath) - 1930s and 1960s semis (Bickington, Roundswell fringes) - Modern family homes (Roundswell, Anchorwood, Barnstaple south) - Rural stone longhouses and cottages (Landkey, Swimbridge, Bishop's Tawton) - Agricultural properties and outbuildings - Coastal-fringe homes around Braunton and Fremington Services available in Barnstaple ## Every service we offer, delivered in Barnstaple. [ ### Solar Panels Find out whether solar is worthwhile for your home, how many panels will fit and what the system could realistically generate. Learn more ](/services/solar-panels)[ ### Battery Storage We calculate whether a battery is likely to improve your savings, resilience or use of cheaper overnight electricity, rather than adding one automatically. Learn more ](/services/battery-storage)[ ### EV Chargers Choose a charger that works with your vehicle, electricity supply, solar system and future plans. Learn more ](/services/ev-chargers)[ ### Backup Power & Energy Independence Explore systems designed to keep selected circuits running during a power cut and reduce your reliance on peak-rate electricity. Learn more ](/services/gateway-backup-power)[ ### Drone Surveys Your roof is inspected and measured before we recommend a system, helping avoid unsuitable layouts, overlooked shading and unrealistic generation estimates. Learn more ](/services/drone-surveys)[ ### Free Solar Suitability Consultation A 10–20 minute conversation about your home, electricity use and what you want solar to achieve. You will not be asked to make a decision during the call. Learn more ](/services/consultation)[ ### Grants & Funding Guidance We explain the funding, VAT, export and finance options that may apply to your circumstances, without suggesting that everyone will qualify. Learn more ](/services/grants-funding)[ ### Compare Suitable Installer Proposals Where suitable, we obtain comparable proposals from a small number of installers selected for your property, location and system requirements. Learn more ](/services/quote-comparison)[ ### Support After Installation We don't disappear after install. You keep our direct number and we step in to resolve any aftercare issue with the installer, whenever it comes up. Learn more ](/services/aftercare-support) Why choose us in Barnstaple ## A local broker, on your side, not on commission from an installer. MCS-vetted installer panel £1M Public Liability insurance DBS Certified · EPVS registered Independently underwritten guarantees Site visits typically within 2–3 days Phone answered every day of the week A broker who plans for rural grid conditions. Barnstaple and the villages around it sit on longer feeder circuits than urban Exeter, and the correct solar-and-battery specification looks different because of it. An ex-roofer's judgement on older stock. North Devon carries a lot of older slate and thatch, and mounting decisions on those roofs are not the same as bolting rails to a new-build tile. That judgement is on every survey. Independent by financial design. Every installer on the panel pays the same commission rate. Recommendations are made on best fit for your roof and household, not on commercial incentive. Aftercare that outlasts the installer. Workmanship warranties are independently underwritten, and you keep our direct line for as long as the panels are on the roof. Barnstaple-specific issues we design around ## The local problems most solar quotes miss. North Devon's specific issues come from rural infrastructure, Atlantic weather, and a housing stock that leans older than the Exeter urban core. Local issue ### Grid outages on rural feeder circuits Barnstaple's outlying villages sit on longer feeders than the town centre, and winter Atlantic storms take them down more often than the local Western Power averages suggest. A gateway-integrated battery with defined backup circuits changes what an outage feels like inside the house. Local issue ### Older slate and stone roofs Rural North Devon carries a lot of Victorian and earlier slate roofs, some with weathered underlay and non-standard rafter spacings. We flag these honestly on the drone survey and specify mounting accordingly, occasionally the right call is to re-cover first and install solar afterwards. Local issue ### Listed properties and conservation villages The Taw and Torridge villages carry a lot of listed and character properties. Where visible roof-mounted solar would be an issue, integrated (in-roof) mounting keeps the aesthetic intact and often satisfies conservation officers on its own merits. Local issue ### Agricultural single-phase supplies at capacity Rural properties with legacy single-phase supplies are sometimes already close to capacity before a solar-and-EV project. We survey the incoming supply as part of the visit and quote the correct DNO conversation up front, not as a variation later. Our process ## Same process in Barnstaple as everywhere we cover, five honest steps. 1. Step 01 ### Free phone consultation 10–20 minute call with our team. Bill, roof, and outcome discussed honestly. 2. Step 02 ### On-site + licensed drone Site visit typically within 2–3 days. Drone survey and paid design software on the day. 3. Step 03 ### Vetted installer quotes ~Three like-for-like quotes from the MCS-vetted installer panel | same commission from each. 4. Step 04 ### Installation + verification Contract sits between you and the installer. We cross-check MCS commissioning, EPVS, and grants. 5. Step 05 ### Aftercare | indefinitely You keep our direct line. Independently underwritten workmanship guarantees survive the installer. Barnstaple, straight answers ## The questions Barnstaple homeowners actually ask. Can't see your question? Speak directly to us, no call-centre script and no pressure to book. [Call 0800 870 8003](tel:+448008708003)[Book your free consultation](/book) ### Do you cover the whole of Barnstaple and North Devon? Yes, EX31 and EX32 across Barnstaple town, plus the surrounding villages including Landkey, Bishop's Tawton, Braunton, Fremington, Swimbridge, and out to Bideford in the EX39 area. ### How quickly can you visit a Barnstaple property? ### How much does solar cost in Barnstaple? ### Can I have backup power for grid outages? ### Do you handle listed and character properties? ### Do you install on agricultural buildings and rural outbuildings? ### Is aftercare available after installation? ### Which other areas do you cover near Barnstaple? Nearby areas we cover ## Also serving the wider Exeter postcode. [ EX ### Exeter Local solar advice ](/service-areas/exeter)[ EX ### Exmouth Local solar advice ](/service-areas/exmouth)[ EX ### Surrounding Areas Local solar advice ](/service-areas/ex-surrounding-areas) Or return to the [homepage](/), see [all services](/services), browse [every service area](/service-areas), or [call us on 0800 870 8003](tel:+448008708003). Ready when you are ## Solar and battery advice built for North Devon homes. Free phone consultation with our team. Rural-grid-aware, independent, and honest about what will and will not work on your specific roof. MCS-vetted installers · £1M Public Liability · Independently underwritten guarantees [Book your free consultation](/book) [0800 870 8003](tel:+448008708003) ![The Solar Broker](/assets/logo-DoooI4Gt.png) Independent solar advice for homeowners across Devon, Somerset and south-east Cornwall. You pay us nothing; every installer pays the same fixed fee if you choose to proceed. Based in Topsham, Exeter, and covering homes across the stated EX, TQ, TA and PL postcode areas. Not sure whether your postcode is included? Call us and we will confirm before you book. 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