Solar Panels Across The EX Postcode.
Devon Villages, Market Towns, Coastal Homes.
Independent Advice From A Local Broker.
Independent solar, battery and EV charger advice across the EX postcode, Topsham, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Tiverton, Crediton, Honiton and the villages in between. Local broker, licensed drone survey, and a firm price on the day.
Local base in Topsham · Site visits typically within 2–3 days · Village and market-town experience · £1M Public Liability
Independent solar advice for EX Surrounding Areas.
The EX postcode is a large area, from the estuary at Topsham up through the Otter valley to Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary, west to Crediton, north to Tiverton, and out through the villages of East Devon and the Blackdown Hills. We cover the lot. The base at Ann's Platt in Topsham means we are inside the postcode ourselves, not driving in from another county.
Site visits across the wider EX area typically happen within two to three days of your call. The drone survey is done on the same visit. The phone is answered every day of the week and we take the call personally.
Village and market-town housing across the EX postcode is a real mix. Thatched cottages in Broadclyst and Otterton, Regency and Georgian streets in Sidmouth, Tudor and later stock in Tiverton, farmhouses and longhouses through the Blackdown and East Devon hills, and new-build estates around Cranbrook, Honiton and Crediton. Each roof asks a different question.
Rural EX enquiries typically combine bill reduction with resilience, the outer villages sit on longer feeder circuits and see more winter outages than urban Exeter. A right-sized battery, often with a backup circuit, is the frequent answer, alongside the panels and (where relevant) an EV charger.
- Thatched cottages (Otterton, Broadclyst, Blackdown villages)
- Regency & Georgian townhouses (Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary)
- Tudor and later market-town stock (Tiverton, Crediton, Honiton)
- Rural stone farmhouses and longhouses
- Village bungalows and 1960s ribbon-developments
- New-build estates (Cranbrook fringes, Honiton, Crediton)
Every service we offer, delivered in EX Surrounding Areas.
Solar Panels
Find out whether solar is worthwhile for your home, how many panels will fit and what the system could realistically generate.
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.
EV Chargers
Choose a charger that works with your vehicle, electricity supply, solar system and future plans.
Backup Power & Energy Independence
Explore systems designed to keep selected circuits running during a power cut and reduce your reliance on peak-rate electricity.
Drone Surveys
Your roof is inspected and measured before we recommend a system, helping avoid unsuitable layouts, overlooked shading and unrealistic generation estimates.
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.
Grants & Funding Guidance
We explain the funding, VAT, export and finance options that may apply to your circumstances, without suggesting that everyone will qualify.
Compare Suitable Installer Proposals
Where suitable, we obtain comparable proposals from a small number of installers selected for your property, location and system requirements.
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.
A local broker, on your side, not on commission from an installer.
Inside the postcode. Ann's Platt in Topsham is EX3, not another county. When a rural EX customer calls, the response is quick and the drive-time short.
Village and market-town roof experience. Thatch, granite, cob, and character properties are a normal week's work, not an unusual case that pushes the design out of scope.
Rural-grid-aware specification. Longer feeder circuits and legacy single-phase supplies get planned for at the survey, not discovered on install day.
Independent by design. Same commission from every installer on the panel. The recommendation is the installer offering the best fit for your specific EX property.
The local problems most solar quotes miss.
The wider EX postcode carries its own issues, climate, infrastructure, and a housing stock that spans several centuries.
Thatched and character properties
Thatch and solar rarely mix directly, but the outbuilding, garage or barn on the same title often does. We survey the whole site and quote the workable answer rather than shrugging at the main roof.
Listed and conservation-area constraints
Sidmouth's Regency seafront, Ottery St Mary's centre, and Tiverton's older streets all carry conservation designations. Integrated (in-roof) mounting and a design conversation with the local planning officer usually solve it.
Rural feeder outages
Villages across the Otter valley, Blackdown Hills, and Mid Devon see winter outages that town centres do not. A gateway-integrated battery keeps essential circuits live through them.
Older single-phase supplies at capacity
Farmhouses and longhouses on legacy supplies are sometimes already close to capacity. We survey the incoming supply at the visit and specify the correct DNO conversation up front.
Same process in EX Surrounding Areas as everywhere we cover, five honest steps.
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Step 01
Free phone consultation
10–20 minute call with our team. Bill, roof, and outcome discussed honestly.
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Step 02
On-site + licensed drone
Site visit typically within 2–3 days. Drone survey and paid design software on the day.
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Step 03
Vetted installer quotes
~Three like-for-like quotes from the MCS-vetted installer panel | same commission from each.
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Step 04
Installation + verification
Contract sits between you and the installer. We cross-check MCS commissioning, EPVS, and grants.
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Step 05
Aftercare | indefinitely
You keep our direct line. Independently underwritten workmanship guarantees survive the installer.
The questions EX Surrounding Areas homeowners actually ask.
Can't see your question? Speak directly to us, no call-centre script and no pressure to book.
Also serving the wider Exeter postcode.
Independent solar advice across the wider EX postcode.
Free phone consultation with our team. Local broker, rural-grid-aware, and honest about what will actually work on your specific property.
MCS-vetted installers · £1M Public Liability · Independently underwritten guarantees