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Wigan, Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Standish, Hindley, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Orrell

Roofs you'll see

Long runs of slate-roofed terraces in Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley, and plenty of newer estate homes around Standish with simple, uncluttered roof slopes.

Good to know

Newer estate roofs are often one clean slope with no chimney, which makes panel layouts straightforward.

Postcodes

WN1 to WN7, plus M29, M46 and parts of WA3

Council

Wigan Council

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Electricity North West

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Bolton, Horwich, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Lever, Blackrod

Roofs you'll see

Red-brick terraces close to the town centre, interwar semis further out, and a growing number of newer homes towards Horwich and Westhoughton.

Good to know

Homes facing the open moors to the north and west tend to have clear, open skies over the back roof.

Postcodes

BL1 to BL7

Council

Bolton Council

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Electricity North West

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Bury, Prestwich, Whitefield, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington

Roofs you'll see

Stone and brick terraces along the Irwell valley in Ramsbottom and Radcliffe, with roomier semis and detached homes around Prestwich and Whitefield.

Good to know

Larger Prestwich and Whitefield semis often have a wide rear slope with space for a full system.

Postcodes

BL0, BL8, BL9, M25, M26 and M45

Council

Bury Council

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Electricity North West

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Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton, Littleborough, Milnrow, Wardle

Roofs you'll see

Mill-town terraces in Rochdale and Littleborough, and post-war estates with plain gable roofs in Middleton and Heywood.

Good to know

Plain gable roofs on the post-war estates usually give a simple, unbroken area for panels.

Postcodes

OL10 to OL12, OL15, OL16 and M24

Council

Rochdale Borough Council

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Electricity North West

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Salford, Eccles, Swinton, Pendlebury, Worsley, Walkden, Irlam, Cadishead

Roofs you'll see

Victorian terraces in Weaste and Seedley, semis through Swinton and Walkden, and larger detached homes around Worsley.

Good to know

Worsley's bigger detached homes often have more than one usable roof face, so there's room to size up.

Postcodes

M3, M5 to M7, M27, M28, M30, M38 and M44

Council

Salford City Council

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Electricity North West

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Chorlton, Didsbury, Withington, Levenshulme, Burnage, Wythenshawe, Blackley, Moston, Gorton

Roofs you'll see

Victorian and Edwardian terraces with back outriggers in Chorlton, Levenshulme and Withington, 1930s semis in Burnage, and Wythenshawe's garden-city homes.

Good to know

Wythenshawe's garden-city layout gives many homes generous gaps between houses and open, unhurried roof slopes.

Postcodes

Including M9, M14, M18 to M23 and M40

Council

Manchester City Council

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Electricity North West

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Oldham, Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Failsworth, Lees, Uppermill, Delph, Diggle, Greenfield

Roofs you'll see

Hillside terraces across Oldham and Royton, and gritstone cottages with heavy stone slate roofs out in the Saddleworth villages.

Good to know

Higher ground above the town means plenty of homes look out over open, uninterrupted sky.

Postcodes

OL1 to OL4, OL8, OL9 and M35

Council

Oldham Council

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Electricity North West

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Sale, Altrincham, Hale, Timperley, Urmston, Stretford, Partington

Roofs you'll see

Rows of 1930s hipped-roof semis in Sale and Timperley, Edwardian homes in Altrincham and Hale, and terraces in Stretford and Old Trafford.

Good to know

Hipped semis can often use two roof faces, the back and a side, to get a decent-sized system.

Postcodes

M16, M17, M31 to M33, M41, WA14 and WA15

Council

Trafford Council

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Electricity North West

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Stockport, Bramhall, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Hazel Grove, Romiley, Reddish, Heaton Moor

Roofs you'll see

Edwardian semis in the Heatons, terraces in Edgeley and Reddish, and large detached homes with broad roofs in Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme.

Good to know

Big Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme roofs are often the right size for a larger system with a battery alongside.

Postcodes

SK1 to SK8

Council

Stockport Council

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Electricity North West

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Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde, Stalybridge, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Mossley, Audenshaw

Roofs you'll see

Stepped terraces climbing the hillsides in Stalybridge and Mossley, and tidy interwar semis through Denton and Droylsden.

Good to know

Hillside terraces sit high above the valley floor, so many back roofs catch the sun across the whole day.

Postcodes

OL5 to OL7, SK14 to SK16, M34 and M43

Council

Tameside Council

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Electricity North West

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