Hampshire
Solar panels in Ashley, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Ashley makes about 7,150 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Ashley can generate
From 37.9 kWh per kWp in December to 138.9 in July: a roof in Ashley makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,124 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 42 |
| February | 59.4 |
| March | 97.9 |
| April | 127 |
| May | 136 |
| June | 137 |
| July | 139 |
| August | 122 |
| September | 104 |
| October | 71.5 |
| November | 50 |
| December | 37.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Ashley makes 1,124 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Ashley is 22% above it.
How Ashley compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Ashley. It is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 12th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 7,693 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,124 kWh per kWp a year, 3.08 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £992 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £745 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Ashley's own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Ashley sits within New Forest, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a small town.
The charger is in the installed price but left out of payback: charging savings depend on your mileage and tariff, which the design call models properly.
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Modelled for Ashley at 50.75998, -1.63631 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Ashley network
On NESO's licence-area map, Ashley is in Southern England, which Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) operates. That makes SSEN the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to SSEN within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Ashley
A heat pump in Ashley
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Ashley's roofs make 1,200 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,390 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Ashley
From April to September, 68% of a Ashley roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 880 kWh in July on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Ashley
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Ashley: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Ashley solar questions
What could a roof in Ashley generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Ashley at 1,124 kWh per kWp a year, 3.08 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 7,150 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Ashley?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Ashley before a battery. What Ashley changes is the return, about 7,150 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Ashley?
Usually not in advance. SSEN, the network operator for Ashley, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Ashley?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Ashley exports about 6,212 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £745; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Ashley?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Ashley 37.9 kWh per kWp in December and 42 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 240 kWh and 270 kWh in those months, against 880 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Ashley compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Ashley |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley | 1,124 | this town |
| New Milton | 1,112 | −12 kWh |
| Lymington | 1,113 | −11 kWh |
| Christchurch | 1,118 | −6 kWh |
| Freshwater and Totland | 1,157 | +33 kWh |
| Ringwood | 1,125 | +1 kWh |
| Bournemouth | 1,105 | −19 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Ashley: Solar panels in Ashley from OVO Solar & Battery
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