Essex
Solar panels in Aveley, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,670 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Aveley's solar year
PVGIS puts Aveley at 1,049 kWh per kWp a year, 1% below our Essex county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40.3 |
| February | 53.4 |
| March | 88.7 |
| April | 117 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 126 |
| July | 129 |
| August | 115 |
| September | 99.5 |
| October | 69.2 |
| November | 48 |
| December | 38.1 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 1,049, Aveley is 13% above it.
How Aveley compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Aveley. It is one of 46 Essex towns we track, and it ranks joint 32nd of 46 for solar yield, a town of 9,551 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,049 kWh per kWp a year, 2.87 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £935 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £688 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Aveley's own yield.
Thurrock is the planning authority covering Aveley, which the House of Commons Library classes 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Aveley's own coordinates (51.5003, 0.24827), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Who runs the grid in Aveley
On NESO's licence-area map, Aveley is in East England, which UK Power Networks operates. That makes UK Power Networks the network operator for any system fitted here.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to UK Power Networks within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds UK Power Networks as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Aveley
A heat pump in Aveley
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Aveley make about 1,140 kWh, against 3,150 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Aveley
From April to September, 68% of a Aveley roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 820 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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Aveley
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Aveley as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Aveley
What does a solar panel system produce in Aveley?
Each kWp of panels in Aveley makes 1,049 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,670 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 820 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Aveley?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Aveley before a battery. What Aveley changes is the return, about 6,670 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Aveley need approval from the network operator?
Aveley is on UK Power Networks' network (East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds UK Power Networks as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Aveley?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Aveley exports about 5,735 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £688; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Aveley in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Aveley roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,140 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Aveley 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 Aveley |
|---|---|---|
| Aveley | 1,049 | this town |
| Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames | 1,052 | +3 kWh |
| South Ockendon | 1,050 | +1 kWh |
| Grays | 1,055 | +6 kWh |
| Dartford | 1,039 | −10 kWh |
| Swanscombe | 1,041 | −8 kWh |
| Havering | 1,045 | −4 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 Aveley: Solar panels in Aveley from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Aveley
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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