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Solar panels in Bournemouth, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Bournemouth makes about 7,030 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 Bournemouth can generate
From 37.7 kWh per kWp in December to 137.8 in July: a roof in Bournemouth makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,105 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41.2 |
| February | 57.6 |
| March | 96.2 |
| April | 125 |
| May | 134 |
| June | 135 |
| July | 138 |
| August | 121 |
| September | 102 |
| October | 68.6 |
| November | 48.3 |
| December | 37.7 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,105 kWh per kWp in Bournemouth against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Bournemouth 19% above it.
How Bournemouth compares
Bournemouth is classed as a city in the House of Commons Library settlement data, home to 202,217 people. It is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks 22nd of 45 for solar yield. Its 1,105 kWh per kWp a year works out at 3.03 peak sun hours a day, and running the standard 12 panel model here splits the return into £247 of savings from generation you use yourself and £731 of export income at 12p, with about 6,091 kWh a year going to the grid.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Bournemouth's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Bournemouth sits within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a city.
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 Bournemouth's own coordinates (50.74143, -1.86371), 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.
Connecting solar to the Bournemouth network
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) owns and runs the local electricity network in Bournemouth, as part of its Southern England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for 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.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Bournemouth
A heat pump in Bournemouth
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Bournemouth's roofs make 1,180 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,350 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Bournemouth
From April to September, 68% of a Bournemouth 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.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
What else is true of Bournemouth
BCP Council's Housing Strategy records the private rented sector at 23% of homes across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, above the 18% national average, alongside an older than average population, with 22% of residents 65 or over against an 18% national figure. The council itself still holds around 10,000 homes across the former Bournemouth and Poole boroughs, so a good share of the area's housing sits with a landlord or a housing provider rather than an owner-occupier making the solar decision directly.
Bournemouth sits in SSEN territory, on its Southern Electric Power Distribution licence. SSEN's own G99 Fast Track aims to reply within 10 working days for eligible small-scale schemes, well inside the 45 working day industry standard, and most single home systems use the quicker 28-day G98 route instead. BCP Council is the planning authority, covering 48 conservation areas including Westbourne, Boscombe Spa, Southbourne Grove, Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs Village.
The council declared a climate and ecological emergency in July 2019 and is targeting net zero for the whole area by 2045, five years ahead of the national date, with its own operations carbon neutral by 2030. Its Local Area Energy Plan, launched on 24 October 2025, is a 15-year roadmap that includes encouraging residents to move homes away from gas heating and towards measures such as solar panels.
Planning authority: BCP Council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council)
Sources: bcpcouncil.gov.uk · bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Solar panel servicing and repair in Bournemouth
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Bournemouth: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Bournemouth: your questions answered
What could a roof in Bournemouth generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Bournemouth at 1,105 kWh per kWp a year, 3.03 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 7,030 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Bournemouth?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Bournemouth before a battery. What Bournemouth changes is the return, about 7,030 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Bournemouth?
Usually not in advance. SSEN, the network operator for Bournemouth, 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 Bournemouth?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Bournemouth exports about 6,091 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £731; 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 Bournemouth?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Bournemouth 37.7 kWh per kWp in December and 41.2 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 240 kWh and 260 kWh in those months, against 880 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Bournemouth compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Bournemouth compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Bournemouth |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 1,105 | this town |
| Poole | 1,097 | −8 kWh |
| Ferndown | 1,112 | +7 kWh |
| Christchurch | 1,118 | +13 kWh |
| West Moors | 1,112 | +7 kWh |
| Wimborne Minster | 1,099 | −6 kWh |
| Corfe Mullen | 1,094 | −11 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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