Gloucestershire
Solar panels in Bradley Stoke, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,420 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Bradley Stoke's solar year
Bradley Stoke's best month is July, at 124 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.6. Over the year that comes to 1,009 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Gloucestershire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 38.3 |
| February | 53.6 |
| March | 87.1 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 121 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 94.8 |
| October | 64.9 |
| November | 44.1 |
| December | 34.6 |
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 1,009, Bradley Stoke is 9% above it.
How Bradley Stoke compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Bradley Stoke is one of 24 Gloucestershire towns we track, and it ranks joint 8th of 24 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 25,745 residents, and its roofs see 2.76 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,417 kWh of generation, of which around 5,481 kWh is exported at 12p for £658 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
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 Bradley Stoke's own yield.
South Gloucestershire is the planning authority covering Bradley Stoke, which the House of Commons Library classes as a medium 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 Bradley Stoke at 51.53373, -2.54869 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Bradley Stoke
Bradley Stoke is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED): the town's centre falls inside its South West England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); NGED, guaranteed standards of performance table, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Bradley Stoke
A heat pump in Bradley Stoke
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Bradley Stoke make about 1,090 kWh, against 3,030 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
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 Bradley Stoke
A 12-panel roof in Bradley Stoke makes about 790 kWh in July. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Bradley Stoke
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Bradley Stoke as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Bradley Stoke
What does a solar panel system produce in Bradley Stoke?
Each kWp of panels in Bradley Stoke makes 1,009 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,420 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Bradley Stoke?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Bradley Stoke before a battery. What Bradley Stoke changes is the return, about 6,420 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Bradley Stoke need approval from the network operator?
Bradley Stoke is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (South West England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Bradley Stoke?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Bradley Stoke exports about 5,481 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £658; 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 Bradley Stoke in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Bradley Stoke roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,090 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Bradley Stoke 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 Bradley Stoke |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Stoke | 1,009 | this town |
| Patchway | 1,013 | +4 kWh |
| Stoke Gifford | 1,010 | +1 kWh |
| Filton | 1,014 | +5 kWh |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 1,001 | −8 kWh |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 1,019 | +10 kWh |
| Yate | 1,000 | −9 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 Bradley Stoke: Solar panels in Bradley Stoke from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Bradley Stoke
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Aiko vs LONGi for a UK roof: Neostar 3 or Hi-MO X10?
Datasheet against datasheet, with a verdict by roof type and the warranty by series.
Read the guide →GivEnergy in administration: what owners should do now
The sourced timeline, the warranty position, and the owner's checklist for this month.
Read the guide →Charging an EV from your own solar
Every surplus kWh is 3.6 to 5 miles. Whether that beats a 7p overnight rate is arithmetic.
Read the guide →How much does a heat pump cost? The 2026 numbers, before and after the grant
UK median installed cost around £12,908, before the up to £7,500 grant comes off.
Read the guide →Why the best export rates always carry conditions
The top export rates are acquisition offers. Here is how to price the condition.
Read the guide →Your MCS certificate: what it shows, when it arrives, and how a Smart Export Guarantee supplier uses it
The document your export payments hang on. Who issues it, what it shows, and how to get a copy.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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