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Solar panels in Chadderton, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Chadderton makes about 5,570 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 Chadderton can generate
From 25.4 kWh per kWp in January to 113.4 in May: a roof in Chadderton makes 4.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 876 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 25.4 |
| February | 45 |
| March | 77.8 |
| April | 103 |
| May | 113 |
| June | 108 |
| July | 108 |
| August | 95.5 |
| September | 80.1 |
| October | 55 |
| November | 37 |
| December | 27.4 |
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: Chadderton makes 876 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Chadderton is 5% below it.
How Chadderton compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Chadderton is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks joint 84th of 109 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 39,899 residents, and its roofs see 2.40 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,571 kWh of generation, of which around 4,635 kWh is exported at 12p for £556 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Chadderton'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.
Chadderton sits within Oldham, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Chadderton's own coordinates (53.53858, -2.15414), 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 Chadderton network
Chadderton is served by Electricity North West: the town's centre falls inside its North West England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to Electricity North West 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 Electricity North West 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Chadderton
A heat pump in Chadderton
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Chadderton's roofs make 860 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,700 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 Chadderton
From April to September, 69% of a Chadderton roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 720 kWh in May 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.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Chadderton
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Chadderton: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Chadderton
What could a roof in Chadderton generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Chadderton at 876 kWh per kWp a year, 2.40 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,570 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Chadderton?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Chadderton before a battery. What Chadderton changes is the return, about 5,570 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Chadderton?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Chadderton, 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. 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 Electricity North West as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Chadderton?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Chadderton exports about 4,635 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £556; 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 Chadderton?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Chadderton 27.4 kWh per kWp in December and 25.4 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 170 kWh and 160 kWh in those months, against 720 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Chadderton 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 Chadderton |
|---|---|---|
| Chadderton | 876 | this town |
| Middleton | 865 | −11 kWh |
| Oldham | 862 | −14 kWh |
| Failsworth | 875 | −1 kWh |
| Royton | 854 | −22 kWh |
| Droylsden | 864 | −12 kWh |
| Lees | 861 | −15 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.
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Further reading for Chadderton
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Are solar panels worth it in 2026? Here is the actual maths
Roughly £1,000 per kWp installed, offsetting electricity at 26.32p a unit. The real arithmetic.
Read the guide →Whole home backup or partial backup? The runtime arithmetic
Whole home backup sounds obvious until you do the runtime maths. Here is how to choose the right tier.
Read the guide →What it really costs to charge an EV at home versus in public
Home off-peak charging costs a fraction of the public price. The arithmetic, and the tariff it depends on.
Read the guide →The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, explained
A fixed amount, claimed on your behalf by our installation teams, with a real deadline on the £9,000 version.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
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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