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Solar panels in Church Village, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,370 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Church Village can generate
From 32.9 kWh per kWp in December to 126.1 in May: a roof in Church Village makes 3.8 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,001 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.1 |
| February | 52.8 |
| March | 88 |
| April | 116 |
| May | 126 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 123 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 92.4 |
| October | 61.6 |
| November | 42.9 |
| December | 32.9 |
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 1,001, Church Village is 8% above it.
How Church Village compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Church Village. It is one of 32 Glamorgan towns we track, and it ranks 17th of 32 for solar yield, a town of 14,236 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,001 kWh per kWp a year, 2.74 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £899 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £652 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 Church Village's own yield.
Church Village sits within Rhondda Cynon Taf, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Church Village (51.56372, -3.32407), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Church Village network
Church Village is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED): the town's centre falls inside its South Wales 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 NGED 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. 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 Church Village
A heat pump in Church Village
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Church Village's roofs make 1,040 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,050 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 Church Village
From April to September, 69% of a Church Village roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 800 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.
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 Church Village
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Church Village: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Church Village: your questions answered
What could a roof in Church Village generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Church Village at 1,001 kWh per kWp a year, 2.74 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,370 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Church Village?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Church Village before a battery. What Church Village changes is the return, about 6,370 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Church Village?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Church Village, 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. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Church Village?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Church Village exports about 5,430 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £652; 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 Church Village?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Church Village 32.9 kWh per kWp in December and 35.1 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 800 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Church Village compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Church Village.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Church Village |
|---|---|---|
| Church Village | 1,001 | this town |
| Pontypridd | 997 | −4 kWh |
| Caerphilly | 1,018 | +17 kWh |
| Tonyrefail | 991 | −10 kWh |
| Porth | 961 | −40 kWh |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 1,044 | +43 kWh |
| Tonypandy | 956 | −45 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Do you need planning permission for solar panels? Usually not
Usually not, provided the installation stays within the limits updated on 27 August 2026.
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Read the guide →What it really costs to charge an EV at home versus in public
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Read the guide →Are heat pumps worth it? The real 2026 numbers
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Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
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