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Solar panels in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne.
Twelve panels here make about 6,370 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne, in numbers
Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne's best month is July, at 123.7 kWh per kWp; December manages 33.9. Over the year that comes to 1,001 kWh per kWp, level with our Gloucestershire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 37.2 |
| February | 52 |
| March | 87.1 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 121 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 94 |
| October | 63.9 |
| November | 44.1 |
| December | 33.9 |
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, Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne is 8% above it.
How Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne. It is one of 24 Gloucestershire towns we track, and it ranks 12th of 24 for solar yield, a town of 14,924 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.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne'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.
Planning applications here go through South Gloucestershire; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne 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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Modelled for Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne at 51.52603, -2.48818 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
The network operator for Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
On NESO's licence-area map, Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne is in South West England, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates. That makes NGED the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
A heat pump in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne make about 220 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne's July output, about 790 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
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.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Common questions about solar in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
How much electricity do solar panels make in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne?
About 6,370 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne: 1,001 kWh per kWp, or 2.74 peak sun hours a day on average. July is the strongest month, at about 790 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,370 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne, and what does it need from me?
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) covers Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
What could I earn from exporting in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne sends about 5,430 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £652. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne get in December?
December is the low point: about 220 kWh from a 12-panel system in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne, on PVGIS data, rising to 790 kWh in July. From November to February the same system makes about 1,060 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 1,001 | this town |
| Bradley Stoke | 1,009 | +8 kWh |
| Stoke Gifford | 1,010 | +9 kWh |
| Yate | 1,000 | −1 kWh |
| Filton | 1,014 | +13 kWh |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 1,019 | +18 kWh |
| Chipping Sodbury | 1,006 | +5 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.
Also for Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne: Solar panels in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne from OVO Solar & Battery
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