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Solar panels in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint.
Twelve panels here make about 7,210 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint can generate
From 40.1 kWh per kWp in December to 140.2 in July: a roof in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,134 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 42.5 |
| February | 58.9 |
| March | 98.7 |
| April | 130 |
| May | 135 |
| June | 139 |
| July | 140 |
| August | 123 |
| September | 105 |
| October | 71.5 |
| November | 49.7 |
| December | 40.1 |
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: Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint makes 1,134 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint is 23% above it.
How Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint. It is one of 33 Sussex towns we track, and it ranks 21st of 33 for solar yield, a town of 14,650 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,134 kWh per kWp a year, 3.11 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £1,000 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £753 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint'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.
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint sits within Mid Sussex, 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 Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint (50.93114, -0.15633), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint is UK Power Networks, which runs the South East 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 UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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 UK Power Networks 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 Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint
A heat pump in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint's roofs make 1,220 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,420 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 Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint
A 12-panel roof in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint makes about 890 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.
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 Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint
What could a roof in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint at 1,134 kWh per kWp a year, 3.11 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 7,210 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint differs is output: about 7,210 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint?
Usually not in advance. UK Power Networks, the network operator for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, 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 UK Power Networks as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 6,276 kWh of the 7,210 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint goes to the grid, around £753 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint 40.1 kWh per kWp in December and 42.5 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 260 kWh and 270 kWh in those months, against 890 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 1,134 | this town |
| Burgess Hill | 1,113 | −21 kWh |
| Haywards Heath | 1,088 | −46 kWh |
| Brighton and Hove | 1,159 | +25 kWh |
| Southwick | 1,146 | +12 kWh |
| Lewes | 1,177 | +43 kWh |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 1,145 | +11 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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