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Solar panels in Hebburn, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,120 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Hebburn's solar year
Hebburn's best month is May, at 124.4 kWh per kWp; December manages 30.3. Over the year that comes to 963 kWh per kWp, 3% above our Durham county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.2 |
| February | 51.9 |
| March | 83.8 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 124 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 89.6 |
| October | 60.3 |
| November | 40.9 |
| December | 30.3 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 963 kWh per kWp in Hebburn against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Hebburn 4% above it.
How Hebburn compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Hebburn. It is one of 35 Durham towns we track, and it ranks 7th of 35 for solar yield, a town of 22,482 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 963 kWh per kWp a year, 2.64 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £870 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £623 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Hebburn's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
South Tyneside is the planning authority covering Hebburn, which the House of Commons Library classes 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 Hebburn at 54.97151, -1.51497 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 Hebburn
Hebburn is served by Northern Powergrid: the town's centre falls inside its North East 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 Northern Powergrid within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Hebburn
A heat pump in Hebburn
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Hebburn make about 990 kWh, against 2,940 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more 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 Hebburn
From April to September, 69% of a Hebburn roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 790 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.
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 Hebburn
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Hebburn as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Hebburn: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Hebburn?
Each kWp of panels in Hebburn makes 963 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,120 kWh, from about 190 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Hebburn?
£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 Hebburn differs is output: about 6,120 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Hebburn need approval from the network operator?
Hebburn is on Northern Powergrid's network (North East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Hebburn?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,188 kWh of the 6,120 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Hebburn goes to the grid, around £623 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Hebburn in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Hebburn roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 990 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Hebburn compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Hebburn compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Hebburn |
|---|---|---|
| Hebburn | 963 | this town |
| Jarrow | 979 | +16 kWh |
| Wallsend | 966 | +3 kWh |
| Gateshead | 942 | −21 kWh |
| Tynemouth | 973 | +10 kWh |
| South Shields | 982 | +19 kWh |
| Longbenton | 952 | −11 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
Also for Hebburn: Solar panels in Hebburn from OVO Solar & Battery
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