Hampshire
Solar panels in Hedge End, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,890 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Hedge End roof makes, month by month
Hedge End's best month is July, at 132.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 38.1. Over the year that comes to 1,084 kWh per kWp, 4% above our Hampshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 42 |
| February | 56.8 |
| March | 94 |
| April | 123 |
| May | 129 |
| June | 133 |
| July | 133 |
| August | 117 |
| September | 101 |
| October | 69.5 |
| November | 48.4 |
| December | 38.1 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,084 kWh per kWp in Hedge End against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Hedge End 17% above it.
How Hedge End compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Hedge End. It is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks 28th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 23,534 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,084 kWh per kWp a year, 2.97 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £962 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £715 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Hedge End'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.
Any planning application in Hedge End sits with Eastleigh, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Hedge End at 50.91735, -1.30302 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
SSEN and your Hedge End connection
Hedge End sits in Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' Southern England licence area, so SSEN is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to SSEN within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Hedge End
A heat pump in Hedge End
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Hedge End make about 240 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Hedge End comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
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 Hedge End
Hedge End's July output, about 850 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Hedge End
If a system in Hedge End is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Hedge End solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Hedge End?
Hedge End averages 2.97 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,084 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,890 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Hedge End?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Hedge End, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,890 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Hedge End, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Hedge End?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Hedge End sends about 5,958 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £715. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Hedge End in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Hedge End: about 240 kWh from 12 panels, against 850 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Hedge End compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Hedge End compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Hedge End |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge End | 1,084 | this town |
| West End | 1,085 | +1 kWh |
| Bursledon | 1,092 | +8 kWh |
| Whiteley | 1,090 | +6 kWh |
| Eastleigh | 1,070 | −14 kWh |
| Locks Heath | 1,090 | +6 kWh |
| Southampton | 1,080 | −4 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 Hedge End: Solar panels in Hedge End from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Hedge End homeowners
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