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Solar panels in Newham, with the numbers shown.
About 6,530 kWh a year from 12 panels in Newham, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Newham's solar year
From 37.6 kWh per kWp in December to 126.4 in July: a roof in Newham makes 3.4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,027 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.7 |
| February | 52.7 |
| March | 87.9 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 126 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 97 |
| October | 67.5 |
| November | 46.7 |
| December | 37.6 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,027 kWh per kWp in Newham against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Newham 11% above it.
How Newham compares
Newham is one of 46 Essex towns we track, and it ranks 43rd of 46 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement classification puts it in the core city class, with a population of 374,033, which makes it one of the largest places we publish figures for. Scale changes nothing about the physics: PVGIS gives a roof here 1,027 kWh per kWp a year, 2.81 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and on the 12p scenario about £247 of the year one benefit comes from solar you use yourself, with export income adding £671.
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 Newham's own yield.
Planning applications in Newham go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a core city.
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 Newham at 51.52749, 0.03713 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 Newham
Newham sits in UK Power Networks' London licence area, so UK Power Networks 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 UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Newham
A heat pump in Newham
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Newham make about 1,120 kWh, against 3,070 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Newham
From April to September, 68% of a Newham roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 800 kWh in July 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.
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 Newham
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Newham as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Newham: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Newham?
Each kWp of panels in Newham makes 1,027 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,530 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 800 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Newham?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Newham before a battery. What Newham changes is the return, about 6,530 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Newham need approval from the network operator?
Newham is on UK Power Networks' network (London licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Newham?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Newham exports about 5,595 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £671; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Newham in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Newham roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,120 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Newham compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Newham |
|---|---|---|
| Newham | 1,027 | this town |
| Tower Hamlets | 1,023 | −4 kWh |
| Greenwich | 1,036 | +9 kWh |
| Redbridge | 1,035 | +8 kWh |
| Barking and Dagenham | 1,040 | +13 kWh |
| Hackney | 1,025 | −2 kWh |
| Waltham Forest | 1,022 | −5 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.
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