Buckinghamshire
Solar panels in Prestwood and Great Missenden.
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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What a roof in Prestwood and Great Missenden can generate
From 34.9 kWh per kWp in December to 122.3 in July: a roof in Prestwood and Great Missenden makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,002 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 38.6 |
| February | 51.8 |
| March | 87 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 121 |
| July | 122 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 94.3 |
| October | 64.4 |
| November | 45.2 |
| December | 34.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,002 kWh per kWp in Prestwood and Great Missenden against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Prestwood and Great Missenden 8% above it.
How Prestwood and Great Missenden compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Prestwood and Great Missenden. It is one of 19 Buckinghamshire towns we track, and it ranks 16th of 19 for solar yield, a town of 7,504 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,002 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.
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 Prestwood and Great Missenden's own yield.
Prestwood and Great Missenden sits within Buckinghamshire, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Prestwood and Great Missenden's own coordinates (51.6984, -0.72773), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Connecting solar to the Prestwood and Great Missenden network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Prestwood and Great Missenden is UK Power Networks, which runs the 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Prestwood and Great Missenden
A heat pump in Prestwood and Great Missenden
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Prestwood and Great Missenden's roofs make 1,080 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,010 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 Prestwood and Great Missenden
A 12-panel roof in Prestwood and Great Missenden makes about 780 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.
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 Prestwood and Great Missenden
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Prestwood and Great Missenden: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Prestwood and Great Missenden: your questions answered
What could a roof in Prestwood and Great Missenden generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Prestwood and Great Missenden at 1,002 kWh per kWp a year, 2.74 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,370 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Prestwood and Great Missenden?
£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 Prestwood and Great Missenden differs is output: about 6,370 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Prestwood and Great Missenden?
Usually not in advance. UK Power Networks, the network operator for Prestwood and Great Missenden, 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 Prestwood and Great Missenden?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,436 kWh of the 6,370 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Prestwood and Great Missenden goes to the grid, around £652 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 Prestwood and Great Missenden?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Prestwood and Great Missenden 34.9 kWh per kWp in December and 38.6 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 220 kWh and 250 kWh in those months, against 780 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Prestwood and Great Missenden compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Prestwood and Great Missenden.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Prestwood and Great Missenden |
|---|---|---|
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 1,002 | this town |
| Hazlemere | 1,011 | +9 kWh |
| Wendover | 1,000 | −2 kWh |
| Princes Risborough | 997 | −5 kWh |
| High Wycombe | 1,012 | +10 kWh |
| Chesham | 1,009 | +7 kWh |
| Amersham | 1,009 | +7 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Prestwood and Great Missenden: Solar panels in Prestwood and Great Missenden from OVO Solar & Battery
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