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Solar panels in Sandhurst, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Sandhurst makes about 6,460 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Sandhurst can generate
From 36.6 kWh per kWp in December to 124.3 in July: a roof in Sandhurst makes 3.4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,016 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.9 |
| February | 52.2 |
| March | 86.5 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 95.4 |
| October | 66 |
| November | 46.2 |
| December | 36.6 |
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: Sandhurst makes 1,016 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Sandhurst is 10% above it.
How Sandhurst compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Sandhurst. It is one of 20 Berkshire towns we track, and it ranks 18th of 20 for solar yield, a town of 20,084 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,016 kWh per kWp a year, 2.78 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £910 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £663 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Sandhurst'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.
Sandhurst sits within Bracknell Forest, 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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Modelled for Sandhurst at 51.34896, -0.78928 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Sandhurst network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Sandhurst is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), which runs the Southern 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 SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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 Sandhurst
A heat pump in Sandhurst
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Sandhurst's roofs make 1,110 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,050 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 Sandhurst
A 12-panel roof in Sandhurst makes about 790 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.
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 Sandhurst
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Sandhurst: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Sandhurst solar questions
What could a roof in Sandhurst generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Sandhurst at 1,016 kWh per kWp a year, 2.78 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,460 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Sandhurst?
£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 Sandhurst differs is output: about 6,460 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Sandhurst?
Usually not in advance. SSEN, the network operator for Sandhurst, 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. 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. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Sandhurst?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,525 kWh of the 6,460 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Sandhurst goes to the grid, around £663 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 Sandhurst?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Sandhurst 36.6 kWh per kWp in December and 39.9 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 230 kWh and 250 kWh in those months, against 790 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Sandhurst compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Sandhurst compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Sandhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Sandhurst | 1,016 | this town |
| Crowthorne | 1,017 | +1 kWh |
| Yateley | 1,017 | +1 kWh |
| Camberley | 1,019 | +3 kWh |
| Frimley | 1,018 | +2 kWh |
| Farnborough | 1,022 | +6 kWh |
| Wokingham | 1,011 | −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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