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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Seaford homes in Sussex: a free remote design call first, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area if you decide to go ahead. PVGIS puts a roof in Seaford at 1,166 kWh per kWp a year, 2% above our Sussex county estimate.
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What a roof in Seaford can generate
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How Seaford compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Seaford. It is one of 33 Sussex towns we track, and it ranks 3rd of 33 for solar yield, a town of 23,907 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,166 kWh per kWp a year, 3.19 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £1,024 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £777 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Seaford's own yield, and at Seaford's 1,166 kWh per kWp it 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.
Seaford sits within Lewes, 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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Seaford generates around 7,416 kWh a year, worth around £1,024 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Seaford's own coordinates (50.77759, 0.10811), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Seaford
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Seaford: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Seaford
What could a roof in Seaford generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Seaford at 1,166 kWh per kWp a year, 3.19 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Seaford?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Seaford costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Seaford need a G99 application?
Most home solar and battery systems qualify for the simpler G98 notification, made to the network operator (DNO) after installation rather than before. A minority, usually larger systems, need the fuller G99 process instead. Your design call checks which applies in Seaford before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Seaford?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 6,479 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £777. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Seaford homeowners
Independent, sourced and dated. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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Read the guide →How Seaford compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp | Peak sun hours | vs Seaford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford | 1,166 | 3.19 | — |
| Newhaven | 1,162 | 3.18 | -4 kWh |
| Peacehaven | 1,158 | 3.17 | -8 kWh |
| Polegate | 1,153 | 3.16 | -13 kWh |
| Eastbourne | 1,160 | 3.18 | -6 kWh |
| Lewes | 1,177 | 3.22 | +11 kWh |
| Hailsham | 1,158 | 3.17 | -8 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.
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