Essex
Solar panels in Waltham Abbey, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,460 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Waltham Abbey can generate
From 37.2 kWh per kWp in December to 124.2 in July: a roof in Waltham Abbey makes 3.3 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
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.1 |
| February | 53 |
| March | 87.1 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 122 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 96.5 |
| October | 66.2 |
| November | 46.3 |
| December | 37.2 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,016 kWh per kWp in Waltham Abbey against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Waltham Abbey 10% above it.
How Waltham Abbey compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Waltham Abbey. It is one of 46 Essex towns we track, and it ranks 46th of 46 for solar yield, a town of 19,019 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.
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 Waltham Abbey's own yield.
Waltham Abbey sits within Epping 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Waltham Abbey (51.68682, 0.01192), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Waltham Abbey network
Waltham Abbey sits in UK Power Networks' East England licence area, so UK Power Networks is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, UK Power Networks only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
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 Waltham Abbey
A heat pump in Waltham Abbey
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Waltham Abbey's roofs make 1,120 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,040 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 Waltham Abbey
From April to September, 68% of a Waltham Abbey roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 790 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.
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 Waltham Abbey
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Waltham Abbey: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Waltham Abbey: your questions answered
What could a roof in Waltham Abbey generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Waltham Abbey 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.
How much are solar panels in Waltham Abbey?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Waltham Abbey before a battery. What Waltham Abbey changes is the return, about 6,460 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Waltham Abbey?
Usually not in advance. UK Power Networks, the network operator for Waltham Abbey, 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Waltham Abbey?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Waltham Abbey exports about 5,525 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £663; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Waltham Abbey?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Waltham Abbey 37.2 kWh per kWp in December and 39.1 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 240 kWh and 250 kWh in those months, against 790 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Waltham Abbey compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Waltham Abbey.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Waltham Abbey |
|---|---|---|
| Waltham Abbey | 1,016 | this town |
| Waltham Cross | 1,012 | −4 kWh |
| Cheshunt | 1,014 | −2 kWh |
| Loughton | 1,033 | +17 kWh |
| Epping | 1,030 | +14 kWh |
| Buckhurst Hill | 1,026 | +10 kWh |
| Hoddesdon | 1,018 | +2 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 Waltham Abbey: Solar panels in Waltham Abbey from OVO Solar & Battery
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