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Solar panels in West End, priced before anyone visits.
A 12-panel roof in West End makes about 6,900 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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How much a West End roof makes, month by month
From 38.2 kWh per kWp in December to 132.9 in July: a roof in West End makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,085 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 42 |
| February | 56.8 |
| March | 94.2 |
| April | 123 |
| May | 129 |
| June | 133 |
| July | 133 |
| August | 117 |
| September | 101 |
| October | 69.6 |
| November | 48.5 |
| December | 38.2 |
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: West End makes 1,085 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so West End is 17% above it.
How West End compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for West End. It is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks 27th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 11,250 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,085 kWh per kWp a year, 2.97 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £963 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £716 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 West End's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Eastleigh; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes West End 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 West End (50.92969, -1.33791), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
SSEN and your West End connection
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) owns and runs the local electricity network in West End, as part of its 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.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in West End
A heat pump in West End
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In West End, a 12-panel system makes about 240 kWh in December and 270 kWh in January, a fraction of its 850 kWh in July, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 West End
Summer is where a car earns its place. In July, 12 panels in West End make about 850 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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 West End
If a system in West End is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in West End: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in West End?
West End averages 2.97 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,085 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,900 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in West End?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in West End, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,900 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in West End, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted 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. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in West End?
Around £716 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,964 kWh a 12-panel system in West End exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in West End in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in West End: about 240 kWh from 12 panels, against 850 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How West End compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as West End.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs West End |
|---|---|---|
| West End | 1,085 | this town |
| Hedge End | 1,084 | −1 kWh |
| Southampton | 1,080 | −5 kWh |
| Eastleigh | 1,070 | −15 kWh |
| Bursledon | 1,092 | +7 kWh |
| Chandler's Ford | 1,064 | −21 kWh |
| Whiteley | 1,090 | +5 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 West End: Solar panels in West End from OVO Solar & Battery
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