Surrey
Solar panels in West End and Chobham, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,520 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 West End and Chobham can generate
From 37 kWh per kWp in December to 126 in July: a roof in West End and Chobham makes 3.4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,025 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.6 |
| February | 53 |
| March | 87.3 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 126 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 96.1 |
| October | 67 |
| November | 46.6 |
| December | 37 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 1,025, West End and Chobham is 11% above it.
How West End and Chobham compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for West End and Chobham. It is one of 47 Surrey towns we track, and it ranks joint 17th of 47 for solar yield, a town of 8,958 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,025 kWh per kWp a year, 2.81 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £917 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £670 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 and Chobham's own yield.
West End and Chobham sits within Surrey Heath, 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 West End and Chobham at 51.34448, -0.62537 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 West End and Chobham network
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) owns and runs the local electricity network in West End and Chobham, 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.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for 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.
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 and Chobham
A heat pump in West End and Chobham
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: West End and Chobham's roofs make 1,120 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,070 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 and Chobham
From April to September, 68% of a West End and Chobham roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 800 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.
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 and Chobham
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in West End and Chobham: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in West End and Chobham: your questions answered
What could a roof in West End and Chobham generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in West End and Chobham at 1,025 kWh per kWp a year, 2.81 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,520 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in West End and Chobham?
£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 West End and Chobham differs is output: about 6,520 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in West End and Chobham?
Usually not in advance. SSEN, the network operator for West End and Chobham, 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 West End and Chobham?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,582 kWh of the 6,520 kWh a 12-panel system makes in West End and Chobham goes to the grid, around £670 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 West End and Chobham?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives West End and Chobham 37 kWh per kWp in December and 39.6 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 240 kWh and 250 kWh in those months, against 800 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How West End and Chobham compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs West End and Chobham |
|---|---|---|
| West End and Chobham | 1,025 | this town |
| Woking | 1,019 | −6 kWh |
| Ascot and Sunningdale | 1,023 | −2 kWh |
| Camberley | 1,019 | −6 kWh |
| West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw | 1,026 | +1 kWh |
| Frimley | 1,018 | −7 kWh |
| Chertsey | 1,025 | level |
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 West End and Chobham: Solar panels in West End and Chobham from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for West End and Chobham
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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