Cheshire
Solar panels in Wilmslow, with the numbers shown.
About 5,740 kWh a year from 12 panels in Wilmslow, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Wilmslow's solar year
Wilmslow's best month is May, at 115.7 kWh per kWp; January manages 27.2. Over the year that comes to 902 kWh per kWp, 4% below our Cheshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 27.2 |
| February | 46.9 |
| March | 80 |
| April | 105 |
| May | 116 |
| June | 111 |
| July | 111 |
| August | 99.2 |
| September | 83.1 |
| October | 56 |
| November | 38.7 |
| December | 27.5 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 902 kWh per kWp in Wilmslow against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Wilmslow 2% below it.
How Wilmslow compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Wilmslow is one of 45 Cheshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 30th of 45 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 26,582 residents, and its roofs see 2.47 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,737 kWh of generation, of which around 4,800 kWh is exported at 12p for £576 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Wilmslow'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.
Cheshire East is the planning authority covering Wilmslow, which the House of Commons Library classes as a medium 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Wilmslow's own coordinates (53.32626, -2.23376), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Who runs the grid in Wilmslow
Wilmslow is served by Electricity North West: the town's centre falls inside its North West England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
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 Electricity North West 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Wilmslow
A heat pump in Wilmslow
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Wilmslow make about 890 kWh, against 2,780 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
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 Wilmslow
From April to September, 69% of a Wilmslow roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 740 kWh in May 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Wilmslow
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Wilmslow as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Wilmslow solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Wilmslow?
Each kWp of panels in Wilmslow makes 902 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,740 kWh, from about 170 kWh in January up to 740 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Wilmslow?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Wilmslow before a battery. What Wilmslow changes is the return, about 5,740 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Wilmslow need approval from the network operator?
Wilmslow is on Electricity North West's network (North West England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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 Electricity North West as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Wilmslow?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Wilmslow exports about 4,800 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £576; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Wilmslow in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Wilmslow roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 890 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Wilmslow 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 Wilmslow |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmslow | 902 | this town |
| Cheadle Hulme | 897 | −5 kWh |
| Hale | 921 | +19 kWh |
| Bramhall | 897 | −5 kWh |
| Gatley | 902 | level |
| Wythenshawe | 912 | +10 kWh |
| Cheadle (Stockport) | 903 | +1 kWh |
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 Wilmslow: Solar panels in Wilmslow from OVO Solar & Battery
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