Cheshire
Solar panels in Winsford, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,020 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 Winsford can generate
Winsford's best month is May, at 119.7 kWh per kWp; December manages 31.1. Over the year that comes to 946 kWh per kWp, level with our Cheshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 31.2 |
| February | 50.9 |
| March | 83.3 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 116 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 87.3 |
| October | 59.5 |
| November | 40.1 |
| December | 31.1 |
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: Winsford makes 946 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Winsford is 2% above it.
How Winsford compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Winsford is one of 45 Cheshire towns we track, and it ranks 11th of 45 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 33,883 residents, and its roofs see 2.59 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,017 kWh of generation, of which around 5,080 kWh is exported at 12p for £610 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
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 Winsford's own yield.
Winsford sits within Cheshire West and Chester, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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 Winsford's own coordinates (53.19149, -2.52397), 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.
Connecting solar to the Winsford network
SP Energy Networks owns and runs the local electricity network in Winsford, as part of its North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area.
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: SP Energy Networks 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 SP Energy 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 Winsford
A heat pump in Winsford
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Winsford's roofs make 970 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,890 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Winsford
A 12-panel roof in Winsford makes about 760 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Winsford
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Winsford: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Winsford
What could a roof in Winsford generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Winsford at 946 kWh per kWp a year, 2.59 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,020 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Winsford?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Winsford before a battery. What Winsford changes is the return, about 6,020 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Winsford?
Usually not in advance. SP Energy Networks, the network operator for Winsford, 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 SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Winsford?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Winsford exports about 5,080 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £610; 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 Winsford?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Winsford 31.1 kWh per kWp in December and 31.2 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 200 kWh and 200 kWh in those months, against 760 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Winsford compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Winsford.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Winsford |
|---|---|---|
| Winsford | 946 | this town |
| Davenham | 944 | −2 kWh |
| Middlewich | 936 | −10 kWh |
| Northwich | 942 | −4 kWh |
| Elworth | 931 | −15 kWh |
| Crewe | 945 | −1 kWh |
| Sandbach | 931 | −15 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 Winsford: Solar panels in Winsford from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
What is a DNO, and why does a company you have never heard of get a say in your solar?
The company that owns your street's cables decides what solar you can connect.
Read the guide →Does a standalone battery actually pay back?
No panels means one job: buy cheap, use later. The tariff decides whether it pays.
Read the guide →How time of use charging windows actually work
How a cheap overnight window is metered and billed, and what a battery does inside it.
Read the guide →Which homes suit a heat pump, and which need work first
The trial data says no property type is unsuitable. Design quality decides the outcome.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
Solar work is notifiable. A competent person scheme means your installation team notifies, not you.
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