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Solar panels in Yeadon, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Yeadon makes about 5,980 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Yeadon can generate
From 31.2 kWh per kWp in December to 118.9 in May: a roof in Yeadon makes 3.8 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 940 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 32.5 |
| February | 49.8 |
| March | 83.1 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 116 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 86.1 |
| October | 58.7 |
| November | 40.4 |
| December | 31.2 |
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 940, Yeadon is 2% above it.
How Yeadon compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Yeadon. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 88th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 14,407 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 940 kWh per kWp a year, 2.58 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £852 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £605 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Yeadon'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.
Yeadon sits within Leeds, 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 Yeadon at 53.86657, -1.67558 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 Yeadon network
On NESO's licence-area map, Yeadon is in Yorkshire, which Northern Powergrid operates. That makes Northern Powergrid the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Yeadon
A heat pump in Yeadon
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Yeadon's roofs make 980 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,880 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 Yeadon
A 12-panel roof in Yeadon 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.
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 Yeadon
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Yeadon: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Yeadon solar questions
What could a roof in Yeadon generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Yeadon at 940 kWh per kWp a year, 2.58 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,980 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Yeadon?
£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 Yeadon differs is output: about 5,980 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Yeadon?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for Yeadon, 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. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Yeadon?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,042 kWh of the 5,980 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Yeadon goes to the grid, around £605 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 Yeadon?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Yeadon 31.2 kWh per kWp in December and 32.5 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 200 kWh and 210 kWh in those months, against 760 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Yeadon compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Yeadon compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Yeadon |
|---|---|---|
| Yeadon | 940 | this town |
| Guiseley | 935 | −5 kWh |
| Otley | 932 | −8 kWh |
| Baildon | 931 | −9 kWh |
| Pudsey | 936 | −4 kWh |
| Shipley | 929 | −11 kWh |
| Bradford | 926 | −14 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 Yeadon: Solar panels in Yeadon from OVO Solar & Battery
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