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Solar Panels Uckfield: Installers for TN22
Solar, battery storage and EV charging in Uckfield — designed and installed by a local, MCS-certified team based in Portsmouth.
Quick answer
Uckfield (TN22) is on UK Power Networks' South Eastern network, and we file the G98 or G99 application for you. PVGIS models about 4,350 kWh a year for an unshaded 4kW south-facing array here - a little under the Sussex coast, but ahead of inland Surrey.
Uckfield is a Wealden market town on the River Uck in East Sussex, inland from the coast and north of Lewes. Its housing runs from the older High Street and the streets around the station to the larger estates built around the town since, so the roofs we see here vary a lot from one street to the next.
For solar the numbers are solid rather than spectacular: PVGIS models about 4,350 kWh a year for a 4kW south-facing roof, around 240 kWh less than Arundel on the coast. Uckfield is about 53 miles from our Portsmouth base as the crow flies, so we cover it on the same scheduled East Sussex runs as Lewes and Hailsham rather than as a same-day call-out.
Solar in Uckfield: the local detail
Grid connection (DNO)
Uckfield is in the UK Power Networks area: an Octopus grid-supply-point lookup for TN22 returns the South Eastern region, the same operator as Lewes and the rest of East Sussex, rather than SSEN, which runs Hampshire and the west of our patch. G98 covers smaller systems; G99 (applied for in advance) covers batteries and larger arrays - SCSS files the application.
Local planning authority
Wealden District Council
Heritage & conservation
A point query on the national planning register at Uckfield High Street returns no conservation area, Article 4 direction, national park or AONB designation. That register only holds what each council publishes, so we still check your address against Wealden District Council's own records before design. Where none applies, panels on the roof slope of a house normally keep permitted development; a flat-roof array needs prior approval, and listed buildings need consent checked first.
Local housing stock
A mix of older town-centre housing with larger post-war and modern estates around it. HM Land Registry's July 2026 averages for Wealden district were £391,211 overall, £592,872 for detached houses, £351,715 for semi-detached, £291,498 for terraced homes and £184,692 for flats.
Typical roofs
PVGIS 5.3 gives a 4kW unshaded array about 4,350 kWh a year facing south, 3,421 facing east and 3,454 facing west. Tree cover is the local variable on the edge of the Weald, so we check shading at the survey before settling a layout.
Sunlight & generation
PVGIS models about 4,350 kWh a year for a 4kW unshaded, south-facing array at a 35° pitch
Areas we cover in & around Uckfield
Uckfield · Buxted · Maresfield · Framfield · Isfield · Little Horsted
About 53 miles from our Portsmouth base as the crow flies, covered on scheduled East Sussex survey and install runs with Lewes and Hailsham.
Our Uckfield services
Solar Only
Generate clean energy, reduce your bills, and take the first step towards energy independence.
Solar & Battery
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Battery Only
Flexible, efficient battery storage for every home — even without solar panels.
EV Charging
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Solar Panels Uckfield: TN22 Yields, UKPN Export Rates and Planning
PVGIS 5.3, the European Commission's model built on satellite data from 2005 to 2023, puts a 4kW unshaded, south-facing array in Uckfield at about 4,350 kWh a year. That sits between the coast and inland Surrey: Arundel models at 4,594 and Godalming at 4,122. East-facing it gives about 3,421 kWh and west-facing about 3,454 kWh, so an east-west split roof gives up roughly a fifth against due south rather than half. Around 2,975 kWh of the year arrives between April and September, with about 541 kWh in June against 144 kWh in December.
TN22 is on UK Power Networks' South Eastern network, and that also sets your export region. On 25 September 2026 Octopus Flux paid 29.79p per kWh in this region for exports between 4pm and 7pm, about 10.24p through the day and 5.05p between 2am and 5am, while Outgoing Octopus pays a flat 12p. With a December yield about a quarter of June's, the evening window is where a battery earns its place here: store the afternoon surplus, use it at teatime, and export what is left when the rate is highest.
On planning, a point query on the national register at the High Street returns no conservation area, Article 4 direction, national park or AONB designation - but the register only holds what councils publish, so we check your address against Wealden District Council's records before we design anything. On housing, HM Land Registry put the Wealden average at £391,211 in July 2026, with detached homes at £592,872, semi-detached at £351,715, terraced at £291,498 and flats at £184,692. The larger detached roofs around the town are where a 12 to 16 panel array with storage makes sense; the terraces nearer the centre are usually an 8 to 10 panel conversation.
Uckfield is about 53 miles from our Portsmouth base as the crow flies, so we are straight with you about it: surveys and installs here run on scheduled East Sussex days alongside solar panels Lewes and solar panels Hailsham, not same-day call-outs. The install itself is typically one day once the scaffolding is up, bird mesh is included as standard, and we file the UKPN paperwork. For the wider county picture see solar panels East Sussex.
- ✓PVGIS 5.3: a 4kW unshaded south-facing array in Uckfield ≈ 4,350 kWh a year (east 3,421 · west 3,454)
- ✓UK Power Networks, South Eastern region (TN22) - Flux 29.79p (4-7pm) / 10.24p day / 5.05p (2-5am); Outgoing Octopus 12p
- ✓Planning register: no conservation area, Article 4, national park or AONB returned at the High Street - address still checked with Wealden
- ✓HM Land Registry, July 2026 (Wealden): average £391,211; detached £592,872; flats £184,692
- ✓About 53 miles from our Portsmouth base - covered on scheduled East Sussex runs with Lewes and Hailsham
Is Uckfield on SSEN or UK Power Networks?+
UK Power Networks. An Octopus grid-supply-point lookup for TN22 returns the South Eastern region, the same as Lewes and the rest of East Sussex. We file the G98 or G99 application with UKPN for you - G99, approved before install, for anything with a battery.
How much will a 4kW solar system generate in Uckfield?+
About 4,350 kWh a year facing south on PVGIS 5.3, or roughly 3,421 kWh east-facing and 3,454 kWh west-facing, for an unshaded roof at a 35 degree pitch. Expect around 541 kWh in June and 144 kWh in December. Trees are the usual reason a real roof comes in lower, which we check at the survey.
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