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Solar panels, storage & EV charging in Ashford
Ashford has always been a town on the move — built where the Great Stour and East Stour rivers meet, shaped by the railway works from the 1840s, and now just 38 minutes from London St Pancras by high-speed Javelin. It is one of Kent's fastest-growing boroughs, with its population up 12.5% in the decade to 2021, and nearly two-thirds of its 53,000-plus households live in detached or semi-detached homes — a housing profile well suited to rooftop solar.
Ashford in numbers
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Local context
What we know about Ashford.
Athena Solar & Electrical Solutions covers Kent, Dover and beyond from its base at Shepherdswell, near Dover, around 23 miles away, with MCS, NAPIT and RECC accredited teams installing solar PV, battery storage, EV chargers and air source heat pumps. Call 01304 700765 to start the conversation.
The borough of Ashford recorded 132,747 residents living in 53,583 households at the 2021 Census.
censusdata.ukAshford's population grew by 12.5% between 2011 and 2021 — from just under 118,000 to around 132,700 — a faster rate of growth than the South East (7.5%) or England as a whole (6.6%).
ons.gov.uk63.4% of Ashford households live in detached (32.7%) or semi-detached (30.7%) houses, with 22.2% in terraces and 10.8% in purpose-built flats, per Census 2021 accommodation-type data.
censusdata.ukAshford borough contains 43 conservation areas and over 3,000 listed buildings, according to the adopted Ashford Local Plan 2030.
ashford.gov.ukThe town sits at the confluence of the Great Stour and East Stour rivers, at the southern scarp edge of the North Downs.
en.wikipedia.orgKent's East Malling Met Office climate station averages 1,723 hours of sunshine a year (1991–2020), with July the sunniest month at around 227 hours.
metoffice.gov.ukSoutheastern's high-speed Javelin service links Ashford International to London St Pancras in around 38 minutes.
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Ashford questions
Solar, batteries and electricians in Ashford: your questions
Do you install solar panels and batteries in Ashford?
Yes. Ashford is about 22.6 road miles from our base in Shepherdswell, near Dover, and inside the area we cover: Kent, Dover and Beyond, across the CT, TN, ME, DA and BR postcodes. Every job starts with a free design visit, with no obligation.
Do I need planning permission for solar panels in Ashford?
Usually not: roof-mounted panels on most houses are permitted development. The exceptions are listed buildings, walls facing a road in a conservation area, and streets where Ashford Borough Council has removed the right with an Article 4 direction, so check with Ashford Borough Council if your home is one of those.
Who is the electricity network operator in Ashford?
UK Power Networks. Solar panels, home batteries, EV chargers and heat pumps in Ashford are all notified to it, and the installer does that for you. Larger solar and battery systems need its approval before they are connected, which the survey checks.
Do you do electrical work in Ashford too?
Yes. Our NAPIT-registered electricians cover Ashford for domestic and commercial work: EICRs, rewiring, consumer units and LED upgrades, as well as the wiring for solar, batteries and EV chargers.
Can you add a battery or EV charger to a home in Ashford that already has solar?
Yes. A battery stores daytime solar for the evening, and an EV charger can be set to use it. We install Sigenergy and Fox ESS storage, and the survey checks your existing system and fuse board first.
Start your design — tomorrow’s sun is free
The sun sets over Ashford. Your savings don’t.
Tell us about your roof and your evenings — we’ll design a solar + storage system around them.