Winchester rewards a careful survey. The city centre, Hyde, St Cross and the Cathedral precinct are conservation areas thick with listed buildings, where solar means rear slopes, all-black panels and often a conversation with Winchester City Council before a quote. Stanmore, Badger Farm, Weeke and Harestock are 1930s to 1970s estates with straightforward roofs and a high share of professional households out during the day, which is where a battery does most for the bill.
The villages around the city, from Twyford and Colden Common to Alresford, Kings Worthy and the edge of the South Downs National Park, are covered as part of SO21 to SO24. The National Park has its own planning authority and we check which rules apply to your address.