Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Great Western Park Chimney Survey
An experienced roof surveyor for chimney surveys in Great Western Park. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
Prices for chimney surveys in Great Western Park
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, inc. VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Booking your survey
What helps most when you contact us:
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
If you’re buying, it is useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or email us when you are ready.
Chimney survey in Great Western Park
Chimney stacks take more weather than almost any other part of a house. Over the years, the flaunching cracks, the pointing wears and flashings lift. That lets water into the brickwork, which can show up as damp on a chimney breast or in the roof space. We record what we find with photographs and recommendations. If you’ve noticed unused flues sealed without airflow and bricks with flaking faces, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on chimney breasts, lead flashings and shared and party-wall stacks alike.
Around Great Western Park, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from the ground.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Great Western Park (OX11)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey works
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and anything we cannot see is noted in the report. The survey typically takes about 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Parking around Great Western Park is normally easier than in a town centre, but mention lanes, gates or long drives. On bungalows and lower roofs, much can be seen from the ground, with the loft showing the underside.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach them.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Getting ready for the survey
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Tell us about parking before the day
How to book
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Advice
Signs you need a chimney survey in Great Western Park
The flaunching on top of a stack holds the pots in place and sheds water. Cracked flaunching lets water in, and each winter makes it worse. Loose pots can follow.
Look out for signs like these:
- Worn or missing pointing
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- A chimney out of line
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
For site and facilities teams at buildings like GEMS Didcot Primary Academy, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
What a chimney survey does not cover
We only report what can safely be seen on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- A structural engineer’s assessment
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you before you book. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Why get it checked now?
Chimneys are easy to forget because you rarely see the top of them. Problems often go unnoticed until damp appears inside. Surveying the stack now can catch problems first. In an older home around Great Western Park, water from a roof defect can get into timber and plaster, and that is a much bigger job than the original defect.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we can help you choose.
Why us?
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Surveys seven days a week
Take a look at our cost guide or our case studies.
Great Western Park: your questions answered
Is my home in Great Western Park listed or in a conservation area?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you cover smaller places like Great Western Park?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you look in the loft space?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so we need permission from whoever owns or manages the building. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
How do I book a survey in Great Western Park?
Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it’s applicable and safe, yes. We fly a sub-250g drone and we are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where it applies, the Premium Survey.
Is a chimney survey the same as a flue inspection?
No. We survey the stack and its weathering, not the flue. The flue should be checked by a sweep, or by a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances.
Tips from our surveys
Small things make a difference. Some pointers:
- Glance at the stacks from the street now and then
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
Once we have been, the findings are written up with photos. It explains the condition of each part of the stack and any damp inside. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. Small repairs now can save bigger work later.
Chimney surveys in Great Western Park: local notes
West Oxfordshire’s older buildings frequently carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. The wider area around Great Western Park has a long history of building, with Clifton Hampden Manor about 4.4 miles north-east. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Matthew, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Landlords with a home close to Didcot Parkway station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Great Western Park is about 1 mile west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Whether the building in Great Western Park is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Great Western Park. You can also see our page for Oxford.
Here we cover the OX11 postcode area for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on Holly Lane, Maple Road and Slade Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Didcot (1 mile east), Milton (2 miles north-west), Sutton Courtenay (2 miles north), Appleford-on-Thames (3 miles north-east) and Culham (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north), Wantage (7 miles west), Grove (7 miles west), Faringdon (14 miles west) and Kidlington (15 miles north).
Local landmarks in Great Western Park
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Wheatsheaf pub, UTC Oxfordshire and UTC Oxfordshire and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Didcot Parkway station, roughly 1.3 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Atlas Computer Laboratory (2.8 miles south-west) and Abingdon Community Hospital (4.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Churn Hill and Mowbray Fields.