Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Newgate Street
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Newgate Street. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
Newgate Street: your questions answered
How do I find out if my home in Newgate Street is listed?
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 Newgate Street?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only if it’s safe. We inspect whatever is safely visible: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
How do you inspect a chimney without scaffolding?
We look from the ground, from windows and from the loft where it’s safe. Where applicable, our Premium Survey adds a drone inspection for a closer view. Any area we couldn’t view is noted.
What should I do with a chimney I do not use?
It depends on its condition and your plans. We record how the stack is doing and whether it’s capped with ventilation. If you are thinking of removing it, check with the council first in a conservation area or on a listed building.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
What does a chimney survey cover?
The whole stack, as far as it can be seen safely: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
Chimney survey in Newgate Street: what you get
Our survey covers the structure of the stack and its weathering details. It is not a flue inspection, a chimney sweep or a gas safety inspection. If you use a fire or a gas appliance, the flue should be checked by a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer as appropriate. If something we see points to the flue, we will say so. We survey lead flashings, chimney breasts and shared and party-wall stacks, and common reasons people get in touch are damp patches on chimney breasts and loose, cracked or missing pots.
In a village or hamlet like Newgate Street, older cottages and farmhouses frequently sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. It is useful straight away, and a good reference for later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Newgate Street (SG13)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Local roofs in Newgate Street
Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. The wider area around Newgate Street has a long history of building, with Wyllyotts Manor about 4 miles south-west. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you let a flat or house near Cuffley station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Take a building like Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary Ponsbourne, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Newgate Street is about 3 miles north-west of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire. We cover Newgate Street and the rest of Hertfordshire. Newgate Street is one of the towns and villages in Hertfordshire where we work for chimney surveys. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Every address in SG13 is covered for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Newgate Street Village, Carbone Hill and The Ridings and the roads around them. If you are just outside Newgate Street, we cover Cuffley (1 mile south), Little Berkhamsted (2 miles north), Northaw (2 miles south-west), Bayford (2 miles north) and Essendon (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (13 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (15 miles west), Stevenage (13 miles north), St Albans (9 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles north-east) and Welwyn Garden City (6 miles north-west).
What’s near Newgate Street
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Coach And Horses Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Cuffley station, about 1.4 miles south. Nearby you will also find Chase Farm Hospital (4.3 miles south) and Hertford Castle (4.9 miles north). Not far away are Fir and Pond Woods and Cheshunt Lake.
DIY checks: what’s safe
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
What a chimney survey does not cover
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- Conditions inside walls
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
The survey, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so you can see in the report what we found and where. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available, including by drone where it’s applicable and the weather allows. A typical visit takes an hour or two for a house, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Somewhere like Newgate Street needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Preparing for the visit
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Getting a price
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know where you stand. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
Why it’s worth a survey now in Newgate Street
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. After that, any work is yours to arrange and pay for. A report gives you something specific to put to the seller. Older cottages and farmhouses around Newgate Street can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
For a price for your roof in Newgate Street, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details. We will confirm the figure before booking.
Why us?
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Package prices that include VAT
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- Surveys seven days a week
See our cost guide or our case studies.
What affects the price in Newgate Street
To price your survey, we look at:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Roof area
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Basic, Standard or Premium
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
What to let us know when you contact us
Some details help us point you to the right survey and price. When you contact us, let us know:
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- Where the property is, with the postcode
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and give us a few details about the property and we’ll point you to the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
How the survey changes by roof type
Brick stacks
Frost can damage bricks that have soaked up water, making the faces flake away. We record any we can see.
Lead flashings
Mortar fillets are sometimes used where lead would usually be. They crack with age, and we check them too.