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Drone roof survey in West Wickham, Greater London
Wondering about the roof at a property in West Wickham? You can book a drone roof survey in West Wickham and across Greater London, with plain-English findings.
- Chimney tops in poor condition
- Flashings that have come away
- Moss and weeds taking hold up top
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we check:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- The roof’s overall size
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all including VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What to tell us when you contact us
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It’s useful to include:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- What kind of property and roof it is
When you are ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
Drone roof survey in West Wickham
Every flight starts with an airspace check. Near protected airports such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton, flight restriction zones mean permission is needed first. Parts of central London have restricted areas too, where NATS permission is needed. If permission isn’t given, we inspect by other means and explain why. Prisons have their own drone restriction zones too. If you’ve noticed moss and weeds taking hold up top and loose ridge and hip tiles, we can find out what’s behind it, on tall and steep roofs, fragile roofs and flat roofs on upper floors alike.
London airspace is busy and tightly controlled: restriction zones surround Heathrow, London City Airport and London Heliport, and Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs have restricted areas of their own. Every address in West Wickham is checked before any drone flight, and permission is never taken for granted.
We write the report in plain English, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to, with the urgent items made clear.
- Where
- West Wickham (BR4, CR0, BR3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Price
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Landlord and commercial surveys in West Wickham
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
What we do, step by step
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and make notes for the report. Most visits take between one and two hours for most houses, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. London terraces rarely offer a view of the whole roof from one spot, so a visit in West Wickham moves between viewpoints: the pavement, upstairs windows, the loft and any safe spot at the back. If other people live in the building, tell us who can let us into the shared parts.
- First, we check whether a drone is the right tool.
- We agree a date, including weekends, subject to the weather.
- We fly over the roof, keeping the camera on the property we are surveying.
- We also look inside the loft space where it is safe.
- You get photos, findings and clear recommendations.
Before the survey
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- Check we can get to the back of the property
Booking a survey
We survey roofs on weekdays and at weekends. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
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What you can safely check yourself
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
West Wickham: your questions answered
Can parking be tricky for a visit in West Wickham?
It rarely stops a survey, but it’s worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we’ll work around them.
How do I find out if my home in West Wickham is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Does the weather affect a drone survey?
We don’t fly in strong wind or heavy rain. Whether we can fly depends on the conditions on the day. If we can’t fly, we will arrange another day.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Do you hold CAA registration for the drone?
Yes, we are. The CAA has issued us a Flyer ID and an Operator ID, and we fly a drone that weighs under 250g.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in if we are looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you when booking.
Honest limits
It is a careful look at the roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Flights in a restricted zone without permission
- Neighbouring roofs the owner hasn’t asked us to survey
- A structural engineer’s report
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Fragile roofs
- Chimney stacks
- Flat roofs on upper floors
- Large and complex roofs
- Tall and steep roofs
- Valleys and parapet gutters
Roof by roof
Large commercial roofs
Many commercial roofs have fragile sheets or roof lights. A drone keeps everyone off them.
Valleys and parapet gutters
Some older terraces have a butterfly roof with a valley in the middle. You can’t see it from the street at all, but a drone shows it clearly.
Drone roof surveys around West Wickham
Before any flight, we check the Drone Safety Map for airspace restrictions, including zones around airports and prisons. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Many roofs like these can’t be judged properly from the pavement, and that’s where a view from above or a thermal image earns its place.
Parking in West Wickham, as in most of London, takes a little planning: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space as you book. Historic houses like Addington Palace, about 1.6 miles south-west, show how far back building around West Wickham goes. Aerial photos and thermal images let an old roof be checked without anyone disturbing it. Take a building like Oak Lodge Primary School: thermal images can show where wet insulation sits under a big flat roof.
West Wickham is about 2 miles south of Beckenham, in Greater London. Wherever you are in West Wickham, we can carry out drone roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Our Greater London coverage includes West Wickham and the places around it. There’s also a page for London.
Drone roof surveys in BR4, CR0 and BR3 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Ash Road, Kent Road and Oak Avenue. If you’re just outside West Wickham, we cover Coney Hall (1 mile south), Spring Park (1 mile west), Eden Park (1 mile north), Hayes (1 mile east) and Addington (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (12 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Local landmarks in West Wickham
Typical jobs here are in homes near Millers Pond, Langley Park School for Girls and The Wheatsheaf pub and the streets around them. There is a railway station in West Wickham itself: West Wickham station. Nearby you’ll also find The Mall (2.4 miles north-east) and National Psychosis Unit (0.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.