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Brookhampton Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Brookhampton, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney stacks
Chimney stacks take the brunt of the weather. The pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are all checked.
Clay and concrete tiles
Many post-war houses have concrete interlocking tiles. They’re heavy and hard-wearing, but they weather and can crack.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Brookhampton
If you are buying a flat, the roof may well be shared. Depending on the lease, roof repairs may fall to the building owner or a management company, with costs often passed on through the service charge. We look at as much of the roof as access safely allows, and the report gives you clear points to raise with your solicitor or the managing agent. Where the building has a flat roof, it’s checked as far as access allows. Common reasons to book are flashings that have lifted or split and patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem, on the roof space, lead flashings and valleys and clay and concrete tiles.
Older buildings in small places like Brookhampton may be listed or in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. For a buyer or someone with a newly finished roof, it’s worth knowing which applies. There are about 500,000 listed buildings and around 10,000 conservation areas in England.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Photographs show what each point refers to.
- Where
- Brookhampton (OX44)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why act early in Brookhampton
When a chain is moving fast, a roof survey can feel like one more delay. Weekend visits are available as well as weekdays, and a Premium report comes the same day, so it can fit around a tight timetable. Older cottages and farmhouses around Brookhampton 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.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so they’re priced to match. You will know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- 98% customer satisfaction
- An independent view of the roof
- Package prices that include VAT
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or our case studies.
How it works
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you’d like to know. After that, we check everything we can see safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. Most surveys take an hour or two at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. For a village or hamlet like Brookhampton, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- You get in touch after your offer is agreed, with the address and your target exchange date.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- We inspect the roof from the ground, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it is safe.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- We email a written report with photos and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Getting ready for the survey
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Booking a survey
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and give us some details about the property and we will explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
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What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Which survey package you book
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- How big the roof is
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included.
What to let us know when you contact us
What helps most when you contact us:
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- The property’s address and postcode
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or email us and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before booking.
DIY checks: what’s safe
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
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.
Brookhampton homes and their roofs
Garsington Manor, about 2.7 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Brookhampton. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Older buildings in west Oxfordshire frequently have Cotswold stone slate roofs, and some Oxfordshire villages still have thatch. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most.
If you let a flat or house near Radley station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of St John the Baptist, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming.
Brookhampton is about 7 miles east of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Surveys in Brookhampton work the same way as everywhere we cover: a proper look at what can safely be seen, photos and a clear written report. Our area takes in places right across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. There is also a page for Oxford.
Postcode districts we cover here for pre-purchase roof surveys: OX44. Streets in the area include Warren Hill, Newington Road and Newells Close. Other places close to Brookhampton include Stadhampton (1 mile north), Newington (1 mile south-east), Drayton St Leonard (1 mile south), Great Holcombe (1 mile south) and Berinsfield (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (7 miles north-west), Didcot (7 miles south-west), Bicester (15 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles west), Thame (8 miles north-east) and Wantage (14 miles south-west).
Around Brookhampton
Around Brookhampton, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Bear And Ragged Staff Public House. For rail, the closest station is Radley station, roughly 4.8 miles west. Nearby you will also find Brightwell Castle (4.8 miles south) and Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum (1.3 miles south). Not far away are Wells Farm and Wittenham Clumps.
Common questions in Brookhampton
Will you come out to Brookhampton?
Yes, Brookhampton is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is Brookhampton in the area you cover?
Yes, Brookhampton is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Brookhampton as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Does your survey replace a RICS home survey?
No. It is a roof survey by an experienced roof surveyor, and you get a written report with photos. It doesn’t cover the rest of the property, which a RICS survey does.
Are you insured?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and details are available on request.
Can you survey in bad weather?
A survey can usually go ahead in light rain. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so if conditions aren’t right we will arrange another day with you.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is frequently shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
For landlords and managing agents
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant ahead of time.