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Pre-purchase roof survey in North Aston, Oxfordshire
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in North Aston, with photos and a written report.
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
Pre-purchase roof survey in North Aston: what you get
The roof is one of the most expensive parts of a home to repair, and one of the hardest for a buyer to see. Our pre-purchase roof survey gives you a careful look at it before you are committed. We check the slates or tiles, the ridges and valleys, the flashings, the chimneys and the gutters, plus the loft where there is safe access. The findings come in a written report with photos. We’re frequently asked to look into slipped or missing slates and tiles and chimney mortar that has eroded, across natural slate, lead flashings and valleys and gutters and downpipes.
In a village or hamlet like North Aston, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses alongside a few newer houses. Older roofs there may have clay tiles, slate, stone or, in some places, thatch. Whether you’re buying or have just had a roof replaced, each material has its own checks, and thatch is a specialist material, so we report on what can be seen. What’s under the coverings, from old felt to the battens and nails, matters too.
The report records the roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Where
- North Aston (OX25)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The roof’s overall size
There are 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.
Booking your survey
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you get in touch, it is useful to mention:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- What made you get in touch
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or email us. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
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FAQs for North Aston
Is my home in North Aston listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Do you cover smaller places like North Aston?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you go up on the roof?
Only where it is safe. We also inspect from ground level, upper windows and the loft space.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys, over more than 20 years, with 98% customer satisfaction.
Is your roof survey a RICS survey?
No. We survey the roof, not the whole building, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It works alongside a home survey.
What insurance do you have?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability.
When should I book a pre-purchase roof survey?
The sooner after your offer is accepted, the better. You need the report before you exchange, while you can still ask questions and negotiate.
North Aston homes and their roofs
If your survey includes the drone, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. West Oxfordshire’s older buildings frequently carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have 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 Heyford station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full.
North Aston is about 7 miles south of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in North Aston can all book pre-purchase roof surveys. North Aston is one of the places in Oxfordshire where we work. You can also see our page for Oxford.
Postcode districts we cover here for pre-purchase roof surveys: OX25. Streets in the area include The Green and Somerton Road, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Dane Hill (1 mile west), Duns Tew (1 mile west), Middle Aston (1 mile south), Deddington (2 miles north) and Steeple Aston (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Oxford (15 miles south), Banbury (7 miles north), Bicester (8 miles south-east), Witney (14 miles south-west), Kidlington (9 miles south) and Headington Quarry (14 miles south).
What’s near North Aston
The closest station to North Aston is Heyford station, roughly 2.7 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Deddington Castle (1.7 miles north).
What we can’t see
This is not a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Confirmation of asbestos in cement sheets or soffits
- The condition of the rest of the house (that’s a RICS home survey)
- Faults hidden behind ceilings, boards or coverings
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will point you to the right survey. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in North Aston
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
Roof by roof
Lead flashings and valleys
Flashings are a common source of leaks, so we look at each one closely. Any that need attention are photographed and explained.
Chimney stacks
Chimney stacks take the brunt of the weather. The pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are all checked.
What we are asked to look at in North Aston
Buildings put up or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. Cement roof sheets, soffits and flue pipes are typical places to find it. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys, but we flag materials that might and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before work starts.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
The streets around a church like Church of St Mary are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Questions to ask before booking
- What experience they bring
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- How soon the report will arrive
- What exactly goes into their report
Surveys for landlords and agents in North Aston
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. We survey on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps when budgeting.
What happens on the day
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, inspect the roof from each safe vantage point, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. Most visits take roughly 1–2 hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Rural addresses near North Aston can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- We agree a time and how we will get in, including the loft.
- We check the roof from ground level, from windows, from the loft space and from the roof where safe.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations to read before exchange.
Before the survey
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Book a survey
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form, let us know about the property and we will explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.