Brighton and Hove · London and the South East
Westdene Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat for Westdene and the rest of Brighton and Hove. Surveys run seven days a week.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Let us know your timetable
- Watch for stains or fresh paint on ceilings below the roof
After you move in, keep the report somewhere safe. Work through the urgent items before anything else, and keep the photos to compare against later. The Premium Survey includes a 12-month follow-up.
Every so often, check the loft with a torch, keeping to boarded areas. Damp patches, daylight through the roof or water stains on timbers are worth noting. Photos help if you later need a roofer or another survey.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Westdene
A full home survey looks at the whole property, so the roof is one item among many. We do not offer a RICS home survey, and ours isn’t a substitute for one. What it adds is a closer look at the roof alone, with photos and written recommendations you can act on. The two sit side by side if you want the fullest picture. If you’re worried about quick fixes on flashings and valleys and signs of past leaks inside the loft, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on chimney stacks, clay and concrete tiles and natural slate alike.
Smaller places like Westdene often have bungalows and cottages as well as houses, many of them extended or given dormers over the years. Even on a low roof, dormers, valleys and flat-roofed additions need a careful look. The same goes for a purchase or a new roof around Westdene. Lead around a dormer and the edges of a flat roof are common places for snags and wear alike.
You receive the findings by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Location
- Westdene (BN1, BN3)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Westdene
Is my home in Westdene 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 roofs near the sea, like those around Westdene, take more of a battering?
Near the coast, roofs face more wind and more salt than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings, and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
How do I book a survey in Westdene?
Simply call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning, with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it as you book and we’ll explain what’s needed.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys, across London and South East England.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run seven days a week. To find a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Landlords, agents and block managers in Westdene
Letting agents and landlords in Westdene book surveys as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed beforehand. Surveys run seven days a week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Westdene?
Patch repairs are common on roofs of every age. Bitumen over flashings, mortar fillets in place of lead and odd replacement tiles can be signs that something has leaked before. Our report records them so you can ask the seller what was done and when.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
If you let a flat or house near Preston Park station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- When you will get the report
- Whether the price includes VAT
What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Which survey package you book
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- The shape of the roof and its details
A Basic Survey starts from £150, inc. VAT. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before you book.
Booking your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Anything about access we should know
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
How it works
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey usually takes about one to two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. A visit to a smaller place like Westdene is no different on the day: we look from ground level, from windows, from the loft and from the roof where it’s safe. It helps to show us anything you’ve already noticed.
- You book once your offer is accepted and let us know the address and your timetable.
- 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.
- Each part of the roof is examined and photographed.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations to read before exchange.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Let us know about parking near the property
Booking a survey
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
Advice
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Westdene
Westdene lies within about 3 miles of the sea, where wind off the sea can be strong. The weather on the day decides whether a flight goes ahead, as a small drone can’t fly safely in strong wind or heavy rain. With Preston Manor & Gardens about 1.3 miles south-east, Westdene sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Church of the Ascension, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them.
Westdene is about 2 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Westdene for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings. Our area takes in places right across Brighton and Hove, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for pre-purchase roof surveys: BN1 and BN3. Whether your property is on Mill Road, Croft Road and London Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Westdene sits on or near the A27. Other places close to Westdene include Patcham (1 mile north-east), Withdean (1 mile south-east), Waterhall (1 mile north), Preston (1 mile south-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Carlton Hill (3 miles south-east), Hanover (3 miles south-east), Kemptown (3 miles south-east), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east), Bevendean (3 miles south-east) and Saltdean (7 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Westdene
Typical jobs here are in homes near Varndean College, Withdean and Westdene Woods and The Sportsman pub, among other places. The closest station to Westdene is Preston Park station, roughly 1 mile south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Clayton Castle (3.5 miles north) and British Engineerium (1.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Ladies Mile and Wolstonbury Hill.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A mortgage valuation isn’t a roof survey. Its job is to check the property’s value for the mortgage, and it won’t look closely at the roof. Our survey is done for you. Homes in smaller places like Westdene can face more weather, so a loose ridge or verge soon lets rain in. Each storm lifts it a little further, and water follows.
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all including VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
What you get with us
- 20+ years’ experience
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
- Plain-English reports with photos
Read what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.