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Roof survey in Kentish Town, Greater London
Not sure what state the roof is in? You can book a roof survey in Kentish Town and across Greater London, with plain-English findings.
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
- Water stains on rafters and ceiling joists
- Debris building up in roof valleys
How a roof survey works in Kentish Town
Most houses have more than one roof to look at. Flat roofs over extensions, garages and dormers are common. They’re included alongside the main roof, looking for ponding, splits, blisters and worn upstands. A flat roof normally wears out sooner than a pitched one, so they deserve a close look. A felt roof often lasts around 15 to 20 years, and GRP up to about 30. If you’re worried about slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles and blocked, sagging or leaking gutters, we can find out what’s behind it, on natural slate, clay and concrete tiles and chimney stacks alike.
Many London terraces have a butterfly roof, with two slopes meeting in a central valley gutter that drains to the rear. From the street you see only a parapet wall, so blocked outlets and split linings go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling. For a house in Kentish Town with this kind of roof, the hidden gutter is one of the first things to check.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Location
- Kentish Town (NW5, NW1, NW3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we can’t see
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- A promise that the roof won’t leak in future
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
- Faults hidden behind ceilings or boarding
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Kentish Town
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Flat roofs
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
DIY checks: what’s safe
It is useful to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Local roofs in Kentish Town
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Keats House, about 1.2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Kentish Town. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Take a building like Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you let a flat or house near Kentish Town West station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Kentish Town is about 2 miles east of Hampstead, in Greater London. We cover Kentish Town and the rest of Greater London. Kentish Town is one of the places in Greater London where we work.
Postcode districts we cover here for roof surveys: NW5, NW1 and NW3. Streets in the area include Eton Road, Oval Road and Regal Lane. We also cover the places around Kentish Town: Chalk Farm (1 mile west), Camden Town (1 mile south-east), Gospel Oak (1 mile north), Primrose Hill (1 mile south-west) and Agar Town (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns like London (4 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-west), Shoreditch (3 miles south-east), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles east) and Whitechapel (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Kentish Town
In Kentish Town, that means homes and buildings near Primrose Hill, Haverstock School and North Bridge House School and the streets around them. You will also find The Hawley Arms (within half a mile south) and Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (0.5 miles south). There is a railway station in Kentish Town itself: Kentish Town West station. Well-known places in the area include O2 Centre (1.6 miles west) and Montfichet's Tower (2.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Kentish Town includes The Long Water and Primrose Hill.
Do you need a roof survey in Kentish Town?
Weather is the main thing that wears a roof down. Strong gusts work at anything that is not firmly fixed, and rain finds any gap it can. What starts as one slipped slate can become a leak.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Leaking gutter joints and downpipes
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Water stains on rafters and ceiling joists
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
If you live in an older home near Church of the Holy Trinity with St Barnabas, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- What the survey won’t cover
- What insurance they carry
- How long the report takes to arrive
Kentish Town questions
Is drone flying allowed in Kentish Town?
That depends on where the roof is and on the weather. London’s airspace includes flight restriction zones around Heathrow, London City Airport and London Heliport, and restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Every London address is checked against them before a flight. Every flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first, including zones around airports and prisons. Strong wind or a downpour also stops a small drone flying, and the rest of the survey does not depend on the drone.
Is my home in Kentish Town listed or in a conservation area?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Is a roof survey the same as a structural survey?
No. Where we see something that needs a structural engineer, the report says so. Our survey is not a structural engineer’s report.
Is Kentish Town in your area?
Yes. We cover Kentish Town and the rest of Greater London. To book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
How long does a roof survey take?
Allow roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, depending on how many separate roofs there are. We will confirm what to expect when we arrange the visit.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain doesn’t normally stop a survey. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather isn’t suitable.
When will the report arrive?
Premium reports arrive the same day, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. Photos are included.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Kentish Town
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed beforehand. Surveys run on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Kentish Town and across Greater London can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
The survey, step by step
We work from the outside in: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the loft space where it can be reached. All told, expect between one and two hours for most houses, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. In Kentish Town, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay. A back bedroom window can be the best vantage point for a rear addition, so we may ask to use one.
- We help you choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- On the day, we start by hearing what you’ve noticed.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Extra checks are carried out where your package includes them.
- The report is emailed with findings and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Book a survey
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before booking.
Advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney stacks
Each chimney’s pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at. We note any lean or loose pots.
Flat roof coverings
Some flat roofs have been coated over several times. If the covering would need opening up to know more, we say so.