Garage Door Spraying in Swillington: The Short Answer
We spray garage doors in Swillington on site from £150 for a single steel up-and-over door, usually in one day; Swillington is 8 miles by road (about 16 minutes) from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds.
81.5% of the 3,017 households here live in detached or semi-detached houses and 12.8% in terraces, which shapes how many homes have a garage of their own; see the full garage door spraying service or our guide to front and garage door spraying.
At a glance
| Single up-and-over | from £150 |
|---|---|
| Double or sectional | £220 to £350 |
| Timber, GRP, roller | priced on survey |
| Time on site | usually one day |
| Back in use | within 24 hours |
| Guarantee | 5 years, in writing |
| From our workshop | 8 miles, about 16 minutes |
Garage Doors We Spray
Judged from when the 3,210 properties around Swillington centre were built, these are the garage doors we would expect to meet in Swillington, steel up-and-over first; GRP and fibreglass doors get a specialist adhesion primer so the coating bonds to the moulded surface.
- Steel up-and-over doors: usually white or cream from the factory; cleaned, keyed, rust-treated (a badly corroded door is assessed honestly first), primed and sprayed from £150, and found on homes of every age, although only 12.8% of properties here date from its 1973 to 1999 heyday.
- Sectional and roller doors: sprayed panel by panel or slat by slat so the colour is even; sectional doors usually cost £220 to £350 and roller shutters are priced after a survey; both types are more common on the 16.2% of local properties built since 2000, about 520.
- Timber and side-hinged doors: grain filling, then primer and topcoats, priced at the consultation because preparation varies; with 4.7% of properties here pre-dating 1919, timber garage doors are the less likely find.
Swillington Homes in Numbers
What the official figures say about the homes around Swillington centre, and what that means for a garage door respray.
Swillington at a glance
| Council | Leeds City Council |
|---|---|
| County | West Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 16 minutes by road (8 miles), to the south-east |
| Households counted | 3,017 in the 4 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 73% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 8% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
How many Swillington homes are likely to have a garage
The Census does not count garages, but house type is a fair guide: 24.2% of the 3,017 households here live in detached houses and 57.3% in semis, 81.5% together against 58% across all the towns we cover. That is roughly 2,500 homes of the kind that most often have their own garage, attached, integral or at the end of the drive, so the garage door is usually a big part of the front of the house.
Nearby, 78.8% of households in Kippax (2 miles away) and 82.2% in Garforth (2 miles) live in detached or semi-detached houses, so Swillington has a similar share of garage-type homes. The share built since 2000 is 16.2% here, against 9.2% in Kippax and 12.4% in Garforth, a rough guide to how many integral garages with sectional doors to expect.
What the building dates suggest about Swillington garage doors
17.4% of properties, roughly 560, were built between the wars (close to the 16% average), when many ordinary houses were built without a garage, so where one of those homes has a garage today it was usually added later, often with a timber or early steel door.
50.2% of properties here date from 1945 to 1972, well above the 26% average. Not every home of that era was built with a garage, but where one has a garage, the original door has often since been replaced with a steel up-and-over.
Owners, landlords and permissions in Swillington
73.0% of households own their home, above the 63% average, and owners can have the garage and front door sprayed in Swillington on the same visit so the colours match from the start.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, aggregated over the LSOAs nearest each town centre; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
Garage Door Spraying Prices, Process and Colours
Spraying versus a new door
Our service page puts a new steel up-and-over door at £600 to £1,200 supplied and fitted and a new sectional or roller door at £1,500 to £2,500 or more, so if the springs, runners and mechanism are sound, a respray from £150 changes the look for a fraction of that.
How the day runs
- Free consultation, colour samples and a fixed written price within 48 hours
- Clean and key the surface, treat rust, fill dents, mask the frame and drive
- Adhesion primer for the door material
- Two even HVLP topcoats across the whole door face
- Inspection before we leave; usable within 24 hours
For Swillington, that one day on site means 8 miles and about 16 minutes on the road each way from Leeds, which we plan into the booking, and every door carries our 5-year written guarantee on adhesion and colour stability.
Choosing a colour
On the 79.2% of Swillington properties built after 1945, the usual choices are anthracite grey (RAL 7016) and jet black (RAL 9005), especially where the windows are already grey; white (RAL 9010) still suits a house with white windows and fascias; you can also match the garage to the front door or uPVC windows in the same visit, and our colour matching service can copy a shade from a photo.
Booking Garage Door Spraying in Swillington
Getting to Swillington
Swillington is 8 miles and about 16 minutes by road from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds, so getting to you is straightforward: we can usually fit a free consultation in at short notice and give you a firm date for the work.
Garage Door Spraying near Swillington
- Garage Door Spraying Kippax 2 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Garforth 2 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Methley 2 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Allerton Bywater 3 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Rothwell 3 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Castleford 4 mi
Distances are straight-line from Swillington centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Garage Door Spraying Quote in Swillington
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Garage Door Spraying Work
“Brilliant communication and service from Matt. Excellent work spraying my garage door Basalt Grey from white to match the new front door. Highly recommended.”
“We highly recommend Matthew at ColourHaus. He did a fantastic job spraying our garage door from white to anthracite grey. It looks so much better.”
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Garage Door Spraying in Swillington: Questions
How much does garage door spraying cost in Swillington?
From £150 for a single steel up-and-over door, and usually £220 to £350 for a double or sectional door; timber, GRP and roller doors are priced after a free consultation, and every quote is fixed and in writing.
Do I need permission to spray a garage in a block or a rented home in Swillington?
Often, yes. 18.0% of Swillington households rent from a council or housing association and 8.1% from a private landlord (Census 2021), and their garages belong to the landlord. Terraces and flats make up 18.2% of homes here, so fewer garages sit in shared blocks or courts, but where one does, the block may belong to a management company, so get its agreement first.
Is a Swillington garage more likely to have an up-and-over or a sectional door?
Going by build dates (Valuation Office Agency), 63.0% of Swillington properties date from 1945 to 1999, the decades of the steel up-and-over door, and 16.2% from 2000 onwards, when sectional and roller doors became more common. On those figures an up-and-over is the more likely, and we spray both, from £150 for a single up-and-over and usually £220 to £350 for a sectional door, each with a 5-year written guarantee.
Do many homes in Swillington have a garage?
The Census does not record garages, but 81.5% of the 3,017 households in Swillington live in detached or semi-detached houses, the homes most likely to have one (Census 2021). The other 18.5% are mostly terraces and flats, which more often use separate garage blocks that may need the owner's permission for a colour change.
How far is Swillington from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Swillington is about 8 miles by road, roughly 16 minutes away, to the south-east. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
Do I need permission to change exterior colours in Swillington?
Usually not for an ordinary house, but listed buildings, conservation areas and Article 4 areas can need consent from Leeds City Council. If your home is in one, check with the council first; we can give you the exact RAL or BS colour reference for the application.