uPVC Spray Painting in Barnsley

When homes in Barnsley were built, and what that means for the frames

Around Barnsley centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 15,790 properties: 43% built before 1919, 15% between the wars, 16% from 1945 to 1972, 10% from 1973 to 1999 and 16% since 2000. The figure that stands out is the 43% (about 6,730 properties) built before 1919, well above the 21% average; houses of that age were built with timber sashes and panelled doors, so any uPVC on them is a later replacement. On those 6,730 older buildings, bright white plastic frames are often the one thing that looks out of place against stone or old brick, so recolouring them in a softer shade makes a bigger difference than it would on a newer house; if yours still has its original timber windows, those need a different coating system and are quoted separately. By contrast, only 16% were built from 1945 to 1972, against a 26% average, so fewer homes here are post-war houses on their second set of windows.

Only 26% of properties here (about 4,150) were built from 1973 onwards, below the 36% average, while 58%, about 9,080, predate 1939. So most of the uPVC around Barnsley centre was fitted to older houses as replacement windows, and on those 9,080 pre-1939 properties the frame colour has a bigger effect on how the building looks.

Types of home in Barnsley, and a worked price

Of the 14,766 households counted around Barnsley centre in the 2021 Census, 10% live in detached houses, 30% in semi-detached, 40% in terraced houses and 20% in flats. The largest group is terraced houses, about 5,890 households or 40% (average 27%), and at our published rates a terraced house with three windows and a front door on the street side would come to roughly £440 to £800 before fascias, soffits or a conservatory, with the exact price set after we check frame sizes, condition and access.

20% of households, about 3,010, live in flats (above the 15% average), and in most blocks the windows and outside walls are the freeholder's or management company's responsibility under the lease, so changing the colour of one flat's frames needs their written consent first, and upper-floor frames may need a tower or powered access, which we price into the quote rather than adding later.

About 11,750 households here (80%) live in houses rather than flats, and many houses with uPVC windows also have a uPVC roofline of fascias, soffits and bargeboards that weathers alongside them; spraying the roofline in the same visit as the frames ties the colour together and is usually more economical than two separate jobs.

Owners, landlords and timing

31% of households around Barnsley centre rent privately (about 4,530), well above the 19% average, so landlords own a fair share of the homes here. With 51% owner-occupied as well, the practical questions are how a respray compares with new windows and whether it fits between lets: it is outside work that usually finishes in 1 to 2 days, so tenants can stay put.