uPVC Spray Painting in Bedale

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

Around Bedale centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 3,460 properties: 17% built before 1919, 3% between the wars, 20% from 1945 to 1972, 33% from 1973 to 1999 and 27% since 2000. The standout figure is the 33% (about 1,150 properties) built from 1973 to 1999, well above the 19% average. uPVC became the normal window for new houses during the 1980s and 1990s, so many of those 1,150 homes still have their first frames. For those 1,150 properties, the frames are now roughly 25 to 50 years old, the age when white uPVC chalks, yellows or greys in the sun while the windows themselves still work. The 27% built since 2000 is also well above the 17% average: about 920 newer homes with factory-white uPVC less than 30 years old.

In total 60% of properties here, about 2,070, were built from 1973 onwards when uPVC was the usual window, well above the 36% average for the towns we cover, while 20% predate 1939. Many of those 2,070 homes have frames that have only ever been white, and a respray changes that for far less than replacement windows.

Types of home in Bedale, and a worked price

Of the 3,095 households counted around Bedale centre in the 2021 Census, 44% live in detached houses, 37% in semi-detached, 13% in terraced houses and 6% in flats. The largest group is detached houses, about 1,360 households or 44% (average 20%), and at our published rates a detached house with ten windows and two doors would come to roughly £1,200 to £2,200 before fascias, soffits or a conservatory, with the exact price set after we check frame sizes, condition and access.

Detached and semi-detached houses together account for 81% of households, about 2,510 (average 58%), and houses like these tend to have more elevations, longer runs of fascia and soffit, and often a conservatory or porch. For those 2,510 homes, the whole-house package of £2,000 to £5,500 on our service page is a more realistic guide than a per-window price.

About 2,920 households here (94%) 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

67% of households own their home and 18% rent privately (averages 63% and 19%), so owners weighing a respray against replacement and landlords who care most about speed are both well represented among the 3,095 households; a typical job takes 1 to 2 days either way.