uPVC Spray Painting in Eckington

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

Around Eckington centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 3,480 properties: 13% built before 1919, 8% between the wars, 30% from 1945 to 1972, 39% from 1973 to 1999 and 10% since 2000. The standout figure is the 39% (about 1,350 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 1,350 homes still have their first frames. For those 1,350 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 30% built from 1945 to 1972 is also above the 26% average: about 1,050 post-war homes, most of them now on their second set of windows.

In total 49% of properties here, about 1,700, were built from 1973 onwards when uPVC was the usual window, above the 36% average for the towns we cover, while 21% predate 1939. Many of those 1,700 homes have frames that have only ever been white, and a respray changes that for far less than replacement windows.

Types of home in Eckington, and a worked price

Of the 3,442 households counted around Eckington centre in the 2021 Census, 28% live in detached houses, 43% in semi-detached, 20% in terraced houses and 9% in flats. The largest group is semi-detached houses, about 1,470 households or 43% (average 37%), and at our published rates a semi-detached house with seven windows and two doors would come to roughly £960 to £1,750 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 71% of households, about 2,450 (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 2,450 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 3,140 households here (91%) 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

62% of households own their home and 13% 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 3,442 households; a typical job takes 1 to 2 days either way.

24% of homes here, about 840, are socially rented (above the 17% average), and if you rent from the council or a housing association the windows belong to your landlord and you would need their permission before any colour change.