uPVC Spray Painting in Elland

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

Around Elland centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 6,480 properties: 33% built before 1919, 15% between the wars, 20% from 1945 to 1972, 14% from 1973 to 1999 and 18% since 2000. The figure that stands out is the 33% (about 2,140 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 2,140 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 20% 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 32% of properties here (about 2,050) were built from 1973 onwards, below the 36% average, while 48%, about 3,120, predate 1939. So most of the uPVC around Elland centre was fitted to older houses as replacement windows, and on those 3,120 pre-1939 properties the frame colour has a bigger effect on how the building looks.

Types of home in Elland, and a worked price

Of the 6,233 households counted around Elland centre in the 2021 Census, 13% live in detached houses, 25% in semi-detached, 41% in terraced houses and 20% in flats. The largest group is terraced houses, about 2,570 households or 41% (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 1,270, 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 4,950 households here (79%) 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

23% of households around Elland centre rent privately (about 1,430), above the 19% average, so landlords own a fair share of the homes here. With 60% 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.