uPVC Spray Painting in Royston

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

Around Royston centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 6,660 properties: 17% built before 1919, 17% between the wars, 25% from 1945 to 1972, 23% from 1973 to 1999 and 18% since 2000. The standout figure is the 23% (about 1,540 properties) built from 1973 to 1999, above the 19% average. uPVC became the normal window for new houses during the 1980s and 1990s, so many of those 1,540 homes still have their first frames. For those 1,540 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. By contrast, only 17% were built before 1919, against a 21% average, so fewer homes here are old buildings carrying replacement uPVC on stone or early brick.

In total 41% of properties here, about 2,710, were built from 1973 onwards when uPVC was the usual window, above the 36% average for the towns we cover, while 34% predate 1939. Many of those 2,710 homes have frames that have only ever been white, and a respray changes that for far less than replacement windows.

Types of home in Royston, and a worked price

Of the 6,200 households counted around Royston centre in the 2021 Census, 33% live in detached houses, 43% in semi-detached, 18% in terraced houses and 6% in flats. The largest group is semi-detached houses, about 2,670 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 76% of households, about 4,740 (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 4,740 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 5,820 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

68% 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 6,200 households; a typical job takes 1 to 2 days either way.