New red interlocking tiles on a brick house, with scaffolding

On the Holderness coast

Roofers in Hornsea

Hornsea is about 14 miles down the coast from Bridlington. We cover the town and the Holderness coast, from Skipsea and Atwick down to Aldbrough and Withernsea.

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Hornsea grew as a Victorian seaside resort once the railway from Hull arrived in 1864. Most of its buildings are red brick with pantile or slate roofs, and the old town around the Market Place is a conservation area.

Where: About 14 miles down the coast from Bridlington
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Call: Alfie on 07889 455361

Red plain tiles with a new lead flashing across the roof

Pantiles, slate and red brick

The older houses around the Market Place and near the old station have clay pantiles and slate that are worth keeping. Where they’re sound we repair and reuse them; where they’re not, we match them as closely as we can.

New white fascia, soffit and guttering along a rendered house

Right on the North Sea

The Holderness coast takes the full force of the North Sea. Wind lifts loose tiles and ridges, salt air wears out fixings, and driving rain tests every gutter and fascia. New uPVC fascias, soffits and guttering stand up to it far better than old timber.

In and around Hornsea

AtwickSkipseaMappletonAldbroughLevenWithernsea and the villages in between.

Roofing in Hornsea: your questions

Something else? See all our questions, or give Alfie a ring.

Do I need permission to re-roof in Hornsea?

Not usually, if the new roof looks like the old one. The old town around the Market Place is a conservation area, though, so if you live there, or want to change how your roof looks, check with East Riding of Yorkshire Council first. A listed building needs listed building consent for most changes.

Planning permission for a new roof

Why do roofs on the coast wear out faster?

Wind, salt air and driving rain. Mortar on ridges and verges washes out, metal fixings corrode and gutters take a battering. Checking the roof after a winter of storms, and fixing small things early, makes it last much longer.

Gutters, fascias and soffits