Gloucestershire

Trades in Tetbury

6 electricians and 5 heating engineers and 8 roofers on our registers cover Tetbury.

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Short answer

Tetbury is a market town on open high ground, with steep stone slate roofs, dormers and tall chimneys. Its centre is a conservation area with many listed buildings, and Cotswold District Council handles consent. Many central buildings have a shop below and a flat above. That affects roof access and wiring alike.

Trades that cover Tetbury

Electricians

6 firms on Cotswolds Electricians cover Tetbury. 4 are on a trade register.

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Heating engineers

5 firms on Cotswolds Heating cover Tetbury. 4 are on a trade register.

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Roofers

8 firms on Cotswolds Roofers cover Tetbury. 1 is on a trade register.

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Plumbers, builders and handymen: registers in preparation.

Old buildings in the centre

The Market House dates from 1655 and is Grade I listed. Long Street and Church Street have rows of limestone houses and shops. Valleys and dormers are the weak points on these roofs. Inside, a shop with a flat above can have more than one supply, or old wiring that both parts share.

Listed building consent covers work inside and outside. The council looks closely at roof materials, chimneys and roof lights on slopes that face the street. Ask it before you add outside lights or a wall charger to a listed building. Reusing sound old slates keeps the character of the roof, and the council often prefers it.

Wind, access and the network

Tetbury stands on open high ground, so wind lifts slates at verges and ridges. Long Street is narrow, so a scaffold on its pavement needs a licence from Gloucestershire County Council. SSEN runs the network in the town, but Beverston and Avening are on the National Grid network.

Gas in town, oil around it

In Tetbury Town ward, 82.2 per cent of households used mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. In Tetbury East and Rural ward, 8.7 per cent used oil alone, almost three times the England share.