Buckinghamshire Handymen

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Handymen in Princes Risborough

3 handymans we list cover Princes Risborough. All cover the town from nearby.

Also coversMonks RisboroughLongwickBledlowSaundertonLacey GreenWhiteleaf

See the 3 firmsBuckinghamshire Council

3 of 3 firms

Firms based in the area first, then by distance from Princes Risborough. Nobody pays for position.

Handymen that cover Princes Risborough
FirmBased inDoesChecksContact
Final Touch Home Improvements Aylesbury
6 mi
Covers Aylesbury, Princes Risborough, Buckingham +2		 Odd jobs, Shelves and fixings, Flat-pack assembly, Small repairs, +5 Trading, no register found 0333 577 6377Website
ICS Maintenance Aylesbury HP19
6 mi
Covers Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Amersham +2		 Odd jobs, Flat-pack assembly, Small repairs, Painting and decorating, +2 Trading, no register found 01296 297073Website
CJ Maintenance Services High Wycombe HP12
8 mi
Covers High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Marlow +2		 Odd jobs, Shelves and fixings, Flat-pack assembly, Small repairs, +4 Trading, no register found 07900 804995Website

Short answer

Princes Risborough sits at the foot of the Chilterns. Almost half its homes date from 1945 to 1972, so many need window, door and bathroom updates. Many older people live alone here. Some streets near the Horsenden Stream have a flood warning. The National Landscape reaches the town edges.

Handymen in Princes Risborough by service

When were Princes Risborough homes built?

Mostly in the post-war years. In the Princes Risborough area, 46.6 per cent of homes on the Council Tax list date from 1945 to 1972. That is the highest share of any town on this site.

Another 19.7 per cent are from 1973 to 1999, and 16.3 per cent from 2000 or later.

Post-war homes may still have asbestos in cement flues, boards or textured coatings, HSE says. A careful firm will ask about this before it drills.

Who lives in the town?

Many long-term owners. In The Risboroughs ward, 43.7 per cent of the 4,531 households owned their home outright in 2021.

Some 862 households, or 19.0 per cent, were one person aged 66 or over. The England figure was 12.8 per cent.

Semi-detached houses were the most common home, at 37.9 per cent of households.

Which streets near the Horsenden Stream can flood?

The Environment Agency names Summerleys Road, Willow Way, Station Road and Angood Close. They are in its flood warning area for the Horsenden Stream at Princes Risborough.

If you live there, sign up for free warnings. Keep gullies and gutters clear before winter.

Check your own address with the GOV.UK long term flood risk service.

Does the National Landscape affect outside work?

At the edges of town, it can. Our check found land to the south and east of the centre inside the Chilterns National Landscape. The centre was outside it.

This is article 2(3) land. There, a flue or soil pipe on a wall that faces a road needs planning permission. So does cladding an outside wall.

The council also lists conservation areas for Princes Risborough and Monks Risborough. The same rules apply inside them.

Which Risborough jobs must go to a specialist?

Gas work and notifiable electrical work. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 allow only Gas Safe registered engineers to do paid gas work.

A new circuit or a new consumer unit is notifiable under Part P. A registered electrician can certify it, so you need not apply to building control.

A handyman can still hang doors, fix loose banisters and fit curtain rails in a post-war house.

Questions

Can a handyman replace my consumer unit in Princes Risborough?

No. A new consumer unit is notifiable work. Use an electrician on a competent person scheme, or apply to building control first.

Is my house in the Chilterns National Landscape?

Some homes at the south and east edges may be. Check your address on the Natural England boundary map.

Where do I sign up for Horsenden Stream flood warnings?

On GOV.UK. The Environment Agency runs a warning area for the Horsenden Stream at Princes Risborough.

Nearby towns

Sources

  1. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, regulation 3
  2. Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax stock of properties 2025 (build period, table CTSOP4.1)
  3. House of Commons Library: MSOA names
  4. HSE: Asbestos frequently asked questions
  5. ONS Census 2021, table TS054 Tenure (Nomis)
  6. ONS Census 2021, table TS003 Household composition (Nomis)
  7. ONS Census 2021, table TS044 Accommodation type (Nomis)
  8. Environment Agency flood warning area: Horsenden Stream at Princes Risborough
  9. GOV.UK: check your long term flood risk
  10. Natural England: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England) boundaries
  11. Chilterns National Landscape
  12. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 1 (article 2(3) land)
  13. General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 1 (cladding, Class G flues and soil pipes, Class H satellite dishes)
  14. Buckinghamshire Council: conservation areas in Buckinghamshire
  15. GOV.UK: Electrical safety, Approved Document P
  16. GOV.UK: Building regulations approval