Buckinghamshire Handymen

Buckinghamshire

Handymen in Wendover

5 handymans we list cover Wendover. All cover the town from nearby. 1 is on a trade register.

Also coversHaltonDunsmoreEllesboroughButlers CrossThe Lee

See the 5 firmsBuckinghamshire Council

5 of 5 firms

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

Handymen that cover Wendover
FirmBased inDoesChecksContact
Final Touch Home Improvements Aylesbury
5 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
5 mi
Covers Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Amersham +2		 Odd jobs, Flat-pack assembly, Small repairs, Painting and decorating, +2 Trading, no register found 01296 297073Website
TradesProLtd company 13482678 Aylesbury HP20
5 mi
Covers Aylesbury, Wendover		 Odd jobs, Shelves and fixings, Doors and windows, Flat-pack assembly, +6 Trading, no register found 07723 966130Website
Handyman HelpLtd company 09581481 Chesham HP5
7 mi
Covers Amersham, Chesham, Beaconsfield +1		 Odd jobs, Flat-pack assembly, Small repairs, Painting and decorating, +4 Trading, no register found 07711 410904Website
Concierge Property MaintenanceLtd company 12339283 Beaconsfield HP9
11 mi
Covers Amersham, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross +2		 Odd jobs, Shelves and fixings, Flat-pack assembly, Doors and windows, +3
Guild of Master CraftsmenFMB
 01494 702099Website

Short answer

Wendover is a small market town almost ringed by the Chilterns National Landscape. Many homes date from 1945 to 1972, around an older centre. The town has a conservation area, and Bear Brook has a flood warning area. Typical jobs are repairs, painting, gutters and garden fences.

Handymen in Wendover by service

How old are Wendover homes?

Mostly post-war, with an old core. In the Wendover area, 41.4 per cent of homes on the Council Tax list date from 1945 to 1972. Another 11.3 per cent are from before 1919.

Some 17.0 per cent were built in 2000 or later.

HSE says asbestos may be in any building put up or refurbished before 2000. That covers most homes here.

What households does the ward hold?

The ward also takes in Halton and Stoke Mandeville. In 2021 it had 4,813 households. Semi-detached houses were most common, at 38.7 per cent.

Private renting made up 19.0 per cent of households, above the county figure of 15.7 per cent.

In a rented home, the landlord arranges most repairs. Report faults in writing and keep a copy.

Is Wendover in the Chilterns National Landscape?

The town is almost surrounded by it. Our check found land 1 kilometre south, east and west of the centre inside the boundary. The centre itself was outside.

On land inside, a flue or soil pipe on a wall facing a road is not permitted development. Nor is cladding an outside wall.

Wendover also has a conservation area, with a two-part appraisal from Buckinghamshire Council. Halton has its own.

Does Bear Brook flood in Wendover?

It can. The Environment Agency has a flood warning area for Bear Brook and its tributaries at Wendover and Weston Turville. It covers the Wendover Brook too.

Sign up for free warnings on GOV.UK if you live near the brook.

Clear leaves from drains and gutters each autumn. Small jobs like this help water get away faster.

Which Wendover jobs need a registered trade?

Two kinds of job are closed to a general handyman by law. The first is paid gas work, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer.

The second is notifiable electrical work, such as a new circuit or a consumer unit. GOV.UK says this needs a registered electrician or building control sign-off.

In the ward, 33.7 per cent of households owned outright. Keep the certificates for any notifiable work, because a buyer will ask for them.

Questions

Can a handyman install a gas fire in Wendover?

No. Gas fires must be fitted by a Gas Safe registered engineer. HSE says you can check the engineer on the Gas Safe Register.

Can I put a satellite dish on my Wendover house?

In the conservation area or the National Landscape, it must not go on a chimney, wall or roof slope that faces and can be seen from a road.

Who repairs my rented home in Wendover?

Usually the landlord. Check your tenancy agreement and report the fault in writing.

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Sources

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