Armour Shield Roofing Services Coalville covers Alvaston and the DE24 side of south-east Derby from our Coalville base. The work runs from Victorian terraces and Edwardian villas to the 1930s semis and the interwar and post-war council estates of Allenton and Sinfin, and on to Boulton, Shelton Lock, Wilmorton and Stenson Fields.
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| Covered from | Our base on Station Road, Hugglescote, Coalville — about 13 miles away as the crow flies |
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| Postcode district | DE24 |
| Local council (planning) | Derby City Council |
| Conservation areas | None in DE24 |
| Roofs we see most | Victorian terraces and Edwardian villas · Interwar council homes · 1930s semis and post-war estates |
| Also covering | Allenton, Boulton, Shelton Lock, Sinfin, Wilmorton and Stenson Fields |
| Every job | Free quote · £5 million public liability insurance · 15-year written guarantee |
Local details checked and updated September 2026.
Alvaston is a suburb of south-east Derby in the DE24 postcode, and a village old enough to appear in the Domesday Book. Most of what stands today came with Derby’s twentieth-century growth: the council’s own townscape study records Victorian terraces in Crewton, large Edwardian villas, 1930s semis and a big area of post-war council housing. After the First World War the council’s first homes went up near the Rolls-Royce works at Osmaston and Allenton, and Sinfin, now home to Rolls-Royce’s main Derby site, joined the city in 1930. We cover the area from our Coalville base, by the A42 and A50.
Crewton and the older streets of Alvaston
Derby City Council’s townscape study records parallel Victorian terraces in Crewton and large Edwardian detached villas. At well over a century old, these roofs need the familiar work: slipped slates or tiles, worn flashings, chimney stacks that want repointing, and valleys kept clear.
Allenton, Osmaston and the older parts of Sinfin
Derby built over 7,000 council homes between the wars, and some of the early ones in Osmaston and Allenton were non-traditional cast-iron houses. Roofs approaching a hundred years old often need new battens and underlay, and anything unusual about the construction is worth checking before a re-roof.
Across Alvaston, Sinfin (where the Sinfin Moor estate began in 1968) and Boulton
Tiled roofs of many ages. The older ones are due new underlay and battens, while post-war homes add flat-roofed porches, garages and extensions that need their own attention.
Alvaston lies low on the south side of the River Derwent, and the Environment Agency runs a flood warning area for the river at Alvaston covering the park and nearby streets. On low ground like this, roof drainage matters: gutters, downpipes and flat roofs that cannot shed heavy rain quickly send water into walls and ceilings. The mature trees of the 85-acre Alvaston Park, opened in 1913, and of the older streets drop leaves into gutters and valleys every autumn.
Derby City Council is the planning authority for most of DE24, but Stenson Fields and part of Boulton Moor lie in South Derbyshire, so jobs there go to South Derbyshire District Council. None of Derby’s conservation areas falls within DE24; the nearest is the Railway Conservation Area around the station, whose appraisal notes long, unbroken slate roofs. Ordinary re-roofing in Alvaston, Allenton or Sinfin rarely needs consent, though listed buildings such as the Grade II church of St Michael and All Angels, built in 1855–56 of sandstone under a slate roof, are protected.
Planning authority for Alvaston, Derby: Derby City Council. We will tell you at the quote if your job needs consent, but the council has the final say.
On Crewton’s terraces and the Edwardian villas, slipped slates or tiles, worn flashings and tired chimney stacks are put right without replacing roofs that still have life in them.
Roof Repairs in Alvaston, Derby →Interwar council-built homes and 1930s semis in Allenton, Osmaston and Sinfin are nearing their centenary, and new battens and breathable underlay put the whole roof back on a sound footing.
New Roofs in Alvaston, Derby →Porches, garages and rear extensions on post-war homes often have flat roofs, and on low ground a covering that sheds water properly matters more than most.
Flat Roofing in Alvaston, Derby →Leaf fall from Alvaston Park and mature street trees, plus heavy rain on low-lying ground, make sound gutters and downpipes a priority here.
Roofline & Guttering in Alvaston, Derby →No. None of Derby City Council’s conservation areas falls within DE24, so re-roofing a house in Alvaston, Allenton or Sinfin in the same or similar materials does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are the exception: the church of St Michael and All Angels, for example, is Grade II listed, and work that affects the character of a listed building needs listed building consent. Dormers and roof extensions follow the normal permitted development limits for houses.
Usually, but it pays to know what you have first. Some of Derby’s early council homes in Osmaston and Allenton were built between the wars with non-traditional cast-iron construction. Houses like these can carry their own structural and mortgage questions, so before a re-roof we look at how the roof is supported and, where there is any doubt, suggest a structural surveyor’s view before work starts.
Not directly, since flood water rises from the ground, but low ground makes good drainage from the roof more important. The Environment Agency runs a flood warning area for the Derwent at Alvaston, and in heavy rain every blocked gutter or undersized downpipe puts water where it is not wanted. Clear gutters, sound downpipes and flat roofs that shed water quickly are the roof’s part in keeping a low-lying house dry.
All of Alvaston, Derby (DE24), including Allenton, Boulton, Shelton Lock, Sinfin, Wilmorton and Stenson Fields. We reach DE24 from our Coalville base by the A42 and A50, and cover Alvaston itself along with Allenton, Boulton, Shelton Lock, Sinfin, Wilmorton and Stenson Fields. Every quote is free and no-obligation, the work is covered by £5 million public liability insurance, and our workmanship is guaranteed in writing for 15 years.
Storm damage to a Coalville roof: make the house safe, photograph it from the ground, then get a make-safe before the permanent repair. Free quotes.
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