Armour Shield Roofing Services Coalville covers Ashby-de-la-Zouch (LE65) from our base in Hugglescote, a short run west along the A511. We look after the Georgian and Victorian roofs of the town centre conservation area, the older houses of Packington, Smisby and Willesley, and the new homes going up at Money Hill.
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| Covered from | Our base on Station Road, Hugglescote, Coalville — about 5 miles away as the crow flies |
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| Postcode district | LE65 |
| Local council (planning) | North West Leicestershire District Council |
| Conservation areas include | Ashby de la Zouch, Ashby de la Zouch Canal and Smisby (South Derbyshire) |
| Roofs we see most | Georgian and Regency town houses · Village houses and cottages · New homes at Money Hill |
| Also covering | Market Street, Money Hill, Packington, Smisby and Willesley |
| Every job | Free quote · £5 million public liability insurance · 15-year written guarantee |
Local details checked and updated September 2026.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a handsome market town a few miles west of our Coalville base, in the LE65 postcode — Georgian frontages and older brick-and-slate roofs along Market Street and the conservation area around the castle, with modern estates at Money Hill and out towards Willesley. Period roofs here call for sympathetic repairs, matched slate and careful leadwork, while the newer homes bring the usual run of tile, roofline and flat-roof work. We cover Ashby from our Coalville base, up the A511.
Market Street, the streets around the castle and St Helen’s Church, and the 1820s spa quarter
Slate or clay tile, lead flashings and valleys, and tall brick chimney stacks. On buildings this old the leaks usually start at the lead or the stack rather than the slates, and repairs need matched materials so they sit right on a listed or conservation-area street.
Packington, Smisby and Willesley, on the edges of town
Brick cottages and farmhouses under clay tile or slate. On roofs of this age, repairs go further when the old tiles are matched and the original roofline is kept rather than altered, and Smisby, over the border in South Derbyshire, has its own conservation area.
The large development on the northern edge of town, allocated for up to 2,050 homes
Built to current standards, so ridges and verges are clipped or dry-fixed and the fascias and gutters are uPVC. Early faults are the builder’s to fix under the new-home warranty; after that, a blocked gutter, a cracked verge cap or a slipped tile is the typical call.
Ashby sits near the centre of the National Forest, and the council’s conservation area appraisal describes a town centre that is mostly Georgian and early Victorian, built over medieval fabric. On roofs that old the weak points are rarely the slates or tiles themselves: it is the lead flashings, the lime mortar in the chimneys and the timber behind the gutters that give out first. Trees in and around the town add leaf litter, so hidden gutters and valleys need clearing before each winter.
The Ashby de la Zouch Conservation Area was designated in 1972 and, after its first review in more than twenty years, the district council voted in 2024 to divide it into three (Castle, Spa and Town) to reflect the different periods of building. The canal corridor has a conservation area of its own. Many buildings on Market Street and around the castle are listed, and listed building consent is needed for roof work that affects their character, including changes of material. Ashby Castle itself is a scheduled monument in the care of English Heritage.
Planning authority for Ashby-de-la-Zouch: North West Leicestershire District Council. We will tell you at the quote if your job needs consent, but the council has the final say.
Georgian and Victorian roofs in the town centre rely on lead for valleys, parapet gutters and chimney flashings, and failing lead is a common source of leaks on period roofs.
Lead Work in Ashby-de-la-Zouch →Tall period stacks along Market Street and the older streets need repointing, new flaunching and sound lead where they meet the roof, done with care in the conservation area.
Chimney Repairs in Ashby-de-la-Zouch →Matching slate or clay tile on period houses, and re-covering like for like so the roofline still suits the street.
Pitched Roofing in Ashby-de-la-Zouch →On the newer homes at Money Hill and around the town, most jobs are small fixes: a slipped tile, a cracked verge cap or a leaking gutter joint.
Roof Repairs in Ashby-de-la-Zouch →For a house that is not listed, repairs and re-roofing in matching materials do not normally need planning permission, even inside the conservation area. The picture changes if the house is listed (listed building consent is then needed for work that alters its character, which can include changing the roof covering) or if you want a dormer or roof extension, which is not permitted development in a conservation area. Flats and commercial premises have fewer permitted development rights. If in doubt, ask North West Leicestershire District Council before work starts; we flag anything we think needs checking at the quote.
The castle ruins are a scheduled monument looked after by English Heritage, and scheduled monument consent applies to work on the monument itself, not to the houses around it. What does apply to nearby homes is the conservation area and, for many of them, listing. When planning permission is needed, the council also weighs the effect on the setting of the castle and St Helen’s Church, so materials and rooflines that suit the street carry real weight here.
Usually, yes. On period buildings we match the size, thickness and colour of the existing slate or tile, using reclaimed or new natural material, so a repair does not stand out from the street. Mixing in concrete tiles or a different slate is cheaper but looks wrong on a Georgian frontage, and in the conservation area it can draw objections if the work needs consent.
All of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (LE65), including Market Street, Money Hill, Packington, Smisby and Willesley. We reach Ashby from Hugglescote along the A511, and also cover Packington and Willesley on the southern and western edges of the town and Smisby, just over the Derbyshire border. 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.
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