Armour Shield Roofing Services Coalville covers Shepshed (LE12), a short drive from our Hugglescote base along the A512. The work runs from the hosiery-era cottages and terraces around the Bull Ring to the homes on the town’s fast-growing new estates, and on to the villages around it: Belton, Hathern, Long Whatton and Oaks in Charnwood.
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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 | LE12 |
| Local council (planning) | Charnwood Borough Council |
| Conservation areas include | Shepshed |
| Roofs we see most | Hosiery-era cottages and terraces · New-build estates · Village homes |
| Also covering | Bull Ring, Belton, Hathern, Long Whatton and Oaks in Charnwood |
| Every job | Free quote · £5 million public liability insurance · 15-year written guarantee |
Local details checked and updated September 2026.
Shepshed sits between Coalville and Loughborough beside M1 junction 23, in the LE12 postcode. The old hosiery town centre around the Bull Ring mixes stone cottages and Victorian brick terraces under slate and clay tile, while the town’s rapid new-build growth adds street after street of modern concrete-tiled roofs. We repair, re-roof and renew rooflines across Shepshed and the villages around it — Belton, Hathern and Long Whatton — a short run from our Coalville base.
Around the Bull Ring, Brook Street and the old town centre
Brick and some stone under Welsh slate or clay tile, with the odd roof of Swithland slate still surviving. These need careful, matched repairs: the council’s appraisal singles out concrete-tile re-roofs as visually intrusive here.
The growing edges of the town, where the Charnwood Local Plan allocates new housing
Recently built roofs, mostly tiled, with dry verges, clipped ridges and uPVC roofline. In the first years the questions are about snags and warranties; later on, a dislodged verge cap or a leaking valley is the usual call.
Belton, Hathern, Long Whatton and Oaks in Charnwood
Older brick cottages alongside newer homes, so one village can need chimney and lead repairs on one street and new guttering on the next.
Shepshed sits on the north-western edge of Charnwood Forest, beside junction 23 of the M1, with St Botolph’s Church on the highest point in town. Houses on the higher, open ground take the brunt of the prevailing south-westerly winds, which work ridge tiles and verges loose over time. On the lower side of town the Black Brook runs out towards Hathern and is monitored by the Environment Agency for flooding, so after heavy rain it pays to check that gutters and downpipes are clear and carrying water away from the walls.
Shepshed’s conservation area covers the old town, and Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register records its condition as poor and deteriorating. Charnwood Borough Council’s appraisal is candid about roofs: traditional Swithland slate is rare but survives on a few buildings, concrete-tile re-roofs are called visually intrusive, and new work is expected to use Welsh slate or plain clay tiles. Belton, Long Whatton and Oaks in Charnwood are under North West Leicestershire District Council, while Hathern, like Shepshed, is Charnwood.
Planning authority for Shepshed: Charnwood Borough Council. We will tell you at the quote if your job needs consent, but the council has the final say.
Loose verges on the new estates and slipped slates in the old town are both put right with a targeted repair rather than a new roof.
Roof Repairs in Shepshed →Re-roofing a cottage in the conservation area in Welsh slate or plain clay tile, the materials the council’s appraisal asks for, rather than concrete.
Pitched Roofing in Shepshed →An independent drone survey is a quick way to document a new-build roof problem before you raise it with the builder or the warranty provider.
Drone Inspections in Shepshed →uPVC roofline on the newer estates and tired timber on the older terraces both tend to need attention sooner than the tiles above them.
Roofline & Guttering in Shepshed →“Excellent service. Really pleased with the work. Great team. Very efficient. Cleaned up all mess. Roof looks great”
Start with the builder. Under most new-home warranties, including NHBC’s Buildmark, the builder is responsible for putting defects right in the first two years; after that the warranty covers a narrower set of problems. An independent inspection is still worth having: a drone survey with photos and a written condition report gives you a clear record to put to the builder or the warranty provider. Common faults on newer roofs include loose dry verges, missing ridge fixings and poorly sealed valleys and flashings.
Because it tells you what the council wants to see. Charnwood’s appraisal for Shepshed calls concrete-tile re-roofs visually intrusive and expects Welsh slate or plain clay tiles in new work, and Historic England lists the conservation area as at risk. An unlisted house can usually be re-covered without permission, but choosing slate or clay over concrete keeps the street’s character, and those are the materials Charnwood will look for if your job does need consent.
Many do. Since British Standard BS 5534 was revised in 2014, ridge, hip and verge tiles have had to be mechanically fixed rather than held by mortar alone, so most homes built since carry clipped or dry-fix systems. The plastic verge caps can still crack or blow loose on exposed plots and are quick to replace. Older Shepshed houses with mortar-bedded ridges can be converted to dry-fix when the ridge next needs work.
All of Shepshed (LE12), including Bull Ring, Belton, Hathern, Long Whatton and Oaks in Charnwood. Shepshed is on the A512 between our Hugglescote base and Loughborough, and from the town we cover Belton and Long Whatton to the north, Hathern towards Loughborough and Oaks in Charnwood up in the Forest. 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.
What a drone roof survey in Coalville covers: 4K video, stills of every elevation and a written condition report. Free when we quote; £149 pre-purchase.
Read the guide →Swithland slate is Leicestershire’s own thick, purple-grey roofing slate, no longer quarried. How to recognise it, repair it and keep its value.
Read the guide →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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