Cotswolds Handymen

Gloucestershire

Handymen in Stow-on-the-Wold

4 handymans we list cover Stow-on-the-Wold. All cover the town from nearby.

Also coversMaugersburyBroadwellDonningtonLongboroughLower SwellUpper SwellOddingtonAdlestrop

See the 4 firmsCotswold District Council

4 of 4 firms

Firms based in the area first, then by distance from Stow-on-the-Wold. Nobody pays for position.

Handymen that cover Stow-on-the-Wold
FirmBased inDoesChecksContact
Campden Property Maintenance Chipping Campden
9 mi
Covers Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold		 Odd jobs, Shelves and fixings, Flat-pack assembly, Doors and windows, +4 Trading, no register found 07984 616413Website
Cotswold Property MaintenanceLtd company 14447648 Cirencester GL7
18 mi
Covers Cirencester, Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-Water +4		 Property maintenance, Painting and decorating, Flooring, Garden jobs, +1 Trading, no register found Website
Cole Roofing Pershore WR10
Covers Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold		 Shelves and fixings, Painting and decorating, Flat-pack assembly, Doors and windows, +7 Trading, no register found 07586 407635Website
The Private Estate Handyman Evesham
Covers Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-Water +1		 Small repairs, Doors and windows, Gutter clearing, Painting and decorating, +4 Trading, no register found Website

Short answer

Stow-on-the-Wold has the oldest population on this site, and one household in four is a person aged 66 or over living alone. Narrow alleys called tures make access hard. The town is a conservation area inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, so changes to fronts that face a road need care.

Handymen in Stow-on-the-Wold by service

Who lives in Stow homes?

Many older people, often alone. In the 2021 Census, 300 of the 1,219 households in Stow ward were one person aged 66 or over. That is 24.7 per cent, almost twice the England share.

Residents aged 65 or over made up 36.5 per cent of the ward. Almost one in five (19.3 per cent) was 75 or over.

Most households live in houses, not flats. Detached and semi-detached houses held 64.7 per cent of households.

If you help an older relative, agree the job and price in writing. Keep the trader's name, address and phone number.

How do the tures affect a job?

The tures are narrow alleys that lead into the Market Square. Ladders, tools and materials may have to go through them by hand.

Ask a firm how it will reach the back of your house, and where it will park.

Some homes sit over shops. In Stow ward, 17 households lived in a commercial building, such as over a shop.

What rules apply to dishes, cladding and paint?

In a conservation area or National Landscape, a satellite dish must not face a road and be visible from it.

Cladding the outside of a house in render, stone, timber or tiles is not permitted development there.

Cotswold District Council warns against waterproof paints on old walls with damp. It says they can make the damp worse.

How old are homes around Stow?

In the Moreton and Stow area, 20.8 per cent of homes on the Council Tax list date from before 1919.

Old stone walls need materials that let moisture out. Ask the firm what mortar it will use for small pointing repairs.

Oddington, east of Stow, has had an Article 4(2) direction since 1999. Ask the council before you change a front there.

Questions

Can I cancel a job I agreed at home?

For most jobs agreed at home, the law gives you 14 days to cancel. Gloucestershire Trading Standards says the trader must give you written notice of this right.

Can a handyman fix a gas fire?

No. Only a Gas Safe registered engineer may work on a gas appliance. HSE says anyone who suspects a gas leak should call 0800 111 999.

Does Stow share a conservation area with Maugersbury?

Yes. Stow and Maugersbury form one conservation area, and Cotswold District Council publishes its map.

Nearby towns

Sources

  1. ONS Census 2021, table TS003 Household composition (Nomis)
  2. ONS Census 2021, table TS007B Age by broad age bands (Nomis)
  3. ONS Census 2021, table TS044 Accommodation type (Nomis)
  4. Wikipedia: Stow-on-the-Wold
  5. General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 1 (cladding, and Class H satellite dishes)
  6. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 1 (article 2(3) land)
  7. Natural England: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England) boundaries
  8. Cotswold District Council: damp in historic buildings
  9. Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax stock of properties 2025 (build period, table CTSOP4.1)
  10. House of Commons Library: MSOA names
  11. Cotswold District Council: Article 3 and 4 directions
  12. Cotswold District Council: conservation area maps
  13. The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, regulations 29 and 30
  14. Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards: doorstep selling
  15. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, regulation 3
  16. HSE: Domestic gas frequently asked questions