Gloucestershire Roof Cleaning cleans roofs in Innsworth: a low-pressure clean or a manual moss scrape, finished with a biocide treatment. Most roof cleans are £550–£950, including a free gutter clear and a 2-year moss-free guarantee.
Free gutter clearance and free biocide on every Innsworth roof clean. New-build estate tile and older village roofs handled correctly.
Innsworth sits on the flat, low-lying ground on the northern edge of Gloucester, the old RAF village, now growing again with the new Whittle Gardens estate on its edge. It's a damp corner. The land barely rises, the brooks that thread through the area keep the ground wet underfoot, and Innsworth holds the distinction of being the largest community inside the Gloucester and Cheltenham Green Belt — which in practice means leafy plots, mature hedgerows and open fields on every side. All that greenery is lovely to live among, but it pumps moss and algae spores into the air and keeps roofs shaded and slow to dry. A roof here will carry more growth than an identical house up on the drier slopes towards Churchdown or the Cotswold edge.
The thing that surprises people most about Innsworth is that the newest roofs aren't exempt. The new estate off Hanbury Road — Whittle Gardens, the first big part of the Innsworth and Twigworth housing allocation, with permission for up to 1,300 homes — is going up on modern concrete interlocking tile. That tile is textured, which gives airborne spores something to grip, and on the north-facing pitch the first green film can appear within a few winters. Owners who've only had the keys a few years are often startled to see it. In this damp, sheltered basin it comes on quicker than the brochure ever suggested.
Then there's the older Innsworth — the bird-named post-war estate that grew up beside the RAF station, with its Rookery Road, Bullfinch Way and the streets around them. A lot of that housing was thrown up fast after the war as prefab and 'no-fines' concrete homes, and those roofs have now had a long, hard life. The tile is more brittle, the ridge bedding older, and decades of damp have left some of them under a thick mat of moss. Different age, different tile, same Innsworth problem — and the same fix: lift the growth off gently, then treat the cause with biocide.
One thing that's very specific to Innsworth is how sharply the estates cluster by age. The post-war housing went up across the same few years; the Whittle Gardens phases are going up close together now. So a whole close tends to reach the point where moss is impossible to ignore at roughly the same time, so it makes sense to get neighbours quoted together. Whatever the age, we don't believe in pressure-blasting concrete tile, new or old. On a young estate roof high pressure can wear the tile surface and bring the green back faster; on an ageing post-war roof it simply takes years off tile that's already near the end. Lifting the moss by hand and treating with biocide is gentler and lasts far longer — which matters whether your roof is forty years old or four.
Each one has its own approach. Method matters more than equipment.
The bulk of Whittle Gardens and the newer phases off Innsworth Lane and Hanbury Road. Modern Marley and Redland-type tile, only a few years old. We hand-lift any moss and clean at low pressure — never high pressure — so the tile isn't damaged and the green doesn't come back faster.
The bird-named streets — Rookery Road, Bullfinch Way and the closes around them — built quickly after the war, with a lot of prefab and 'no-fines' concrete homes. The tile and old ridge bedding are brittle now, so these get hand-scrape and a low-pressure clean only, with extra care at the ridges, hips and valleys where the roof is most tired.
The semis and bungalows that filled in around the village from the sixties onward, towards Longlevens and Longford. Textured concrete tile that mats up heavily in this damp, shaded setting. We remove the moss by hand first, then biocide — expect a noticeable colour shift as the treatment works over the following weeks — it can take up to two months to fully clean the roof.
Out on the village fringes towards Twigworth and Longford you still find older clay-tile cottages and farm buildings. Clay is durable but brittle when wet, so it gets hand-clearing of the laps, a low-pressure rinse and a neutral biocide, keeping everything off any old mortar and leadwork.
From the brand-new Whittle Gardens estate to the old post-war streets and the cottages on the fringe — same damp, green-belt setting, slightly different roof on each.
The big new development off Hanbury Road, with outline permission for up to 1,300 homes. Young concrete tile that mostly won't need a full clean for a while, but the shaded pitches facing the hedgerows are where the first green film turns up.
Rookery Road, Bullfinch Way, Tern Court, Falcon Close and the streets around them — post-war housing that grew up beside the RAF station, much of it prefab or 'no-fines', with roofs that have had a long life and carry heavy moss.
The older spine of the village, around the junior and infant schools and the community hall on Rookery Road, where established semis and bungalows on sixties-to-eighties concrete tile mat up fast in the damp, sheltered air.
The military housing around Imjin Barracks, home of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps since 2010 — uniform estate-type roofs that, like the civilian streets, green up together and benefit from the same gentle treatment.
The villages and ribbon housing just west towards the A38 — a mix of older clay-tile cottages and newer estate roofs, all sitting in the same low, damp ground that keeps moss coming back.
The edges where Innsworth runs into Longlevens and across towards Churchdown — established suburban streets on concrete tile, just far enough up off the wettest ground to green a little slower, but still greening.
Innsworth's story is unusual. It was farmland and a parish called Longlevens until the RAF arrived in 1940; the post-war years filled it with quickly-built prefab and 'no-fines' housing, and the parish was formally renamed Innsworth in 1967. The RAF moved out in 2008, the site became Imjin Barracks for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in 2010, and since then the new Whittle Gardens estate, part of the Innsworth and Twigworth housing allocation, has grown up off Hanbury Road beside the old village. The upshot is a place where you can stand on one street looking at brand-new concrete tile and, a few minutes' walk away, post-war prefab roofs that have weathered seventy-odd winters. Both green up — for the same reasons.
People often assume a new-build roof is somehow protected against moss. It isn't. The factory finish on modern interlocking tile slows water absorption, but it does nothing to stop airborne spores landing and taking hold — and the textured surface of estate tile actually gives them more to grip than smooth old slate would. Add Innsworth's damp, low-lying, tree-shaded position inside the green belt, and a roof that looked spotless on completion can show its first green film on the north pitch within a few winters, with proper moss in the laps by the time it's eight to twelve years old. A close that was finished together tends to need attention together.
The mistake we see most on new estates is someone reaching for a pressure washer, or hiring a firm that does. On young tile that's the worst thing you can do: high pressure wears away the very surface that's keeping the tile sound, so the roof not only ages prematurely but greens back faster afterwards, because the roughened surface holds even more moisture. The right approach on a new Innsworth roof is the gentle one — lift any moss by hand, clean at low pressure, and let an approved biocide kill the spores at the root so the result holds for years rather than a single season.
On the older post-war and prefab-era roofs the logic is the same but the stakes are different. Those roofs are near the end of their natural life, so the goal is to clear the moss without taking years off what's left — again, hand-scrape and a low-pressure clean, never pressure. Whichever side of Innsworth you're on, new tile or old, we survey the actual roof before we quote rather than guessing from the street.
We come out, look at the roof, the access and the gutters, and tell you exactly what's needed and what it costs. No hard sell, no pressure to book on the spot — and on a new Whittle Gardens roof we'll explain why a low-pressure clean, not high pressure, is the right call for young tile.
Heavy moss is removed by hand from a ladder or tower, gutters cleared at the same time. On Innsworth's damp, thickly mossed concrete tile — new estate and old post-war streets alike — the bulk growth has to be lifted off before the biocide can reach the spores beneath.
An approved biocide is applied at the correct dilution. It kills algae, lichen and remaining moss spores at the root, without high-pressure water touching the tiles — which matters even more in this damp, tree-shaded green-belt setting where regrowth comes back fast.
Guaranteed against moss, algae and lichen for two years. If regrowth appears in that time, we return and re-treat it at no charge. Written into every quote.
An Innsworth roof clean keeps us on the ladders or tower most of the day regardless, so it makes sense to pull the gutters through while we're up there — and the biocide is what holds the result for two years, which counts for a lot in a spot this damp. You pay for neither; both come as standard.
The free gutter clear is more than a nicety here. On the new Whittle Gardens closes the gutters are often choked with builders' grit and washed-down moss long before anyone thinks to look; on the older post-war homes decades of growth have shed straight into them. Either way, a blocked gutter pushes rain down the wall instead of away from the house, soaking render and finding the eaves. We clear what comes off the roof as we go, so you're not left with a clean roof and blocked gutters. And because the biocide carries on working long after we've packed up, most Innsworth customers get two seasons or more before they'd even think about booking us back.
Get my Innsworth quoteMost roof cleans in Innsworth cost £550–£950, including moss removal, a biocide treatment and a free gutter clear. Larger, steeper or harder-to-reach roofs cost more. Innsworth throws up everything from young interlocking tile at Whittle Gardens to tired prefab-era roofs on the old post-war streets, and the careful low-pressure clean both need takes time rather than brute force — which is part of why we won't quote a flat rate over the phone. Every roof's different. A standard terrace or semi sits in that range; heavy moss, awkward access and big detached houses push it up.
What moves the price:
Always included, never an add-on: a free gutter clear while we're up there, and the biocide that keeps moss off for two years.
Just the gutters? Gutter cleaning on its own in Innsworth starts from £90 and is typically under £150 for a two-storey house. See gutter cleaning in Gloucester, which covers Innsworth, Longlevens and Longford.
Nearby: we also cover roof cleaning in Churchdown next door, Highnam across the Severn, and the rest of Gloucester.
How we quote: a free no-obligation survey, a written price the same day, no deposit, pay only when it's done. See our full roof cleaning cost guide → Also worth reading: is roof cleaning safe?, why clean your roof?, how to get rid of roof moss for good and the best time of year to clean a roof.
Most roof cleans in Innsworth cost £550–£950, including moss removal, the biocide treatment and a free gutter clear. A semi or bungalow on the older bird-named streets usually sits inside that range; a large detached house at Whittle Gardens, or a roof with very heavy moss, takes longer and costs more. We quote after a free survey, in writing the same day, with no deposit.
Yes. Gutter cleaning on its own starts from £90 and is typically under £150 for a two-storey house, with the downpipes flushed. It's free with any roof clean. With fields and hedgerows on every side of Innsworth, gutters here fill with leaves and moss quickly, so a yearly clear before winter is sensible.
No — and on the newer estates it's exactly why method matters. The interlocking concrete tile on Whittle Gardens and the other new-build closes is only a few years old, and the factory colour coating on the surface is the thing you don't want to strip. Blasting young tile with high pressure can wear that surface and actually make it green up faster afterwards. We lift any moss by hand and clean at low pressure, then let the biocide do the work. On the older bird-named post-war estate roofs and the prefab-era homes the same gentle approach protects tile that's already had a long life.
It catches a lot of people out. The new-build closes at Whittle Gardens, off Hanbury Road, are surrounded by open fields, mature hedgerows and trees, and the whole area sits low and damp on the northern edge of Gloucester inside the green belt. Modern interlocking concrete tile is textured, so airborne moss and algae spores grip it easily, and the first green film usually shows on the shaded north pitch well before the roof is ten years old. A new estate doesn't escape moss — it just takes a few winters to show, and Innsworth's damp, sheltered setting brings it on quicker than higher, drier ground.
Two years, guaranteed. The biocide we apply keeps killing fresh spores after we've left site, and if regrowth appears within two years we come back and re-treat it at no charge. Innsworth is a damp, low-lying, tree-shaded spot north of Gloucester, so roofs here green faster than on open higher ground — and north-facing pitches that get little sun colour up soonest. Pressure-washing on its own buys you about a season; the moss is back the next autumn because the spores are still in the tile. The biocide is the difference between cleaning the surface and treating the cause.
Yes, when applied properly. We use approved biocides at manufacturer-specified dilutions, applied in dry conditions so the active ingredient bonds to the tile rather than running off. Pets are kept indoors during application and for an hour after; planted borders are sheeted and watered down before and after. With so many Innsworth gardens backing onto fields, hedgerows and the brooks that run through the area, we're careful about run-off, and we've never had an issue with ponds or wildlife in years of doing this.
Yes. Whittle Gardens, off Hanbury Road, is the big new development with outline permission for up to 1,300 homes, part of the wider Innsworth and Twigworth housing allocation. The first phases are only a few years old, so most roofs there don't need a full clean yet, but the north-facing pitches that back onto hedgerows and fields are where the first green film shows. Catching it early with a low-pressure clean and biocide is cheaper than leaving it. Whole closes were built together, so we're happy to quote neighbours on the same street at the same time.
Yes, and these need a careful hand. The bird-named post-war estate — Rookery Road, Bullfinch Way and the streets around them — was built quickly after the war, with a lot of prefab and 'no-fines' concrete homes whose roofs have now had a long life. The tile and any old ridge bedding are more brittle than modern materials, so we hand-scrape and clean at low pressure rather than pressure-blast, and take extra care at the ridges, hips and valleys. The aim is to clear the moss and protect what's left of the roof's life, not take years off it.
For most Innsworth jobs, no. We work from a ladder or scaffold tower with a long-reach lance, which means no concentrated weight on the tiles and no boot scuffs on the ridges. On the newer two-storey houses at Whittle Gardens, or the steeper older roofs, we use a roof ladder hooked over the ridge to spread the load safely. A moss scrape is done by hand or with an extendable pole, then the biocide goes on. We'll tell you in advance which method we're using on your property and why.
Three reasons that matter, in order. Tile life — moss holds moisture against the tile, accelerating freeze-thaw damage and, on newer estate tile, wearing down the surface, which shortens the life of a roof you probably haven't long paid for. Gutters and downpipes — moss sheds and washes into the gutters, blocking them and pushing water down the wall instead of away from the house. Kerb appeal and resale — on a tidy new estate a green-streaked roof stands out, and a clean roof is a quiet but real factor when you come to sell. Cleaning costs a fraction of replacing tiles or re-bedding ridges.
Not for good: spores are always in the air, and in a damp, tree-shaded spot like Innsworth they're never far away. Taking the moss off by hand or with a low-pressure clean, then applying a biocide, keeps a roof clear for two years; our guide explains how to get rid of roof moss permanently.
On the modern tile across Innsworth, we'd usually advise against it. The concrete tile on the new estates is too young to risk damaging the tile surface, and the older post-war and prefab-era tile is too far through its life to take the punishment. We clean at low pressure and hand-remove the moss instead, then treat with biocide — gentler on the tile and far longer-lasting. We always tell you the method first.
Yes — Gloucestershire Roof Cleaning carries £5m public liability insurance.
We had excellent service from start to finish. The guys were very professional, discussed everything over the phone initially then a visit with the drone to allow accurate quarter and expectation management. On the day they were considerate with the neighbours, did a wonderful job with the roof and gutters and cleared up so well that everything looked far better than when they started. Cannot recommend more highly.
We had excellent service from start to finish. The guys were very professional, discussed everything over the phone initially then a visit with the drone to allow accurate quarter and expectation management. On the day they were considerate with the neighbours, did a wonderful job with the roof and gutters and cleared up so well that everything looked far better than when they started. Cannot recommend more highly.
Really impressed with Aquapro Roof cleaning. Very professional guys that done such a good job, that it looks like I’ve had a new roof installed, (after 40yrs of dirt and moss). Blake talked me through everything in detail, and answered any questions I had. Showed me the end result with his drone footage and left house clean and tidy. Highly recommended.
Really impressed with Aquapro Roof cleaning. Very professional guys that done such a good job, that it looks like I’ve had a new roof installed, (after 40yrs of dirt and moss). Blake talked me through everything in detail, and answered any questions I had. Showed me the end result with his drone footage and left house clean and tidy. Highly recommended.
100% recommend this team . From start to finish was kept informed.On the morning a text to say what time they will be there and arrived on time . Worked from 9:30 till 7:30pm on the roof and jet washing all the area after. Very professional and had all the kit even a drone to show you the results of the whole area . The difference is amazing and looks like a new roof . Really happy with the results and so many comments from neighbours too saying how good it looks . You will not be disappointed .
100% recommend this team . From start to finish was kept informed.On the morning a text to say what time they will be there and arrived on time . Worked from 9:30 till 7:30pm on the roof and jet washing all the area after. Very professional and had all the kit even a drone to show you the results of the whole area . The difference is amazing and looks like a new roof . Really happy with the results and so many comments from neighbours too saying how good it looks . You will not be disappointed .
The Guys did a fantastic job on my roof and worked nonstop all day to get the job done and left everything clean and tidy after themselves, highly recommend and would look to use again 👍, made a massive difference to the house.
The Guys did a fantastic job on my roof and worked nonstop all day to get the job done and left everything clean and tidy after themselves, highly recommend and would look to use again 👍, made a massive difference to the house.
Would strongly recommend. Swift with good work quality and kept the surrounding areas tidy. Looks like a new roof! Would 100% recommend.
Would strongly recommend. Swift with good work quality and kept the surrounding areas tidy. Looks like a new roof! Would 100% recommend.
What can I say other than WOW !! Massive thank you to Blake and Dan for all of your hard work, so professional and such an amazing job! Left everything spotless so pleased, highly recommend to everyone. Extremely happy
What can I say other than WOW !! Massive thank you to Blake and Dan for all of your hard work, so professional and such an amazing job! Left everything spotless so pleased, highly recommend to everyone. Extremely happy
Free gutter clean and biocide treatment with every roof clean. New-build estate tile and older village roofs handled correctly. Fully insured, no-obligation quote, written the same day.
