Free gutter clearance and free biocide on every Ledbury roof clean. Timber-framed and listed properties handled correctly — no high pressure on heritage roofs.
Ledbury sits low on the River Leadon — the river it most likely takes its name from — in a sheltered pocket beneath the western scarp of the Malvern Hills. It's a lovely place to live and a hard place to keep a roof clean. The Malverns block the eastern weather and shelter the town, which sounds like a good thing until you realise what shelter does to damp air: it sits still. Slow-moving, humid air over a low valley floor is exactly what moss, lichen and gloeocapsa algae feed on, and the eastern edge of the parish actually falls inside the Malvern Hills AONB, where the wooded, north-facing slopes barely dry out from October through to spring.
You see it most starkly in the old town. Church Lane — the cobbled, much-photographed climb up to the parish church, lined with leaning black-and-white timber-framed houses — and the High Street below it are packed with tall heritage properties standing close together. They shade each other for most of the day, the lanes are narrow enough that very little direct sun reaches the lower pitches, and the original clay, stone and hand-made tile holds damp far longer than modern materials. By the time someone calls us, a roof above the High Street is usually a thick mat of moss sitting in the laps, with rust weeping off old lead and valley metal.
Out on the new estates it's a different roof but the same problem. The recent HR8 developments — Hopfields off Leadon Way, Bloor Homes' The Arches up towards the viaduct, and the homes around Mabel's Furlong and the viaduct site — are mostly modern concrete interlocking tile. Those tiles are textured, which gives spores something to grip, so even in this sheltered air a roof only a few years old can already carry a green wash on its north-facing pitch. Whether it's a fifteenth-century cottage on Church Lane or a brand-new house at The Arches, the cause is the same Leadon-valley damp, and so is the fix.
One thing that's specific to Ledbury is the surrounding land. This is orchard and hop country — the town's history is bound up with cider, perry and hops, and there are vineyards and woods on every side. All that vegetation is a steady source of airborne spores, drifting onto roofs across the parish and the villages around it. It's also why we don't believe in pressure-blasting tile that's already weathered: the surface coating thins with age, and hammering it with high pressure takes years off the tile to buy you one clean season. Lifting the moss off by hand and then treating with biocide is gentler on the tile and lasts far longer — which matters whether the roof is centuries old or barely run-in.
Each one has its own approach. Method matters more than equipment.
Common on Church Lane, the High Street, The Homend and the lanes behind them. Often a century or more old and brittle when wet — these are scraped by hand, never pressured, working off a roof ladder hooked over the ridge. Extra care around the bedded ridges, hips and valleys where the tiles are oldest and the timber frame underneath is original.
Found on the timber-framed and Georgian properties throughout the conservation area, and on older cottages out in the villages towards Eastnor and Bosbury. Durable but unforgiving — stone and slate get hand-clearing of the laps, a low-pressure rinse and a neutral biocide. We keep everything off the lime mortar and old leadwork.
The bulk of Ledbury's post-war and later twentieth-century housing. Marley and Redland tiles, usually heavily mossed because the textured surface grips spores and the sheltered valley keeps everything damp. We remove the moss by hand first, then biocide. Expect a noticeable colour shift as the treatment cures over a few weeks.
Hopfields off Leadon Way, The Arches and the newest homes near the viaduct — smoother, newer concrete tile, often with solar panels to work around. Younger but still greening in this microclimate, usually first on the shaded pitch. These take a soft-wash-then-biocide treatment, and on the right surfaces a sealant to slow regrowth further.
From the medieval core to the new HR8 estates and the villages around the parish — same Leadon-valley damp, slightly different roof on each.
The cobbled climb to the church and the timber-framed High Street below it — tall, shaded, listed and black-and-white, on original clay, stone and slate that gets hand-scrape only, never pressure.
The older streets radiating off the centre — a mix of timber-framed, Georgian and Victorian frontages on clay and slate, many inside the conservation area and needing the careful, manual approach.
A recent development of houses and bungalows on the edge of town — modern concrete tile that's young but already greening on the north-facing pitches in this sheltered air. The cheap stage to treat it is early.
The newer estate north of the town below the landmark railway viaduct — smooth modern tile, often with solar panels, that we soft-wash and treat with biocide while the growth is still light.
The villages immediately east of Ledbury, climbing towards the Malverns and the Eastnor estate — sheltered, wooded, damp, with a mix of old cottage and modern roofs that all green up readily.
The orchard-and-cider villages ringing the town, served on the same trip — older clay and stone cottages surrounded by trees, which means a steady supply of spores and plenty of moss.
Ledbury is one of the finest black-and-white market towns in England, and that comes with real heritage protection. The town has a town-centre conservation area built around its medieval grain — the tight street pattern, the half-timbered frontages leaning over Church Lane, the Georgian red brick filling the gaps — and hundreds of listed buildings within it. At its heart stands the Grade I listed Market House, the great stilted timber hall begun in 1617 and raised on chestnut posts, one of the finest of its kind in the country. Nearby, the Master's House at St Katherine's Hospital — a rare survival of a medieval hospital master's lodging — is Grade II*. A lot of the surrounding roofs are original clay, stone or hand-made tile sitting on old timber frames, and they need a completely different hand to a new-build semi. On these we hand-scrape only, never pressure, because force cracks old tile and drives water into a structure that has stood for centuries by staying watertight.
For listed buildings, cleaning sits in a careful zone. Straightforward removal of biological growth normally doesn't need listed-building consent, because you're not altering the fabric of the building. Anything that touches mortar, lead or the original tile-fixing usually does — and we'll tell you upfront if a job crosses that line so you can speak to Herefordshire Council's conservation team before booking. We keep biocide off lime mortar by sheeting and rinsing the edges, and where old lead flashings have weathered to a soft grey patina we'll usually recommend leaving them rather than scrubbing them back to bright metal, which is exactly the kind of thing heritage officers, reasonably, don't want to see.
It's worth remembering why Ledbury looks the way it does. The town grew up in the Middle Ages as a planned market settlement, and the wealth that came from wool, and later cider, perry and hops, filled the streets with merchants' houses. When space ran short inside the old bounds, frontages were squeezed and rebuilt, so today a single terrace on the High Street can carry several different tile types and roofs that run at odd angles into shared valleys. None of that is a problem to clean — but it's exactly why we survey each property properly rather than quoting a roof we haven't seen.
At quote stage we check whether your property looks listed and glance at the Historic England map before the survey. It costs us five minutes and can save you a planning headache.
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 the older black-and-white town-centre properties we flag anything that touches listed-building rules first.
Heavy moss is removed by hand from a ladder or tower, gutters cleared at the same time. On Ledbury's damp, thickly mossed concrete tile and on fragile old clay 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 sheltered, high-humidity valley under the Malverns where regrowth comes back fast.
The biocide keeps working after we've left, preventing regrowth for up to two years. Most customers don't need us back for a top-up before then.
A Ledbury 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 valley this sheltered and damp. You pay for neither; both come as standard.
The free gutter clear is more than a nicety here. In a town this surrounded by trees and orchards, a gutter packed with washed-down moss, leaf litter and grit is the difference between rain running cleanly away and rain spilling down the wall, soaking into render and finding its way to 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 Ledbury customers get two seasons or more before they'd even think about booking us back — in a microclimate this damp, that's the part that earns its keep.
Get my Ledbury quoteLedbury throws up everything from brittle hand-made clay on listed black-and-white houses in the old town to big modern estate roofs out at Hopfields and The Arches, and the fragile ones take careful hand-scraping rather than fast pressure — which is part of why we won't quote a flat rate over the phone. Every roof's different. But to be straight with you, most roof cleans are £550–£950. A standard terrace or semi sits in that range; larger, steeper or more difficult roofs (heavy moss, awkward access, big detached houses) go up from there.
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 up to two years.
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 →
No. The hand-made clay tile, stone and slate you find on the black-and-white timber-framed properties around Church Lane and the High Street get hand-scrape and biocide only — high pressure on those will crack the surface and force water into a frame that has stayed dry for centuries. The modern concrete interlocking tile on the HR8 estates at Hopfields and The Arches can take a controlled low-pressure wash where that's the right tool. Either way, it's the biocide that stops the moss coming back, not the force of the water.
Up to two years, often longer, because the biocide we apply carries on killing fresh spores after we've left. Ledbury is a damp town — it sits low on the River Leadon under the shoulder of the Malvern Hills, so the sheltered, humid air keeps roofs greening faster than higher, more open ground, and north-facing pitches in the shaded old streets may colour up sooner than open south-facing ones. 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. In a town surrounded by orchards, gardens and the Leadon valley we're careful about run-off, and we've never had an issue with ponds or wildlife in years of doing this.
Yes, and this is exactly the work we take most care over. Ledbury has hundreds of listed buildings and a town-centre conservation area — Church Lane, the High Street and the lanes off them are packed with black-and-white timber-framed and Georgian properties on old clay, stone and hand-made tile. On those we hand-scrape only — never pressure — and we keep biocide off lime mortar and old leadwork by sheeting and rinsing the edges. Straightforward removal of moss and algae usually doesn't need listed-building consent because you're not altering the fabric; anything touching mortar, lead or the original fixings does, and we'll flag it before we start so you can speak to Herefordshire Council's conservation team first.
It's the position. Ledbury sits low on the River Leadon, tucked beneath the western scarp of the Malvern Hills, with the eastern edge of the parish inside the Malvern Hills AONB. The hills shelter the town and the valley floor holds damp, so humidity stays high and the air moves slowly — exactly the conditions moss, lichen and gloeocapsa algae feed on. Add the surrounding orchards and woodland shedding spores, and the tight, shaded old streets where very little sun reaches the lower pitches, and a Ledbury roof will carry noticeably more growth than an identical house on higher, open ground. It doesn't change how we clean, but it does mean the free biocide treatment earns its keep here.
For most 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 steeper or older roofs — including the tall, narrow town-centre houses and the brittle hand-made clay common in the old streets — we use a roof ladder hooked over the ridge to spread the load safely. We'll tell you in advance which method we're using on your property and why.
Three reasons that matter, in order. Tile and slate life — moss holds moisture against the surface, accelerating freeze-thaw damage and shortening the life of the roof, which on hand-made clay or old stone in the conservation area is a serious replacement cost. Gutters and downpipes — moss sheds and washes into the gutters, blocking them and pushing water down the wall instead of away from the house. Insurance and resale — some insurers query roofs visibly covered in growth, and a clean roof is a quiet but real factor in kerb appeal, especially for the character properties buyers pay a premium for in a town like Ledbury. Cleaning costs a fraction of replacing tiles or repointing ridges.
Because the tile is modern, not because it's faulty. The concrete interlocking tile on the new HR8 estates has a textured surface that gives airborne spores something to grip, and Ledbury's sheltered, humid valley air does the rest — a roof only a few years old can already be showing the first green wash on the north-facing pitch. Catching it early is the cheap way to deal with it: a soft-wash and biocide while the growth is light, plus on the right surfaces a sealant to slow it down, keeps a young roof clear for years rather than letting it mat up like the older estate roofs around the town.
Spring (March–May) and early autumn are ideal — dry enough for the biocide to bond, and it sets the roof up before the damp months when moss grows fastest, which in this sheltered valley under the Malverns is most of the winter. We clean year-round, though; the biocide works whenever it's applied in dry conditions.
Depends on the tile. The modern concrete interlocking tile on the Ledbury estates can take a controlled low-pressure wash where it's the right tool; the old clay, stone and slate on the black-and-white town-centre and listed properties should never be pressure-washed — it strips the surface, cracks tiles and forces water underneath. On those we hand-scrape and treat with biocide. We always tell you the method first.
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Blake and Daniel cleaned my patio and path at the front and did a great job. They were friendly and professional and explained well what they were going to do. I also had a bad dark patch which came up really well which others had failed to remove. I would definitely recommend them if like me you have a patio or driveway that badly needs a thorough clean
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Blake and team did a great job of cleaning and resealing our roof. They worked hard and communicated well by proactively keeping us updated at every stage. We are happy with the end result and the transformation was epic!
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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.
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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.
Great service, lovely & friendly team. So happy with the patio.
Great service, lovely & friendly team. So happy with the patio.
Free gutter clean and biocide treatment with every roof clean. Timber-framed and listed properties handled correctly. Fully insured, no-obligation quote, written the same day.
