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Published UK figures · Checked 5 November 2026
Roof Repair Cost UK
(2026 Guide)
What roof repairs cost across the UK, taken from the main price guides with every figure named. We are a Chelmsford roofing firm and these are not our prices: yours comes from a free home visit.
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How Much Does a Roof Repair Cost in the UK? The Short Answer
MyJobQuote's UK guide, last updated in October 2026, puts the average roof repair at around £650. Its range runs from about £150 to £3,000 and more. A handful of replaced tiles sits at the bottom of that range and a sagging section of roof sits at the top.
Those are published guide figures, not Cousins prices. We do not price from a table. We come out, look at the roof and put a written figure in front of you, and the visit costs nothing.
Every figure on this page names where it came from and was checked on 5 November 2026. Where two guides disagree we show you both, because blending them into one number would hide the thing you most need to know: the job decides the price.
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Typical Costs for Common Roof Repairs
MyJobQuote breaks repairs down by job, which is the most useful way to read them. These are its typical UK ranges, including labour and materials but not scaffolding.
| Repair | Typical UK range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Replace 5 to 10 broken tiles | £150-£350 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Minor leak | £150-£400 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Major leak | £400-£1,200+ | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Lead flashing repair | £250-£700 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Ridge repair | £200-£550 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Flat roof patch (felt or EPDM) | £200-£700 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Valley repair | £300-£900 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Chimney flashing | £300-£800 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Fascia or soffit repair | £250-£750 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Gutter or roof edge repair | £100-£400 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Sagging roof section | £1,000-£3,000+ | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Emergency call-out | £150-£300 plus the repair | MyJobQuote 2026 |
| Roof inspection | £150-£400 | MyJobQuote 2026 |
One row on that table does not apply here. We do not charge to come and look: the home visit and the quote are free.
Flashing faults come up a lot on leaking roofs. If yours is around a chimney or an abutment wall, our page on lead flashing and leadwork explains what we check. Broken and slipped tiles or slates are covered in our slate and tile repair work.
Roof Repair Cost per Square Metre and per Metre
Checkatrade's roof repair guide, updated in 2026, prices repairs by area for each covering, and by the metre for the lines on a roof where two slopes or two materials meet.
| Covering, per m² | Typical UK range |
|---|---|
| Bitumen (felt) flat roof | £100-£140 |
| GRP fibreglass flat roof | £130-£180 |
| EPDM rubber flat roof | £120-£170 |
| Plain clay tiles | £110-£160 |
| Plain concrete tiles | £90-£120 |
| Natural slate (Spanish) | £150-£220 |
| Fibre cement | £90-£130 |
| Polycarbonate | £120-£170 |
| Detail, per metre | Typical UK range |
|---|---|
| Dry ridge | £50-£70 |
| Dry hip | £70-£100 |
| GRP valley | £30-£40 |
| Lead flashing | £50-£70 |
| Stepped lead flashing | £80-£120 |
Checkatrade marks these rates as exclusive of VAT, for repairs of up to about 3 m², and not including access equipment or removal of the damaged covering. Add those before comparing with a quote.
The same guide puts a rooflight replacement at £1,000 and up. Use these rates to sanity-check a quote rather than to build one. Checkatrade notes the per-metre rate falls as the repair gets bigger, because getting safely onto the roof costs much the same for two square metres as for ten.
What Changes the Price
How much is wrong. One cracked tile and a whole slipped course are different jobs on the same roof. Until someone is up there, nobody can tell you which one you have.
Access and scaffolding. Checkatrade gives about £625 a week for a single scaffold up to 10 metres. MyJobQuote gives £600 to £1,000 a week and notes it is often quoted separately, so check whether a quote includes it.
Matching the roof. Older tiles and slates are not always easy to match, and sourcing the right ones can take longer than fitting them.
What is underneath. Wet battens, felt or timber often only show once the covering is lifted. A good roofer stops and tells you before the bill grows, not after.
Waste and safety. Skips run £125 to £320 per Checkatrade, or £150 to £300 per MyJobQuote. MyJobQuote also advises that suspected asbestos means stopping for a survey, at about £325.
When it happens. Emergency and out-of-hours work costs more in every guide we checked, because it means dropping other jobs.
What Roofers Charge per Hour and per Day
Checkatrade's 2026 guide gives UK roofers at £35 to £45 an hour, or £280 to £360 a day. MyJobQuote's figure is £30 to £45 an hour. The two sit close together, which makes labour the least surprising part of most quotes.
Most repairs are priced as a whole job rather than by the hour. Day rates still help explain why even a small repair rarely comes in under a couple of hundred pounds once materials and access are added.
What Roof Repairs Cost in Essex and Chelmsford
Checkatrade publishes local figures as well as national ones. Its Chelmsford roofing repairs page says a repair could cost £1,178 on average, ranging from £583 to £2,284, with roofers at the same £35 to £45 an hour and £280 to £360 a day as its UK guide.
Its Essex flat roofing page puts a flat roof repair at £1,000 on average, ranging from £592 to £1,705. Neither local page carries a date.
The Chelmsford average sits well above MyJobQuote's UK figure. The two are worked out in different ways, so we would not read much into the gap beyond this: local repairs in this part of Essex are priced in the hundreds, sometimes the low thousands, and the job on your roof decides which.
We are a Chelmsford roofing firm working a 50-mile radius, so these are the figures that matter for our customers. For towns further out, see our page on roofing across the county.
Emergency and Leak Repairs: What to Expect to Pay
MyJobQuote puts an emergency call-out at £150 to £300, with the repair charged on top. Checkatrade's Chelmsford emergency roofing page says a leak fix is normally an average of £200 for new roof tiles or £250 for new flashing. The same page puts replacing clay tiles at about £130 per m², slate at up to about £190 per m² and a flat roof repair at about £100 per m².
If water is coming in right now, ring 07540 235332 first and read price guides later. Our page on what to do in a roofing emergency covers the first steps, and our leak tracing and repair page explains how we find where the water is really getting in.
When Repairing Stops Paying
There comes a point where repair on top of repair costs more than a new covering. If your roof has reached it, we will tell you. If it has not, we will tell you that just as plainly and do the repair.
A full replacement is a far bigger job than anything in the tables above, so treat it as its own quote rather than the top end of a repair. Flat roof replacement has its own figures, which we set out in a separate flat roof cost guide.
Flat roofs are our specialism, and you can read how we approach them on our flat roofing work page.
How Our Free Home Visit and Quote Work
Ring or WhatsApp 07540 235332 and tell us what the roof is doing. Photos from the ground help. We then book a free home visit at a time that suits you.
On the visit we give you an honest assessment of what is wrong and what it needs. You get a transparent quotation, free, with no obligation. The quote is the price for the work described on it.
Once you are happy, the work gets done properly and you get peace of mind at the end of it. Read more on our roof repair service in Chelmsford.
What Customers Say
Two of our five-star reviews, word for word.
Gordon Cutter
"I would highly recommend them, excellent work carried out on my roof, came and saw the problem, went and bought the materials and did a very good job... Marks out of Ten == 10."
Where These Figures Come From
Each guide was read on 5 November 2026. Prices change, so treat every figure as a guide and the quote after a home visit as the real number.
- Checkatrade, Roof repair costs: price breakdown 2026 (UK), last updated June 2026.
- MyJobQuote, How much do roof repairs cost? (UK), last updated 6 October 2026.
- Checkatrade, Roofing repairs in Chelmsford (undated).
- Checkatrade, Flat roofing installation in Essex (undated).
- Checkatrade, Emergency roofing service in Chelmsford (undated).
Roof Repair Cost FAQs
How much does a roof repair cost in the UK?
MyJobQuote's 2026 guide puts the average roof repair at around £650, with jobs running from about £150 to £3,000 or more. Those are published figures, not our prices. Our price for your roof follows a free home visit.
How much does it cost to fix a leaking roof?
MyJobQuote puts a minor leak at £150 to £400 and a major leak at £400 to £1,200 or more. Checkatrade's Chelmsford page gives an average of £1,178 across roofing repairs. The cause of the leak decides which end of the range you land at.
How much do roofers charge per day?
Checkatrade's 2026 guide gives £280 to £360 a day, or £35 to £45 an hour. MyJobQuote gives £30 to £45 an hour. Most repairs are still priced as a whole job.
Do you charge for a roof inspection or quote?
No. The home visit is free and so is the written quote, and there is no obligation to go ahead.
Do you cover Essex?
Yes. We are based in Chelmsford and work within a 50-mile radius, which takes in most of Essex and reaches into London.