Roofers in Chesterfield & North Derbyshire
Local roofers covering Chesterfield, Clay Cross and the villages around them. From a single slipped tile to a full re-roof — quoted free, with no obligation.
- Free, no-obligation written quotes
- Every job finished properly before we move on
- Small repairs through to full re-roofs
- Local to Chesterfield and north Derbyshire
- Straight answers and a fixed written price
Get Your Free Roofing Quote
07949 348947Lewis picks up. No call centre, no salesman.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm. Send us a photo of the problem and we'll tell you what we're looking at.
Your Local Roofer in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire
I'm Lewis, and I run Dickens Roofing Services from the Clay Cross area. We cover Chesterfield, the villages around it, and most of north Derbyshire — and we're competent across every part of the trade. New roofs and re-roofs, slating and tiling, flat roofs, pointing, leadwork, chimneys and guttering. One firm for the whole job.
North Derbyshire's housing stock is a mix, and knowing it matters. There are stone-built cottages and terraces running through the old pit villages, dense Victorian terraces across Chesterfield's centre, interwar and post-war semis in Hasland, Brimington and Newbold, and newer estates toward Wingerworth and Walton. Different eras were built differently, and they fail differently too. A Victorian ridge on a Chesterfield terrace gives up differently to a post-war concrete tile on a Brimington semi. A stone gable in Pilsley weathered by a hundred winters isn't the same job as a felt flat roof on a Wingerworth extension.
That local knowledge is the difference between a repair that holds and one that doesn't. We don't turn up with a one-size-fits-all approach — we look at what's actually in front of us, what it's made of, and what the Derbyshire weather has done to it. Then we quote it properly, in writing, and we finish it before we move on to the next one.

Chesterfield & north Derbyshire
Free written quotes
Repairs to full re-roofs
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
Complete Roofing Services Across North Derbyshire
From a single slipped tile to a full strip and re-roof — quoted free, no obligation.
New Roofs & Re-Roofing
Stripped back to the rafters and rebuilt with new membrane, treated battens and fresh tiles or slate.
Learn MoreRoof Repairs
Slipped tiles, leaks, storm damage and failed flashings, traced to the source and put right.
Learn MoreEmergency Roof Repairs
Water coming in? We'll get you watertight, then come back and fix it properly.
Learn MoreGuttering & Downpipes
New guttering, downpipes, repairs and clearing, sized for Derbyshire rainfall.
Learn MoreSlating & Tiling
Natural slate, fibre cement and clay or concrete tile, matched to your property.
Learn MoreDry Ridge & Dry Verge
Mortar-free, mechanically fixed ridge and verge that doesn't crack, lift or need repointing.
Learn MoreFascias & Soffits
uPVC roofline replacement — rotten timber out, vented soffits fitted as standard.
Learn MoreVelux & Roof Windows
New installations and replacements, flashed and weathered so they don't leak at the head.
Learn MoreWhy Chesterfield Homeowners Choose Dickens Roofing
We Finish What We Start
We don't start your roof and disappear onto another job. Your job runs from start to finish before we move on, and you'll know where you stand every day we're there.
A Written Price, Not a Guess
You get a proper written quote before anything begins. No day-rate creep, no surprise extras, no "we found something else while we were up there".
Every Part of the Trade
Slating, tiling, flat roofs, pointing, leadwork, chimneys, guttering. One firm for the whole job rather than three trades and three invoices.
Local to North Derbyshire
Chesterfield, Clay Cross, the villages in between. We're ten minutes away, not an hour up the M1, and we come back if something isn't right.

What Derbyshire Weather Does to Your Roof
Chesterfield sees around 865mm of rain a year — meaningfully above the England average — and June is the wettest month at 86mm. That's sustained saturation rather than dramatic storms, and it's saturation that finds every failed pointing line, every cracked tile and every perished flashing.
Higher, more exposed ground toward the Peak fringe takes sustained winter gusts that strip tiles at the ridge, verge and flashing lines long before the rest of the roof shows wear. Repeated freeze-thaw cycling through a Derbyshire winter cracks lime and cement mortar on ridges, verges and chimney stacks — ridge pointing failure is the most common roof defect flagged in RICS homebuyer surveys.
Then there's the moss. Damp, mild conditions and only 1,494 hours of sunshine a year encourage heavy moss growth on north-facing pitches, which holds water against tiles and blocks guttering. And across the former pit villages, much of the stock is stone-built and older, where the original pointing has simply reached the end of its life.
A free quote from Dickens Roofing is the quickest way to find out what the weather has actually done to your roof — and what it will cost to put right.
865mm
Annual rainfall
1,494
Hours of sun a year
40–60 yrs
Typical tiled roof life
15–25 yrs
Typical pointing life
How It Works
Ring or Send a Message
Ring us or send a message on WhatsApp. Tell us what's happening and where you are, and we'll arrange a time to come and look.
We Get Up and Look Properly
Ladders out, up on the roof, photos of anything we find. We don't quote a roof from the pavement.
A Written Quote
A proper itemised price in writing, scaffolding included where it's needed. No pressure.
The Job, Start to Finish
We turn up when we say, work through until it's done, and leave the site clean.
What Our Customers Say
"I used Dickens Roofing Services to rebuild my chimney. Very fair price, they did a cracking job as well."
— Facebook recommendation, Clay Cross
Areas We Cover
Based near Clay Cross, we cover Chesterfield, the surrounding villages and most of north Derbyshire. Not sure if we reach you? Ring and ask — we usually do.
Don't see your village? Call 07949 348947.
Wondering what a new roof costs?
We've written down real 2026 prices for Chesterfield and north Derbyshire — what a new roof, a repair, a flat roof and chimney work actually cost, and what changes the price. No sales pitch.
Read the roof cost guide
Get Your Free Roofing Quote
Whether it's one slipped tile, a chimney that needs rebuilding or a full re-roof, ring Dickens Roofing for honest advice and a free written quote anywhere across Chesterfield and north Derbyshire.

