Period houses in the centre
Listed buildings need discreet aerials and fixings that suit old brick and tile.
TV aerial installers in Dorking
Dorking sits in a bowl between Box Hill and the Greensand hills, which makes it one of the trickier towns for TV. Our engineers measure every option on your roof before choosing the aerial.
TV aerial fitters and engineers in Dorking
Dorking is ringed by hills, with Box Hill to the east and the Greensand ridge to the south, and those hills make TV reception unpredictable. Our aerial engineers find that some streets in Dorking get a strong picture from Crystal Palace, while others do better from Guildford or the Reigate relay. We measure on your roof before deciding.
The town has a lot of older homes, from Victorian terraces near the station to cottages in Westcott and Mickleham. Many have aerials that were fitted decades ago and simply need replacing. Others have been extended or converted, and the TV points no longer reach the rooms people actually use.
Further south towards Capel and Ockley, the villages are more rural and the signal weaker. There, our TV aerial fitters often recommend a taller mast or a satellite dish for Freesat. Wherever you are around Dorking, we test every channel and leave the TV working.
Which aerial suits your Dorking home?
Where your house sits in Dorking decides most of it. The drawing shows how the signal would reach a home like yours.
Homes we work on in Dorking
Each kind of Dorking home brings its own aerial problems. These are the ones we see most.
Villages and farms
Westcott, Capel and Ockley often do better from a dish when the hills block the aerial.
Victorian terraces
Old aerials and long cable runs. A new aerial on a taller mast often fixes poor reception.
Aerial notes for each part of Dorking
What our engineers find on the roofs in each neighbourhood, from the jobs we do there.
Dorking town
Homes: Period buildings and flats on the High Street and West Street.
Aerial notes: Hills all round. Some streets see Crystal Palace and some need another transmitter or a dish.
Westcott
Homes: Village houses and cottages west of the town.
Aerial notes: Sheltered by the hills. We often measure the Guildford relay as well.
North Holmwood
Homes: Semis and family homes south of the town.
Aerial notes: A clearer outlook than the centre. Roof aerials usually work.
Pixham and Deepdene
Homes: Victorian houses and newer estates on the east side.
Aerial notes: Close under Box Hill. Taller masts or Freesat are common answers.
Capel and Ockley
Homes: Villages and farms towards the Sussex border.
Aerial notes: Further from the hills but with lots of trees. Satellite is a common choice.
More than aerials in Dorking
The same engineers who fit your aerial also handle the rest of the TV, satellite and security work in Dorking. Tap a service to read more.
TV wall mounting in Dorking
TVs mounted in Dorking homes, with cables hidden and the picture tuned in. Flat or house, the bracket is picked to suit the wall, whether it is brick, block or stud.
Sky and satellite dishes in Dorking
Dishes for Sky and Freesat in Dorking and the villages, where hills block aerial signals.
Extra TV points in Dorking
TV points added to extensions and loft rooms across Dorking. We add an amplifier where the signal needs sharing, so every room gets the same picture.
TV aerial repairs in Dorking
Aerial repairs in Dorking, including changing transmitter where the hills get in the way.
CCTV in Dorking
Cameras for Dorking homes and businesses, watched from your phone. Our Dorking CCTV page has more.
Starlink in Dorking
Starlink for rural homes south of Dorking where broadband is slow. Useful wherever the phone line is slow, from outlying farms to homes at the end of a long line.
Dorking aerial questions
Do you cover all of Dorking?
Yes. Our engineers work right across Dorking, including Dorking town, Westcott, North Holmwood, Pixham and Deepdene, Capel and Ockley and Mickleham.
Which transmitter do Dorking aerials point at?
Most face Crystal Palace, about 17 miles north-east of Dorking. It carries BBC London. Where trees or hills get in the way, the Guildford relay, about 14 miles off to the west, can be the better choice. We measure both.
Could my Dorking aerial live in the loft?
Sometimes, but at this distance from the transmitter the roof tiles cost a lot of signal. Our engineer holds a meter up in your loft first, and says plainly when the aerial needs to go outside.
Why is TV reception so patchy in Dorking?
The town sits between Box Hill and the Greensand ridge, so the signal arrives over hills. The right transmitter and a well-placed aerial make the difference, and we measure before fitting.
Do you cover Mickleham and the Holmwoods?
Yes, along with Westcott, Capel, Ockley and Brockham.
Book a Dorking aerial engineer
New aerials, extra TV points and repairs in Dorking and the villages around it.
Aerial installers near Dorking
Dorking postcodes
RH4 Dorking, Westcott, Pixham · RH5 Mickleham, North Holmwood, Capel, Ockley