A TV aerial on a chimney above rooftops at sunset

TV aerial installers in Sevenoaks

A town on top of the Greensand Ridge, with big houses among the trees and villages tucked into the valleys below. On the ridge the signal is good, but in the hollows it can drop away fast.

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TV aerial fitters and engineers in Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks sits on the Greensand Ridge, and that ridge decides how well your TV aerial works. Homes on top, around the town centre and Kippington, usually see Crystal Palace clearly. Drop down into Riverhead, Dunton Green or the Darent valley at Otford and the signal can fall away within a few hundred metres. Our aerial engineers measure on your roof and check Bluebell Hill as well before choosing a direction.

Many Sevenoaks houses are large and set among mature trees, with long drives and several TVs. Our TV aerial fitters often raise the aerial on a mast to clear the trees, then feed every room through a distribution amplifier so the picture is the same upstairs and down. Out at Seal, Kemsing and Borough Green the homes are more rural, and a satellite dish for Freesat or Sky is often the steadier option. We explain the choices plainly and test before we leave.

Which aerial suits your Sevenoaks home?

Where your house sits in Sevenoaks decides most of it. The drawing shows how the signal would reach a home like yours.

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Where is the house?

How many TVs?

Would you rather hide it?

Homes we work on in Sevenoaks

Each kind of Sevenoaks home brings its own aerial problems. These are the ones we see most.

Large houses in the woods

Long drives and tall trees. A mast or a dish keeps the picture steady, and cameras cover the gates.

Victorian town houses

Tall roofs and old aerials. A replacement with new cable fixes most faults.

Valley villages

Homes in the dips struggle for signal. We find the best option before fitting.

Aerial notes for each part of Sevenoaks

What our engineers find on the roofs in each neighbourhood, from the jobs we do there.

Sevenoaks town

Homes: Victorian and Edwardian houses, flats and shops near the Vine.

Aerial notes: High ground, so Crystal Palace is usually fine. Tall trees can still need a mast.

Riverhead and Dunton Green

Homes: Village homes and newer estates below the ridge.

Aerial notes: Lower ground in the Darent valley. We measure before choosing where to point.

Otford and Kemsing

Homes: Village houses under the North Downs.

Aerial notes: The Downs block some homes. Bluebell Hill or a dish can be the better answer.

Seal and Borough Green

Homes: Village homes and farms east of town.

Aerial notes: Mixed results. We test both directions.

From our engineers’ blog

Sevenoaks aerial questions

Do you cover all of Sevenoaks?

Yes. Our engineers work right across Sevenoaks, including Sevenoaks town, Riverhead and Dunton Green, Otford and Kemsing, Seal and Borough Green, Otford, Kemsing and Seal.

Which transmitter do Sevenoaks aerials point at?

Most face Crystal Palace, about 16 miles north-west of Sevenoaks. It carries BBC London. Where trees or hills get in the way, Bluebell Hill, about 14 miles off to the east-north-east, can be the better choice, and it brings BBC South East Today. We measure both.

Could my Sevenoaks 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 around Sevenoaks?

The ridge and valleys mean neighbouring homes can see very different signals. We measure on site and choose the best direction.

Do you fit CCTV on large Sevenoaks properties?

Yes. We cover gates, drives and outbuildings and set the system up on your phone.

Why is my Sevenoaks signal worse than my friend’s up the road?

The ridge and valleys mean small changes in height make a big difference. A taller mast or a different direction usually helps.

Do you cover Otford and Kemsing?

Yes, along with Seal, Riverhead, Dunton Green and Borough Green.

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New aerials, extra TV points and repairs in Sevenoaks and the villages around it.

Aerial installers near Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks postcodes

TN13 Sevenoaks town, Riverhead, Dunton Green · TN14 Otford, Kemsing · TN15 Seal, Borough Green

Nearby towns we cover

Tonbridge, Oxted, Tunbridge Wells, Lingfield, Godstone, Caterham

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