House surveys in Surrey

Surrey is one of England's most affluent counties, with a housing stock of Victorian and Edwardian commuter villas, Arts and Crafts houses, interwar detached homes and large post-war estates. Traditional materials include Bargate stone, brick, clay tile hanging and timber framing. Geology is a key theme: London Clay in the north, sandy Bagshot Beds on the western heaths, chalk on the North Downs, and Gault clay and Lower Greensand to the south. The Thames, Wey and Mole flood plains bring flood risk to many towns.