Windows & doors in Yaxley.

Yaxley sits just south of Hampton and still thinks of itself as a village, which it is, even though PE7 and the A15 have tied it to the city. The High Street and the streets around St Peter’s are older brick and stone-effect cottages; Broadway, Main Street’s later stretches and the estates toward the lakes are 1960s onwards.

That split decides the specification. Village frontages take flush sash and a heritage-colour composite door. The later houses are a casement and door package, often the whole house at once because the neighbours have just had theirs done and the original windows are the same age. Conservatories are common on the larger plots; a lot of them now need a solid roof.

Fifteen minutes from Fengate. Own team, FENSA, 10-year insurance-backed guarantee, free survey.