33 providers offering drone survey in or across London, including national firms. A drone operator registered with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), with qualified pilots and commercial insurance.
33 drone surveyorsLondon
Who needs oneOwners, buyers and designers who need to see a roof, high walls or a whole site, especially where scaffolding or ladders would be costly or unsafe
Who can do itA drone operator registered with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), with qualified pilots and commercial insurance
WhenBefore buying, before roof or wall repairs, at the start of design, or at stages during a build
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (also a London office) · Covers Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Teesside, Cumbria, York, Leeds, Manchester and LondonAccreditation stated by provider: RICS regulated firm
Based in Croydon, London · Covers London, Kent, Surrey, Essex, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire; UK on requestAccreditation stated by provider: CAA-certified operators (as stated), RICS Regulated, ARPAS UK, Drone Safe Gold
Based in Colwyn Bay, Conwy · Covers North, Mid and South Wales, plus Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, London and EdinburghAccreditation stated by provider: RICS Regulated Firm
Based in St Albans, Hertfordshire · Covers Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, London, Essex, Buckinghamshire and the MidlandsAccreditation stated by provider: CAA authorised drone operator PDRA01-23983 (as stated), ARPAS-UK member
Based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear · Covers Head office Team Valley, Gateshead; offices in Aberdeen, Preston Brook, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, South Yorkshire, Lincoln, Peterborough, Coventry, Surrey, Stroud, Bristol, London and Northern IrelandAccreditation stated by provider: UKAS-accredited inspection body No. 0263 (asbestos), CIEEM-accredited ecologists
Based in Hugglescote, Leicestershire · Covers Nationwide; offices in Leicester, Nottingham, Birmingham, London and BrightonAccreditation stated by provider: ISO (BSI logo)
Based in Islington, London · Covers All London boroughs; larger projects outside London by quoteAccreditation stated by provider: CAA-qualified pilots, PDRA01 (as stated)
Based in Aldershot, Hampshire · Covers Surrey, Sussex, South London and East HampshireAccreditation stated by provider: CAA-certified pilots (as stated), ARPAS-UK
Based in Southrepps, Norfolk · Covers Based in Norfolk, operating nationwideAccreditation stated by provider: PDRA01 Operational Authorisation, GVC, A2 CofC (as stated), CIOB, CSCS
Based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire · Covers Yorkshire and the UKAccreditation stated by provider: CAA Operational Authorisation (stated), RICS Technical Partner Programme member (stated), fully insured (stated)
Based in Speke, Liverpool · Covers Whole of the UKAccreditation stated by provider: CAA-approved drone company (as stated), ARPAS UK, Constructionline Gold
Based in York, North Yorkshire · Covers Yorkshire and most of mainland UKAccreditation stated by provider: CAA licensed (no operator ID stated), Constructionline (logo shown)
Based in Northumberland · Covers Northumberland-based; says it operates nationwideAccreditation stated by provider: CAA approved drone operations (as stated)
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · Covers UK-wide; names Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Morpeth, Carlisle, York, Leeds and EdinburghAccreditation stated by provider: Constructionline, SSIP
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland · Covers All of Scotland, with travel elsewhere in the UKAccreditation stated by provider: CAA Permission for Commercial Operation (PfCO) stated, no operator ID shown
Based in Telford, Shropshire · Covers UK-wideAccreditation stated by provider: Chartered land surveyors regulated by RICS standards, Investors in People Gold
Based in Bolton, Greater Manchester · Covers Says it works UK-wide, with regular coverage of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, London and the South EastAccreditation stated by provider: CAA-authorised drone operator
Based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · Covers NationwideAccreditation stated by provider: Pilots hold A2 CofC and GVC (as stated), ARPAS-UK, RICS Tech Partner
This page lists drone surveyors covering the 32 London boroughs and the City of London.
We list 12 firms for drone survey in London. Of these, 3 work only in this region and 9 also cover other regions. Another 21 firms say they cover the whole UK.
Firms that work only here are based in London (2) and Islington (1).
Of the 12, 10 state an accreditation or membership, most often RICS (4). We have not verified any of them yet, so these are as each firm states. See how we check listings.
A drone survey uses a small unmanned aircraft (a drone, or UAV) to photograph, film or measure a roof, building or site from the air. It’s a quick way to see roofs, chimneys and high walls without scaffolding, and to produce maps and 3D models of a site for design and planning.
Getting signed off in England
In England, your council’s building control team or a registered building control approver checks the work. They issue a completion or final certificate once they have the reports they need, such as the as-built SAP, EPC, air test and any sound or ventilation test results.