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Brickwork Highgate

Bricklayers for Highgate homes, red brick and tile-hung cottages: repointing, garden walls, repairs and matched brickwork.

  • Free site visit and written estimate
  • Bricks matched to your home
  • Fully insured
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Bricklayers in Highgate

Brickwork for Highgate's Wealden cottages

Bradford Brickwork carries out brickwork and repairs for homes across Highgate. We repoint worn joints, repair brick and tile-hanging, build and repair walls, and repair chimneys.

Highgate is a small rural settlement within Forest Row parish, scattered among fields and woodland near Ashdown Forest. Most houses are built in red brick and tile-hung Wealden style. When we work on these properties, we match the brick, tile and mortar to blend repairs with the existing building.

Our brickwork

Brickwork we do in Highgate

Most of our work is for homeowners, from small repairs to the brickwork for a whole extension. We also take on commercial brickwork, and we supply all the materials the job needs.

Common brickwork jobs in Highgate

01

Cottage repairs

Brick repairs and repointing to cottages with mortar matched to the original work.

02

Tile-hanging repairs

Repairs to tile-hung gables and walls, with reclaimed tiles sourced as needed.

03

Garden walls

Building and repairing brick and stone boundary walls.

04

Chimney work

Repointing and rebuilding of brick chimneys.

Local building character

Scattered Wealden cottages

Highgate is a quiet, rural settlement made up of scattered cottages and houses set in generous plots with gardens and woodland. The properties are mostly red brick with tile-hung gables in the Wealden style, each with mature trees and stone or brick boundaries. Ashdown Forest surrounds the area on all sides, providing a natural backdrop of heathland and ancient woods.

Highgate is part of Forest Row parish, within the civil parish that encompasses the wider area around Ashdown Forest. The houses are spaced well apart across the landscape, reflecting the rural character and the generous plot sizes typical of Wealden villages. Each property retains its own distinct character and setting, while red brick and tile-hung construction provides a consistent architectural tradition across the settlement.

New brick chimney stack on a roof under construction
CountyEast Sussex
Council areaWealden
From MaresfieldAbout 8 miles by road

Why choose us

Why use us for brickwork in Highgate

01

Local and reliable

We are based in Maresfield, East Sussex, about 8 miles from Highgate by road. You get a reliable, trustworthy team who turn up when we say.

02

Clear costs from the start

A free site visit and a detailed written estimate. We agree the plan, the timings and the budget before we start, and we are upfront if anything could change the price.

03

Materials supplied

We supply everything the job needs, from bricks and blocks to lintels and mortar, so you have nothing to source yourself.

04

Insured and kept informed

We are fully insured, all work is completed to current building regulations, and we keep you up to date from start to sign-off.

Reviews

What customers say.

9.77/10

Checkatrade · 23 reviews

Workmanship
9.7
Reliability
9.8
Communication
9.88

Checkatrade score based on 10 reviews from the last 12 months.

10

Garden and patio redesign

Matt was able to discuss our patio and garden plans with us and and put them in to reality.
The end result is everything we had hoped for, we're really pleased with the result. We now have an eye-catching low maintenance garden.

We also had the house wall repointed.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedOctober 2026 · RH19
10

Superb Brickwork, Highly Recommended

The brickwork on our new‑build barn‑annex, including the chimney stack and a one‑metre perimeter wall, was completed to a superb standard. The team kept the site consistently tidy, worked with real pride, and showed genuine passion for the craft. Everyone was polite, respectful, and easy to deal with, making the whole process smooth from start to finish. Highly recommended for reliable, quality brickwork.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedJanuary 2026 · RH7
10

Stunning new garden

Amazing experience with this friendly, considerate and highly skilled team. We had a new wall, fence, patio and artificial grass laid. The results are even better than we hope. Would highly recommend Bradford Brickwork.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedAugust 2025 · RH19
10

Shorten garden wall and make good driveway

Matt and his team did a very good job of putting right a job previously carried out by a non qualified brick layer.
The job is now completed to a very high standard and everything was left clean and tidy. The team were polite and courteous at all times. We would highly recommend .

Checkatrade customerVerifiedNovember 2024 · RH11
10

Repointing house wall

We needed one wall of our house repointed, but we also needed the ridge tiles replaced as well as the roof verges.
Matt was very knowledgeable and the brickie he supplied was really good and very helpful. Nathan went above and beyond.
They were really easy to get on with and did a superlative job.
I would thoroughly recommend and definitely use them again, if the need arises.
Definitely 20 stars !!

Checkatrade customerVerifiedAugust 2024 · RH19
10

Build Parapet wall using lime mortar

Quick response and competitive quote.Very neat job using lime mortar to rebuild a section of wall at the top of the house and cap with coping stones.Very friendly crew who were punctual and tidied up thoroughly at the end of the job.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedJuly 2024 · RH17
10

Brickwork to extension.

Matt attended to quote and review on brickwork before and after completion of work. Advised on house generally. Respected garden and placed lawn boards. Particularly impressed with matching the coloured mortar, unlike previous contractor.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedJune 2024 · RH19
10

Brick soldier course for lintel above window

Looked at pics and assessed the job, came to quote. Saw that it was urgent, as my replacement window couldn’t be fitted as the lintel was close to collapse. Matt booked in the job for the next day and 2 of his guys did the work. All very professional.

Kath SVerifiedApril 2026 · BN3

FAQs

Brickwork questions from Highgate

My Highgate cottage is red brick with tile-hanging. Can you match it?

Yes. We match red brick and tile-hung repairs, and source reclaimed materials where a new brick or tile would stand out.

Is Highgate a separate village from Forest Row?

Highgate is part of the Forest Row parish. Both are quiet Wealden settlements near Ashdown Forest. We cover all of the area.

How far is Highgate from Maresfield?

About 8 miles by road. We are based in Maresfield, East Sussex, so Highgate is very close to us.

Will you give a free site visit?

Yes. We visit for free, assess the work, and provide a written estimate before you decide.

Book a visit

Brickwork in Highgate? We’ll come and look.

Tell us about the job and we will arrange a free site visit, then send you a written estimate. Call 07771 393494 or email info@bradfordbrickwork.co.uk.

Free quote

Tell us about the job. We’ll come and take a look.

Free site visit and a written estimate, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call 07771 393494.