TV aerials for Chatteris homes
Chatteris grew up on a small island of higher ground in the middle of the fen, and the land around it is some of the lowest in the country. For TV that means two things. There are no hills between the town and its transmitter, so the signal arrives over open country. And there is nothing to slow the wind either, so a TV aerial here has to be fixed properly or it will be pointing somewhere else by spring.
We install new TV aerials across Chatteris and the PE16 area, from a Victorian house on Park Street to a bungalow off Doddington Road or a farmhouse out on the drove roads. We start with a meter reading at your address, explain which aerial and fixing suit it, and give you a price before any work begins.
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TV aerial work we do in Chatteris
New and replacement TV aerials
Chatteris aerials point south-west towards Sandy Heath in Bedfordshire for BBC East and ITV Anglia. We fit wideband aerials that receive all of Freeview, with heavy-duty brackets for exposed gable ends and chimneys, and we take your old aerial away.
Loft aerials
With an open path to Sandy Heath, many Chatteris lofts have enough signal for an aerial inside. It stays out of the weather and off the roof. We take a reading in the loft before suggesting one, so you won’t end up short of channels.
Extra TV points and Freeview Play
More sockets for bedrooms, a conservatory or a home office, all fed from one aerial through a distribution amplifier set to the right level. We tune every TV and link Freeview Play to your broadband for catch-up in the guide.
TV wall mounting
TVs mounted on brick, block or stud walls with fixings suited to each, cables hidden inside the wall where the build allows or tidied into slim trunking. We set the height so the screen is comfortable from where you sit.
Shared TV aerials for flats and annexes
Small blocks of flats, houses split into flats in the town centre and family annexes all need a signal shared fairly. We design and upgrade communal aerial systems so every outlet gets a strong, level picture from a single aerial array.
TV reception in Chatteris
Sandy Heath, between Sandy and Potton in Bedfordshire, is the main transmitter for Cambridgeshire and the one we aim nearly every Chatteris TV aerial at. It carries BBC East and ITV Anglia. Tacolneston near Norwich broadcasts the same regional programmes but lies a long way off to the east. On the rare site where Sandy Heath is blocked, we compare the two on a meter and use whichever is steadier.
Flat land helps, but local obstacles still matter. Tall poplars and shelter belts planted around fen farmhouses, grain stores and big agricultural sheds can all sit in the line of an aerial. In town, a neighbour’s two-storey extension can shade a bungalow’s aerial. A taller mast, a better position on the roof or a higher-gain aerial usually sorts it.
Many older Chatteris aerials were chosen for analogue channels and only cover part of the band Freeview uses now, so you can lose a few channels after a retune. Mobile phone masts along the main roads can add 4G and 5G interference, which overloads amplifiers. We fit wideband aerials and filters to keep both away from your picture.
Fen farmhouses, bungalows and new homes
Chatteris has a bit of everything: listed houses and shops in the conservation area around the High Street and Market Hill, streets of bungalows, isolated farmhouses along the drains, and large new estates planned for land south of the Wenny Estate and at Womb Farm off Doddington Road. A bungalow’s low roof often needs a taller pole to clear its neighbours. A farmhouse on the open fen needs strong fixings and sometimes a longer cable run to an outbuilding or annexe. A new home usually has cables in the walls but nothing on the roof. We fit what each one needs and test every socket before we leave.
Areas we cover in and around Chatteris
All of Chatteris and the fen villages around it. If yours isn’t listed, give us a ring: we almost certainly cover it.
Chatteris town
- Town centre
- Market Hill
- High Street
- Park Street
- East Park Street
- West Park Street
- Station Road
- London Road
- Huntingdon Road
- New Road
- Wenny Estate
- Tithe Road
- Doddington Road
- Swingbrow
Villages nearby
- Manea
- Doddington
- Wimblington
- Benwick
- Mepal
- Sutton
- Witcham
- Somersham
- Warboys
- Pidley
- Bluntisham
- Earith
- Colne
Nearby towns we also cover
Chatteris questions
Which transmitter should my TV aerial point at in Chatteris?
Sandy Heath, to the south-west in Bedfordshire. It gives Chatteris BBC East and ITV Anglia. We take a meter reading at your address before fitting, and on the odd difficult site we also try Tacolneston in Norfolk.
Will a loft aerial work in Chatteris?
Quite often, because the path to Sandy Heath crosses open, flat land. Foil-backed insulation, solar panels or a large building behind you can spoil it, so we always test in the loft first.
I’m in a bungalow and my picture is poor. Why?
A low roof often leaves the aerial below the rooftops and trees of neighbouring houses. Raising it on a taller pole, moving it to a better spot or fitting a higher-gain aerial usually brings the signal back.
Do you cover the villages around Chatteris?
Yes, including Manea, Doddington, Wimblington, Benwick, Mepal, Sutton, Somersham, Warboys, Bluntisham and Earith, plus farms and homes along the drove roads.
Can you run a TV point to an outbuilding or annexe?
Yes. We run outdoor-grade cable to garages, garden rooms and annexes, with an amplifier where the run is long, and test the picture at the far end.