TV aerials for the home of racing
Newmarket is a town of open heath and long views. The Rowley Mile and the July Course sit on chalk downland to the west, the gallops climb Warren Hill and Long Hill to the east, and the town itself fills the gap between them. For TV that open country is mostly good news, because there is little high ground between you and the transmitter. What causes trouble here is closer to home: tall trees around old houses, long cable runs to stable flats and annexes, and TV aerials that have stood on exposed roofs for a very long time.
We put up new TV aerials anywhere in the CB8 postcode, from a terrace off Exning Road to a family house on Studlands Park or a cottage in Dalham. The first thing we do is measure the signal at your address, from both transmitters that reach the town. Then we tell you what we found, which aerial suits it, and the price, before anyone climbs a ladder.
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What a Newmarket TV aerial installation includes
New and replacement TV aerials
Most aerials in Newmarket face west-south-west towards Sandy Heath in Bedfordshire. We fit a wideband aerial that covers every Freeview multiplex, on a bracket and pole that can cope with wind coming straight off the heath, and take the old one away with us.
Loft aerials
Plenty of houses in town have the signal strength for an aerial in the loft, which keeps it dry and out of the wind. We test inside the roof space first. Foil-backed insulation and solar panels can spoil a loft signal, and we will tell you straight if yours is one of those.
Extra TV points and Freeview Play
New sockets for bedrooms, a kitchen, a home office or a flat over the garage, fed from one aerial through a distribution amplifier. We set up Freeview Play on each TV and check every room gets the full channel list.
TV wall mounting
A screen fixed level and secure on brick, block or stud walls, with the cables hidden in the wall where the construction allows or tidied into slim trunking where it does not. We bring the bracket or fit the one you have bought.
Communal TV aerials for flats and staff housing
Blocks of flats, converted town houses and accommodation for stable staff often share one aerial between several homes. We design and upgrade those shared systems so each flat gets a clean signal without a forest of aerials on the roof.
TV reception in Newmarket
Two main transmitters reach Newmarket. Sandy Heath, between Sandy and Potton in Bedfordshire, is the one listed as serving the town, and it’s where we point most TV aerials. Sudbury, in Suffolk to the south-east, is the usual alternative. Both carry BBC East and ITV Anglia, so your regional news stays the same whichever one your aerial faces. Some streets get a cleaner signal from one than the other, which is why we compare them on a meter before deciding.
The heath gives you a clear path in most directions, but the town has a lot of mature trees, especially around the older houses and paddocks. In summer a full canopy can take the edge off a signal that looked fine in winter. Homes tucked low near the town centre, or screened by tall stable blocks, sometimes need a longer pole or a higher-gain aerial to clear them.
If your aerial went up before the frequency changes of recent years, it may have been designed for a narrow group of channels and now miss some of them. Mobile masts add another problem: 4G and 5G signals can overload an amplifier and make the picture break up at busy times. A wideband aerial and a small filter cure most of these faults.
Period houses, stable yards and the conservation area
A large part of Newmarket sits inside its conservation area, which covers around 187 hectares and more than a hundred listed buildings, including old stables off Black Bear Lane and Fitzroy Street. On those buildings we keep the TV aerial off the street frontage where we can, use existing chimney fixings or the loft, and run cable along rear walls out of sight. If you live in a listed building, check with West Suffolk Council before any fixing goes into historic fabric, and we will work to whatever they agree. For stable flats and cottages across a yard, we can feed several TVs from one well-placed aerial rather than putting up one on every roof.
Areas we cover in and around Newmarket
The whole of Newmarket and the villages around it, on both sides of the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire border. If your village isn’t listed, ask us: we probably cover it.
Newmarket town
- High Street
- Studlands Park
- Racecourse Side
- Bury Side
- The Links
- Warren Hill
- Exning Road
- Fordham Road
- Black Bear Lane
- Fitzroy Street
- Falmouth Street
- Rowley Drive
Villages around Newmarket
- Exning
- Kentford
- Moulton
- Gazeley
- Dalham
- Cheveley
- Ashley
- Woodditton
- Dullingham
- Stetchworth
- Snailwell
- Six Mile Bottom
- Kirtling
- Burwell
Nearby towns we also cover
Newmarket questions
Which transmitter should my TV aerial face in Newmarket?
For most homes it’s Sandy Heath in Bedfordshire, which lies to the west-south-west. Sudbury, to the south-east, is the alternative and sometimes gives a better result on particular streets. Both carry BBC East and ITV Anglia. We measure both before choosing.
Will a loft aerial work in my house?
Often it will, especially on higher ground with no tall trees nearby. Foil-backed insulation, solar panels and metal roof sheeting all weaken a loft signal, so we test in the roof space before recommending one.
Can you feed TVs in a stable flat or annexe across the yard?
Yes. We can run cable from the main aerial, through an amplifier where the distance needs it, so the flat or annexe gets the same channels as the house without a second aerial.
I live in the conservation area. Can I still have a TV aerial?
Yes. TV aerials are a normal part of the roofline, but in the conservation area and on listed buildings we keep them as discreet as we can, using the loft or a rear chimney where the signal allows.
Do you cover villages outside Newmarket?
Yes, including Exning, Kentford, Moulton, Gazeley, Cheveley, Ashley, Dullingham, Stetchworth, Woodditton and Burwell.