Surrey — Cobham & Oxshott, KT11 & KT22
RICS home surveys in Cobham & Oxshott.
Level 2 HomeBuyer and Level 3 Building Surveys across Cobham and Oxshott — from RICS surveyors who know the large detached houses, the gated private roads and the River Mole that runs between them.
Why it matters
Need a home survey in Cobham or Oxshott?
Yes — home surveys are what we do here. Cobham is a large village on the River Mole in Elmbridge, with a listed period core at Church Cobham and Painshill Park on its edge; Oxshott, on the sandy heath above, grew after the railway arrived in 1885 as Crown Estate land was released for the mock-Tudor mansions of London commuters. Both are now among the highest-value markets in Surrey, and a great deal of the stock is large, heavily extended, remodelled or rebuilt outright — which is precisely why the survey has to be the fuller one.
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Which survey do you need in KT11 & KT22?
Two RICS survey levels cover almost every home in Cobham & Oxshott. Tell us the address and we will tell you honestly which one you need — we would rather sell you the right report than the bigger one.
RICS Level 2 — HomeBuyer Survey
Best for: a conventional modern house or flat in good order that has not been extended or remodelled.
- Visual inspection of all safely accessible parts
- RICS traffic-light ratings — sound / needs attention / urgent
- Damp, roof coverings, visible drainage and services
- Plain-English summary of what affects value and repair cost
RICS Level 3 — Building Survey
Best for: large detached houses, mock-Tudor and period property, anything extended, remodelled or rebuilt, and anything with a basement or on a gated private road — which is most of what we survey here.
- The fuller structural report: construction, movement, roofs, timbers
- Movement, roofs and structure on large altered houses; basements and the standard of remodelling
- Extensions and loft conversions — and whether they were signed off
- Repair advice, likely costs, and what to do next
Reinstatement cost assessments for insurance · Party Wall notices, schedules of condition and awards · RICS valuations and leasehold reform work where clients need them. Ask when you book a survey and we will quote for everything together.
Reports for solicitors & conveyancers
We work directly with solicitors across Surrey and the South East — clear, defensible reports written for the file, delivered to your deadline, with the surveyor available afterwards to answer queries rather than disappearing after delivery.
For solicitors ›- Structural movement & subsidence reports
- Defect & condition reports for transactions
- Reinstatement cost assessments
- Expert witness & CPR Part 35 reports
Local knowledge
What our surveys check in Cobham & Oxshott
Big houses, big alterations
Cobham and Oxshott are high-value markets where houses are routinely extended, remodelled or demolished and rebuilt larger. That is the defining survey issue: the standard of the work, its building-regulations and planning consents, and the junctions between old structure and new. On a house of several thousand square feet, with basements, large open-plan alterations and complex roofs, a Level 3 Building Survey is not a luxury — it is the only report that gets close to the structure.
Private roads: who pays for the road?
A great many of Oxshott's residential areas sit on gated private roads, and parts of Cobham do too. Private roads are usually unadopted, which means the road, the verges, lighting and drainage are the responsibility of the frontagers — you — rather than the highway authority. That can bring service charges, maintenance liabilities and an obligation to contribute to future resurfacing, and it should be confirmed by your solicitor from the title and any road maintenance deed. We flag it in the survey, because buyers are frequently surprised by it.
The Mole, the sand and the old brickyards
The ground changes sharply across these two villages. Cobham's east bank of the Mole is free-draining gravel topped with alluvium; the high ground west and around Oxshott is acidic sandy heath, Bagshot Sand over London Clay with Claygate sands between — so shrink–swell risk varies street by street. The River Mole itself is an Environment Agency flood warning area at Stoke d'Abernon, Cobham and South Hersham, so on low-lying and riverside property we flag the flood position for confirmation through the searches. And Oxshott's brickyards left made ground behind — some housing stands on former brickworks — worth confirming through the environmental search.
Unadopted private roads
Maintenance liability, service charges and future resurfacing — confirm from the title.
Extensions, basements & rebuilds
Standard of work, building-regs sign-off, and the junctions between old and new structure.
River Mole flood & made ground
EA flood warning area at Cobham and Stoke d’Abernon; former brickworks around Oxshott.
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Areas around Cobham & Oxshott
Common questions
Cobham & Oxshott home surveys — your questions
A Level 3 Building Survey, in almost every case. Houses here are large, and most have been extended, remodelled or rebuilt — sometimes several times — so the questions are about the standard of that work, its building-regulations and planning consents, and the junctions between old and new structure, along with basements and complex roofs. A Level 2 HomeBuyer survey suits a conventional modern house or flat in good order that has not been altered.
Yes, and buyers are often surprised by it. Many of Oxshott's residential areas, and parts of Cobham, are gated private roads, which are usually unadopted — so the road surface, verges, lighting and drainage are the responsibility of the frontagers rather than the highway authority. That can mean service charges, maintenance obligations and a liability to contribute to future resurfacing. We flag it in the survey, and your solicitor should confirm the position from the title and any road maintenance deed.
Both are worth checking, and both vary street by street. The River Mole is an Environment Agency flood warning area at Stoke d'Abernon, Cobham and South Hersham, so low-lying and riverside property needs the flood position confirmed through the searches. On ground, Cobham's Mole valley is free-draining gravel and alluvium while the higher ground around Oxshott is sandy heath over London Clay — so shrink–swell risk differs sharply across the two villages. Around Oxshott's former brickyards there is also made ground, worth confirming through the environmental search.
Yes — Cobham, Church Cobham, Downside, Stoke d'Abernon and Oxshott, across KT11 and KT22. Level 2 HomeBuyer surveys start from £850 + VAT and Level 3 Building Surveys from £1,100 + VAT, and we can usually inspect within a few working days.
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