Hertfordshire · CM23

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Bishops Stortford

We provide flat entrance door checks for buildings in Bishops Stortford and the CM23 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

Annual flat entrance door checks are the yearly checks of each flat's front door, and its self-closer, that regulation 10 requires on a best-endeavours basis in English residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres. We use the same method for buildings in Bishops Stortford.

Town: Bishops Stortford
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: CM23
Region: East of England
Population: Around 41,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Harlow (11 km)

Typical buildings in Bishops Stortford

Bishops Stortford has smaller blocks of flats, flats above shops, care homes and schools, where a single day on site often covers every fire door. Bishops Stortford jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

Included as standard in Bishops Stortford

Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
Repeat visits for missed appointments
A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible
Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence

Letter plate	Letter plates and spy holes are fire-rated and intact.
Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.
Closer	A self-closing device is fitted and closes the door fully against the frame.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

Why book with us in Bishops Stortford?

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Bishops Stortford or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Bishops Stortford building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Bishops Stortford, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Fire door law for Bishops Stortford buildings

Buildings in Bishops Stortford fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

Bishops Stortford guide prices

Guide prices for flat entrance door checks in Bishops Stortford are typically £15–£28 per flat, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Bishops Stortford building.

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Bishops Stortford: questions

What does best endeavours mean?

The government fact sheet describes it as the responsible person deciding how to engage residents to gain access and keeping evidence, such as correspondence, where access is refused or not possible.

Who is responsible for a flat entrance fire door?

It depends on the lease, but since the Fire Safety Act 2021 the Fire Safety Order clearly covers flat entrance doors in multi-occupied residential buildings, so the responsible person must account for them in the fire risk assessment even where the leaseholder owns the door.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Bishops Stortford?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Bishops Stortford can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

Which fire safety law applies in Bishops Stortford?

Bishops Stortford is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, together with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 for multi-occupied residential buildings.