Cat Flap & Dog Flap Installation in Berkshire
Berkshire has six unitary councils with very different housing. Reading and Slough have many flats and renters, while Wokingham and West Berkshire are dominated by detached and newer homes.
Homes in Berkshire at a glance
What the official figures mean for fitting a pet flap. Figures cover Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham. These are area-wide figures, so your own home may be quite different. We'll always look at your actual door, glass or wall.
20.6%
of homes were built since 2000
England average: 17.8%
More than one in five homes has been built since 2000. Newer homes usually have composite or uPVC doors and cavity walls.
21.6%
of households rent privately
England average: 20.5%
Private renting is a little above average, driven by Reading and Slough. Tenants need their landlord's written permission.
Reading and Slough
In both towns, around a third of households live in flats and a similar share rent privately. Flat entrance doors in shared buildings are fire doors and can't take a flap, and tenants need written permission. Reading's Victorian terraces, about a quarter of its homes are pre-1919, usually have a back door onto a yard that suits a cat flap.
Wokingham, Bracknell and West Berkshire
In Wokingham, around 43% of homes are detached and very few are pre-1919. Bracknell is a post-war new town. Modern homes generally suit a wall flap into a utility room, or a flap in a side door. West Berkshire includes part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, with older villages and listed cottages.
Cities and towns in Berkshire
Our services in Berkshire
Cat flap installation
Microchip, 4-way and DualScan cat flaps fitted in glass, uPVC, timber and composite doors, windows and walls.
Explore cat flapsDog flap installation
Electronic, app-connected and aluminium dog doors for small to large breeds, fitted in doors, glass and walls.
Explore dog flapsHow quotes work
- Tell us where you'd like the flap and what type of door, glass or wall it is. Photos help.
- We confirm availability for your postcode and send a no-obligation quote.
- If you go ahead, we agree a date. Glass installations need a replacement unit to be made first.
- Every job is completed by our own engineers, from first measure to final check.
Questions from homeowners in Berkshire
I rent a flat in Reading. Can I have a cat flap?
Not in the flat's front door. If you have a ground-floor garden door, ask your landlord for written permission first.
What's the best option for a new-build home in Wokingham?
Often a wall flap through the cavity wall, which avoids cutting a composite door that may be under warranty.
Who handles planning in Berkshire?
Each of the six unitary councils is its own planning authority.
Get a free quote in Berkshire
Tell us where you'd like the flap fitted and we'll get back to you with a no-obligation quote as soon as we can.