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Ashburton TV and Media Units
For homes in Ashburton, we make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Standard units leaving gaps
TV and media units for your home in Ashburton
Ashburton homes and TV and media units
In the area around Ashburton, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 44%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 26%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Near the centre of Ashburton, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Luke (Grade II), less than half a mile north-east, and Woodside Cottage (Grade II), less than half a mile north. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features such as panelling can require listed building consent. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. About 26% of homes in the area around Ashburton date from between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Houses from the 1920s and 1930s often have a bay window and a chimney breast in the front room, which shape where TV and media units go.
The wider area includes historic houses such as Addington Palace, about 2.4 miles south-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. Living in a block of flats near Norwood Junction station? Then the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. If you live near Ashburton Park, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Ashburton is within the London Borough of Croydon, about 2 miles north-west of Thornton Heath. Homes in Ashburton are part of the area we cover for TV and media units. Ashburton is one of 32 places on our list for Croydon.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: CR0, SE25 and CR9. Whether you live on a street such as Long Lane, Tudor Road and Coe Avenue or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. Other places close to Ashburton include Woodside (1 mile north), Addiscombe (1 mile south), Shirley Oaks (1 mile south-east), Monks Orchard (1 mile south-east) and Shirley (1 mile south-east). Elsewhere in Croydon, we also cover Thornton Heath (2 miles north-west), Croydon (2 miles south-west), Coulsdon (6 miles south-west), Purley (4 miles south-west), Broad Green (2 miles west) and Upper Norwood (2 miles north).
What’s near Ashburton
Our area takes in the homes around Oasis Academy Shirley Park and The Beehive pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Norwood Junction station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find National Psychosis Unit (1.7 miles east) and Whitgift Centre (1.6 miles south-west).
TV and media units for homes in Ashburton
The screen size comes first. The opening is planned around your current TV, or a bigger one if you are likely to upgrade. Viewing height matters too: we set it to suit the sofa, not the shape of the wall. We make TV and media units from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the usual reasons to get in touch are clutter around the TV and a big screen that dominates the wall.
Ceiling heights across London vary a lot, from tall period rooms to compact modern ones. However your room in Ashburton is built, the height is measured as carefully as the width, because it decides how tall TV and media units can go. Sections are sized for the stairs and doors on the way in.
The written quote is your record of the job. It describes the TV unit we’ve designed for the room, its materials and its finish, and it is what the workshop builds to.
- Location
- Ashburton (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Borough
- Croydon
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Questions we are often asked
Do you make TV and media units for homes in Ashburton?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London, and Ashburton is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Ashburton?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit.
What affects the price of TV and media units?
Each room is quoted on its own: size, internal fittings, the finish and how tricky the walls are all play a part. You’ll get a quote in writing once we’ve measured up.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Typically not. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can require listed building consent.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two options: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. Your quote sets out which you have chosen.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
We plan the route in at the design visit. The stairs, landings, any lift and the doorways are measured, and each section is made to a size that will get through.
What affects the price in Ashburton
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Parking and unloading on your street
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Before the design visit
These details help when you get in touch:
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
To make a start, send us a few details through our contact form and tell us which room you have in mind. We then arrange a design visit to measure and go through the design, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations. We cannot give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too, often to make the most of a small or tricky room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
If you’re handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
From workshop to your room
Once the main sections are fixed in place, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly, then checked again. How long fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. If you live in a block, check any rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours; for a house, steps, paths and parking are the things to mention. We plan the details of the day at the measuring visit. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- You send us some details about the TV, the boxes and the speakers you use.
- We come to measure, note the sockets and agree the layout. New sockets or wiring are for your electrician, so it’s useful to have them in mind early.
- You receive a quote in writing setting out the unit, materials and finish.
- The unit is made in our workshop, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We install the unit, leaving the cable routes and vents clear. We check the doors and shelves with you before we leave.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Ask for a quote
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space. To share them, drop us a line using the contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
Related advice
Boards, parts and paint
Plinths and scribe strips
Period walls typically need scribing. It makes the unit look built in.
Moisture-resistant MDF
Wide panels around a screen need to stay flat. MDF gives a smooth surface for a painted finish with crisp edges.