Stephen Locke Associates review
Ranked 4 of 10 in Homebuyer surveyors in Telford
Best for: rural land, planning and environmental advice
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Trading as Stephen Locke Associates Limited · Newport · Service area: Telford
Stephen Locke Associates in short
Stephen Locke Associates is an independent Newport practice of rural chartered surveyors, town planners and environmental consultants serving owners, farmers and developers. Land, planning and environmental briefs are its core rather than standard house purchases. This review rates that specialist mix as its standout feature.
Public feedback on Stephen Locke Associates runs to a single top-mark Google review, which says almost nothing either way. Google is the only review source on record. Judge the practice on its register listing and its instructions instead.
What counts against it is published detail and feedback depth: no fees, VAT position or insurance details appear on the site. Our judgement: it suits a land or planning brief where specialist credentials matter more than customer volume.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Stephen Locke Associates suits you if your brief is land, planning or environmental rather than a standard house purchase [1]. The RICS listing and the 2014 company record support that picture [2] [3]. The gaps are public feedback at one review, plus unpublished fees and insurance details.
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 67.9 / 100
Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%
68 out of 100
Google 5 out of 5 from 1 review [4]. With fewer than five reviews so far, this counts a little less.
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
85 out of 100
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
The site publishes no fees, rates, free-quote offer or VAT position [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
75 out of 100
The site sets out planning, rural surveying and environmental consultancy service lines for landowners, farmers and developers [1].
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
- RICSSourcedchecked 4 September 2026. Reference 577268.
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Questions about Stephen Locke Associates
Is Stephen Locke Associates any good?
Good for land briefs: fourth in our Telford homebuyer surveyor table with an RICS register listing and a company record stretching back a decade. It suits planning, rural and environmental instructions rather than standard purchases. Ask for a recent comparable instruction, then agree the fee in writing.
Is Stephen Locke Associates RICS registered?
The firm holds an RICS register listing under firm number 577268, checked against the RICS Find a Surveyor register. The site also describes the team as rural chartered surveyors. Confirm the listing yourself on the register when you enquire, and ask for the firm number.
How much does Stephen Locke Associates charge?
No fees, rates, free-quote offer or VAT position are published. Describe the land or planning brief, then fix the fee, VAT and scope in writing before you instruct. Ask what stages the fee covers and whether advice after the report costs extra.
Where does Stephen Locke Associates work?
The practice is based at Lilleshall near Newport and serves clients across the UK on rural, planning and environmental briefs. Telford instructions sit inside that coverage. Send your postcode with the brief to confirm. Ask who would lead the work in the same message.
How is Stephen Locke Associates ranked?
It ranks fourth of the ten homebuyer surveyors in our September round, the pick for rural land, planning and environmental advice. HouseSurveyors.com sits just above. Read the full review, then agree your written price. Ask for the fee breakdown in the same message.
Others assessed for this trade
- Rosewood Surveyors69.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for RICS-listed Telford firm with the strongest customer record.
- Madeleys Chartered Surveyors69.2 / 100Ranked 2. Best for rural, farm and estate surveying advice.
- HouseSurveyors.com69.1 / 100Ranked 3. Best for independent Telford home surveys from a sole practitioner.
- The Severn Partnership67.8 / 100Ranked 5. Best for large-scale measured and geospatial survey commissions.
Sources
- Stephen Locke Associates homepage — rural, planning and environmental services Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — STEPHEN LOCKE ASSOCIATES LIMITED overview (09279919) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- RICS Find a Surveyor — firm search for Stephen Locke (listing returned) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Stephen Locke Associates Ltd, Newport Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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