CCTV Drain Survey Derby

Buying a home in Derby? A pre-purchase survey tells you whether the drains are sound before you exchange — particularly worthwhile on older properties with clay pipes, homes with mature trees nearby, or houses that have been extended. See our homebuyer drain surveys.

Planning an extension in Derby? If you're building within 3 metres of a public sewer, Severn Trent may require a build-over agreement, and a CCTV survey of the sewer is usually part of a formal application. We can survey the pipe before you finalise your plans.

The Markeaton Brook flood of May 1932 led to a relief culvert being built in 1938. Much of the city sits on Mercia Mudstone, a clay that drains slowly and shrinks and swells with the seasons — hard on older rigid clay drains, and a poor bet for soakaways without a percolation test.

Normanton and Pear Tree have dense Victorian terraced streets, where rear drains are often shared and a blockage in the shared section is normally Severn Trent's to clear.

Storm Babet in October 2023 brought the highest River Derwent level on record in Derby, and £35m was secured for the next phase of the city's Our City Our River flood defences in February 2025. Derby City Council says its Derby Riverside works protect about 1,200 properties, with around 670 more to follow.