CCTV Drain Survey Leicester

Buying a home in Leicester? 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 Leicester? 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.

Much of Leicester sits on Mercia Mudstone, a clay that shrinks and swells and can attack concrete with sulphates, according to the British Geological Survey — tough on old rigid pipes, and a reason to test before relying on a soakaway.

South Highfields is a conservation area of two-storey red-brick terraces, and Clarendon Park was built up quickly in the 1870s and 1880s. Streets like these usually have shared rear drains, which have been Severn Trent's responsibility since 2011.

Storm Henk on 2 January 2024 led to 160 reports of internal flooding in Leicester, mostly from the River Soar in Abbey and Belgrave wards, according to Leicester City Council. The city's Soar flood scheme protects about 4,700 properties.