Blocked drain in New Addington? We are based in nearby Croydon, so we clear blockages right across CR0, from Fieldway and Central Parade to Addington Village, usually within the hour. Local engineers, high-pressure jetting, CCTV surveys and no-dig repairs, with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
New Addington is a large post-war estate high on the dip slope of the North Downs, mostly council-built houses and low-rise flats from the 1950s and 60s. That era matters underground: a lot of the estate was plumbed with pitch-fibre drains, which blister and collapse inward as they age, so repeat blockages are common here in a way they are not in the older Victorian parts of Croydon. The high ground means heavy rain runs off fast toward the gullies, and the shops around Central Parade add their share of fat and grease. These are the blockages we clear most weeks in New Addington:
| Common cause | Why it happens in New Addington |
|---|---|
| Pitch-fibre pipes | Many New Addington homes from the 1950s and 60s were plumbed with pitch-fibre drains, which soften, blister and collapse inward as they age and are a leading cause of repeat blockages on the estate. |
| Post-war clay and concrete | The council-built housing runs on ageing clay and concrete drainage that cracks and loses its fall over the decades. |
| Fat, oil and grease | The takeaways around Central Parade and Addington Village push grease into the drains, and it sets solid in the cooler runs. |
| Surface water | New Addington sits high on the North Downs, so heavy rain runs off fast and can overwhelm the gullies faster than they drain. |
From a slow kitchen sink to a collapsed pitch-fibre main, this is everything we handle in New Addington, with upfront pricing and no call-out fee.
Blocked toilets, overflowing gullies, gurgling sinks and choked main drains are our daily work in New Addington. We diagnose where the blockage sits, then rod or jet it out rather than guessing. Every job is quoted before we start, most are cleared same-day, and if a drain blocks repeatedly we look for the underlying cause instead of charging you to rod it again and again.
When a drain blocks more than once, clearing it is only half the job. We push a high-resolution camera through the line in New Addington and watch it live, so we can see a crack, a root intrusion, a displaced joint or a collapse. You get the footage and a plain-English report with the fault located and its depth marked — the same survey lenders, insurers and home-buyers ask for. On the estate we always camera the line first, because so many repeat blockages here turn out to be failing pitch-fibre pipe.
Not every drain fault means digging up your garden. Where the pipe is still sound, we repair it from the inside — a localised patch over a single crack, or a full liner that forms a new pipe within the old one. This no-dig approach suits the older clay pipes under New Addington, and where a run has truly collapsed we excavate only the failed section, never the whole line. Everything is quoted first. Where the pitch-fibre is still round we re-round and reline it, which saves digging up the front garden.
When a drain floods, every minute counts, so we keep engineers on call across New Addington day and night. One phone call gets someone moving toward you with jetting and pumping equipment already aboard, ready to stop the flooding and clear the blockage there and then. We work through the night, at weekends and on bank holidays, always at a clear, upfront price. The high ground around New Addington sheds water fast, so we get surge callouts after heavy rain and run 24/7 for them.
Unrecorded and mis-mapped drains cause expensive surprises, so we locate them properly. Using sonde tracing and dye tests, we follow the pipework beneath New Addington, confirm which property each shared drain serves, and produce a clear route map. It is the quickest way to settle a boundary question, plan an extension safely or aim a repair at exactly the right spot.
They came within the hour to unblock my outside sewage manhole. Very respectful, knowledgeable and efficient. Reasonably priced. Would definitely use again.
Corinne Karpal · Google review
Inside your boundary the pipes are yours; the shared lateral in the road and the main sewer are Thames Water's. If it is not clear which side the blockage is on, we confirm it on a CCTV survey before any paid repair.
A lot of the estate was built in the 1950s and 60s with pitch-fibre pipes, which blister and collapse from the inside as they age. Once the bore narrows, wipes and grease catch and the drain blocks again and again until the pipe is relined or replaced.
Often, yes. We CCTV the line first, and where the pitch-fibre is still round enough we can re-round and reline it with a no-dig repair rather than excavate. Where it has fully collapsed we dig and replace just that section.
Yes, across CR0, from Central Parade and Fieldway to Addington Village and the Selsdon border. A Croydon-based engineer is usually with you the same day.
We are based in nearby Croydon and cover New Addington 24/7, usually with an engineer at your door within the hour for an emergency.
A slow drain today is a flooded one next week. Get a New Addington engineer out fast, with a clear price upfront and no call-out fee.
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