Blocked Drains & Drain Unblocking In Grantham

In Grantham the public sewers belong to Anglian Water. If the blockage is in a pipe you share with a neighbour, or beyond your boundary, it's normally the water company's to clear — call Anglian Water on 03457 145 145. If it's in a drain that serves only your property, it's yours, and that's where we come in. Our engineer finds the blockage first and tells you whose it is before any work starts.

Water pooling around a road gully outside? Road drains are Lincolnshire County Council's responsibility — report it to the council. We clear private gullies, channels and manholes anywhere in Grantham town centre, Harrowby, Earlesfield, Manthorpe and the rest of NG31–NG33.

When the Grantham Journal looked into the town's sewers, Anglian Water's figures were stark. The company deals with around 35,000 blockages a year, more than half of them caused by fat and wipes. Clearing them costs it over £7 million a year, and 63% of the fat in its sewers comes from households. Anglian Water has also named Grantham, alongside Lincoln, Spalding and Skegness, among the worst places in its region for flushed wipes and sanitary products.

Grantham's housing mixes several eras. Victorian and Edwardian terraces were built as Richard Hornsby & Sons grew to employ 3,500 people by 1914 and as the railways arrived in the 1850s. Large estates such as Harrowby and Earlesfield followed later in the 20th century. Older clay drains catch roots and debris at their joints, but fat sets hard just as well inside a smooth plastic pipe.

We clear the blockage with rods or jetting and, if it keeps coming back, check the run with a camera. Unblocking starts at £120 + VAT.