Blocked Drains & Drain Unblocking In Long Eaton

In Long Eaton the public sewers belong to Severn Trent 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 Severn Trent on 0800 783 4444. 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 Derbyshire County Council's responsibility — report it to the council. We clear private gullies, channels and manholes anywhere in Long Eaton town centre, Sawley, Sandiacre, Breaston and the rest of NG10.

Long Eaton grew quickly once the railways arrived in the 1830s and 1840s, and lace became its trade. By 1907 the town had almost 1,400 lace machines, and the industry employed more than 4,000 people, a quarter of the population. The housing built for them is still there. Erewash Borough Council's appraisal of the lace factories area describes King Street, Prince Street and Princess Street as mostly high-density Victorian terraces.

On a terrace, the first sign of a blockage is often next door's problem rather than yours. A shared run under the back yards takes waste from several houses, so a gully overflowing two doors down can mean the pipe is choked below your inspection chamber. Lifting the covers in order usually shows where the water stops.

Flooding is the other thing Long Eaton knows about. In Storm Babet, 23 homes flooded on Norfolk Road alone, and residents on Denacre Avenue and George Avenue reported water rising through their floors. The Environment Agency's historic flood map shows earlier floods in the town between 1932 and 1978. We clear blocked drains in Long Eaton from £120 + VAT.