Blocked Drains & Drain Unblocking In Mansfield

In Mansfield 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 Nottinghamshire County Council's responsibility — report it to the council. We clear private gullies, channels and manholes anywhere in Mansfield town centre, Berry Hill, Crown Farm, Oak Tree and the rest of NG18, NG19 and NG21.

Most of Mansfield's sewers are combined. Mansfield District Council's strategic flood risk assessment says Severn Trent's network here carries foul water and surface water in the same pipes, and that the older sewers were built to cope with roughly a 1-in-5-year storm. That has a knock-on effect for a blocked drain at home. If the pipe from your kitchen or toilet is already part-choked with fat or wipes, a heavy shower sends rainwater from roofs and yard gullies down the same pipe. The first sign is often a lifted inspection cover or a ground-floor toilet that won't drain.

The same pressure on the system is why Severn Trent picked the town for its £76m Mansfield Sustainable Flood Resilience programme. The catchment serves about 90,000 people and had the third-highest number of storm overflow spills of the 23 catchments assessed. Rain gardens, swales and planters now hold back some of the rainwater that would otherwise reach the sewer. None of that helps if the private pipe between your house and the public sewer is blocked, though.

We clear it with rods or a high-pressure jetter, then run a camera through the pipe if you'd like to know what caused it, whether that's fat, wipes, roots or a displaced joint. Drain unblocking starts from £120 + VAT.