Blocked Drains & Drain Unblocking In Melton Mowbray

In Melton Mowbray 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 Leicestershire County Council's responsibility — report it to the council. We clear private gullies, channels and manholes anywhere in Melton town centre, Thorpe Arnold, Asfordby, Asfordby Hill and the rest of LE13 and LE14.

Not every flood in Melton Mowbray comes from the river. The Leicestershire strategic flood risk assessment records that Spinney Road and Thorpe Road flooded on three occasions from 2007 onwards, after intense, localised rain. During Storm Henk in January 2024, the county council counted about 70 homes and businesses affected across Melton borough, including in the town itself.

When rain like that arrives, every private gully and yard drain has to be clear to cope. Rain that falls on saturated gardens, roofs and paving has nowhere to go but the nearest drain, and after a wet spell that's most of it. A gully that's already half full of leaves and silt overflows almost immediately.

Melton Mowbray is also a food town. Its pork pie gained Protected Geographical Indication status in 2008, Stilton is made locally, and a pet-food factory has operated here since 1951. Kitchens and food producers handle a lot of fat and grease, which is one of the main causes of blocked drains. We clear household and business blockages from £120 + VAT, and offer planned maintenance through our commercial drainage service.