Blocked Drains & Drain Unblocking In Worksop

In Worksop 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 Worksop town centre, Manton, Kilton, Rhodesia and the rest of S80 and S81.

Worksop grew quickly once coal was found beneath it. The population rose from 3,391 in 1801 to 16,455 by the end of the 19th century, and by 1900 most of the workforce was employed in mining. Much of the housing from that period still stands, and some of it may still drain through its original clay pipes, where every joint is a place for roots, fat and wipes to catch.

Nottinghamshire County Council's report on Storm Babet shows the other side of the problem. On streets south of the River Ryton, including Allen Street, King Street and Newcastle Avenue, flooding came from a mix of the river, the Bull Brook and local drainage that couldn't discharge into the wider system or the river. In Gateford, drains were overwhelmed and water left the road and entered homes.

So in Worksop a drain that backs up isn't always blocked. If it only happens when the Ryton is high, report it to Severn Trent and the county council as well. If it happens in dry weather, it's almost certainly a blockage, and we can clear it from £120 + VAT.