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Asbestos Surveys in Bitterne Manor, Southampton
Asbestos survey in Bitterne Manor: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Tell us what you’ve found and we’ll explain your options.
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Demolition and strip-out
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
Asbestos help in Bitterne Manor
Asbestos survey in Bitterne Manor
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. A management survey is for a building in normal use; a refurbishment and demolition survey is for before building work. We’ll tell you which suits your plans in Bitterne Manor. We often deal with boiler cupboard panels, water tanks and garage roofs, and people generally contact us about community buildings and halls and contractors’ requests for an asbestos report.
Homes in places like Bitterne Manor range from older cottages to post-war and later houses, and any built or altered before 2000 can contain asbestos. Work is planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance.
- Location
- Bitterne Manor (SO18, SO17, SO14)
- County
- Southampton
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Where asbestos turns up
The danger generally comes from drilling, cutting or sanding a material nobody knew contained asbestos. A survey removes the guesswork before work starts.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Demolition projects
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
If you have an older property in Bitterne Manor, near Church of St Denys or anywhere else, get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
What your quote should include
- The report contents
- Whether extra samples cost more
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
Duty holders and landlords in Bitterne Manor
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
Asbestos surveys in Bitterne Manor: local notes
Bitterne Manor is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. Bitterne Manor is part of the area we cover, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We cover all 40 towns and villages in Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
A school such as Bitterne Manor Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. If you are a landlord near Bitterne station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs. Parts of the New Forest National Park are within about 8 miles of Bitterne Manor, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common. Bitterne Manor is within about 2 miles of the coast, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
Anywhere in SO18, SO17 and SO14, an asbestos survey is available, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your property could be on Ivy Road, North Road and South Road or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cover St Denys (1 mile north-west), Southampton (1 mile west), Northam (1 mile south), Bitterne Park (1 mile north-east) and Portswood (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west), Eling (5 miles west) and Rownhams (4 miles north-west).
A little further out are Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.9 miles east) and Netley Castle (3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Local schools include St Mary's Independent School (0.6 miles east) and Bitterne Park School (1 mile north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Junction Inn Public House (within half a mile north-west)
FAQs for Bitterne Manor
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
How far is Bitterne Manor from London?
Bitterne Manor is about 69 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
How quickly can you come out?
That depends on the work and current bookings. We will give you dates when we quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work there should pause and the area be kept clear. We’ll identify it and advise on removal.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999, though older parts, reused materials or earlier outbuildings can.
Which option is right?
Management or refurbishment and demolition? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. See our guide to which survey you need. Dealing with asbestos before building work is typically cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Why choose us
- Work done to the regulations
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
Read how we quote and the cost guide.
Looking after things afterwards
Material in good condition often doesn’t need removing. The report says what should be checked, and how often it might need looking at again.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Describe the work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
Avoid these
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
A closer look at the materials
Pipe lagging
Lagging on older pipes and boilers can contain asbestos and releases fibres easily. Work on it is licensed.
Insulating board
Insulating board turns up in panels, ceilings, soffits and boiler cupboards. Most work on insulating board is licensed, so identifying it matters.
What happens
The surveyor photographs and records each material’s condition, which goes into the report. We arrive at the agreed time, check the area and explain what we’ll do before we start.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We agree the type of survey and the areas it covers, and send a quote
- We inspect the areas in scope and sample suspect materials
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
How to prepare
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Make sure we can get to the area
Getting a price
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
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Prices and what affects them
These are the main things that affect the price of an asbestos survey:
- How many outbuildings are included
- Parking and access charges
- The survey scope
- What the material is and its state
Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Sending photos
Photo tips:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Approximate dimensions
- Damaged areas
- How we’d reach it
Include any existing survey or test when you ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
What we do and don’t cover
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise before booking.
Materials in Bitterne Manor
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Ceiling tiles
Towns and villages near Bitterne Manor
More for properties in Bitterne Manor
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site