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Asbestos Surveys in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
Asbestos survey in Bodicote, from older homes to workplaces. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
Asbestos help in Bodicote
For businesses and landlords in Bodicote
If your business premises in Bodicote were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Bodicote, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Asbestos survey in Bodicote
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 help you choose the right one for your survey in Bodicote. Typical jobs include common parts of flats and HMOs and workplaces built before 2000, including boiler cupboard panels, textured ceilings and water tanks.
Homes in places like Bodicote range from older cottages to post-war and later houses, and any built or altered before 2000 can contain asbestos. Paperwork is part of every job, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Where
- Bodicote (OX15)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Written survey report
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
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Where asbestos turns up
You can’t tell whether a material contains asbestos by looking at it. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the only reliable way to know.
These come up again and again:
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
A school such as Longford Park Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is normally where that starts.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- The number of samples
- What you will receive in writing
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
Choosing the right option
A low price can mean a narrow scope. Check how many samples are included, which areas are covered and what the report contains, so you are comparing like with like. Dealing with asbestos before building work is normally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Why us?
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Accredited laboratory results
Read how we price jobs and our cost guide.
How we price an asbestos survey
The cost depends on:
- How many different materials need sampling
- Travel and parking
- How many outbuildings are included
- The quantity or area
Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send:
- The parking area
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Labels, if any
- A wide shot showing where the material is
Not sure what you need? Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form and describe the problem, and we’ll advise.
Surveying buildings in Bodicote
Bodicote is about 2 miles south-east of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We cover Bodicote as part of Oxfordshire, for surveys of every size. We work in 443 places in Oxfordshire. We work right across the region, from Bodicote to Oxford (20 miles away).
If you’re a landlord near Banbury station, a survey gives contractors the information they need. Got an older property in Bodicote, close to Church of St John the Baptist or further out? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX15, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Whether your property is on High Street, Dunnock Road and Oxford Road or anywhere nearby, we can help. Other places close to Bodicote we cover include Grimsbury (2 miles north), Banbury (2 miles north-west) and Milton (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Bicester (12 miles south-east), Kidlington (15 miles south), Bure Park (11 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (13 miles south) and Bloxham (3 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Bloxham Village Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Horton General Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Farthinghoe Nature Reserve and Crouch Hill.
- Nearby schools include Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College (0.9 miles north-west) and English Language Training (1.4 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Horse and Jockey pub (under half a mile west)
Materials, one by one
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Felt on flat roofs and outbuildings is sampled where it’s in scope.
Afterwards
Share the report with builders and trades before they start, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Survey first, then book the trades
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
Don’ts
Book the survey before the builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
DIY and asbestos
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
Step by step
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. Before we start, we walk through the job with you and answer any questions.
- Let us know the address and why you need a survey
- We confirm the survey type and which rooms and outbuildings it covers
- Our surveyor carries out the inspection and sampling
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
Getting ready
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Let us know where we can park
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Get a quote
Each job is priced individually. To start, ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Questions from Bodicote
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Bodicote?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Do older homes in Bodicote have asbestos?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Bodicote may have it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey looks at everything in scope, including things you hadn’t spotted.
Do you work in flats?
Yes. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
What does licensed work mean?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Is a survey needed before building work in Bodicote?
Yes, for the areas affected: HSE’s guidance (HSG264) is that refurbishment and demolition work needs a refurbishment and demolition survey first.
Do you give written quotes?
Yes, always.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not always. Sound material that will not be touched can often stay, as long as it’s recorded.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site