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Asbestos Surveys in Chilworth, Southampton
Worried about asbestos in Chilworth? Our service covers asbestos surveys before work, sale or management, with clear advice at each step.
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Planned refurbishment work
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Asbestos survey for Chilworth properties
If you’re buying a home or building in Chilworth from before 2000, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, which helps you plan and budget for any work. Common materials are soffits, textured ceilings and boiler cupboard panels, and typical jobs are buying a property built before 2000 and demolition of garages, extensions and buildings.
Village properties around Chilworth often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. Clear answers come first: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Area
- Chilworth (SO16)
- County
- Southampton
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Chilworth: your questions answered
Do older homes in Chilworth have asbestos?
Any home in Chilworth built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but only a test can confirm it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work near Swaythling station?
Yes. Swaythling station is about 1.9 miles south-east of Chilworth, and we cover both.
What will I get after the survey?
A record of every suspect material in scope: where it is, whether it contains asbestos, its condition, photos and what to do, plus any areas we couldn’t reach.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes, commercial and community buildings as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
Testing covers particular materials, while a survey covers everything in scope. For building work, a survey is usually needed.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Notifiable jobs can’t start until they’ve been notified.
Is a survey needed before building work in Chilworth?
Yes, for the areas being worked on: HSE’s guidance calls for a refurbishment and demolition survey before the work starts.
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. Non-domestic premises have a duty holder who should hold an asbestos register.
After the job
Share the report with builders and trades before they start, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
Staying safe afterwards:
- Book the survey before booking builders
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Things not to do
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Prices and what affects them
Every quote reflects:
- The survey type
- How many different materials need sampling
- The size of the job
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
What to photograph
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- An idea of size
- Labels, if any
- A close-up from a safe distance
- Where we could park
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749, and we will recommend the right option.
Which option is right?
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? 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. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
What you get
- Work done to the regulations
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
See how we quote or the cost guide.
Typical surveys in Chilworth
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. So buildings across Southampton can contain it in roofs, soffits, ceilings, floors and boiler cupboards.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
If you let flats or houses near Swaythling station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance.
What your quote should include
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- What the report or result will contain
Also near Chilworth
What else we do in Chilworth
Surveys around Chilworth
Chilworth is about 2 miles south-west of Chandler's Ford, in Southampton. In Chilworth, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses about all kinds of jobs. Chilworth is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover.
A school such as Cantell School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is generally where that starts. If you have an older property in Chilworth, near Church of St Denys or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. The sea is within about 5 miles of Chilworth; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
We carry out surveys all over SO16. From Heatherlands Road, Roman Road and Pinelands Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Chilworth we cover include Chilworth Old Village (1 mile north-west), Bassett (1 mile south), Lordswood (1 mile south-west), Highfield (2 miles south) and North Baddesley (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Southampton (3 miles south), Shirley (3 miles south), Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Townhill Park (3 miles south-east), Midanbury (3 miles south-east) and Thornhill (4 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Eastleigh Museum (2.5 miles east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (3.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Flexford Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (1.4 miles south-east)
Should you do it yourself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
Limits to be aware of
A few things to be aware of:
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it will not do before building work
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Materials we see
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Pipe lagging
- Garage and shed roofs
- Roofing felt and bitumen
Responsibilities for owners
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Step by step
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, before going to an accredited laboratory. If anything unexpected turns up, we stop and talk to you before carrying on.
- Tell us about the building, its age and why you need a survey
- We agree the type of survey and the areas it covers, and send a quote
- Our surveyor inspects and takes small samples of suspect materials
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
How to prepare
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note