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Asbestos Survey in Kingston Gorse
Asbestos survey for Kingston Gorse: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management. Tell us what you’ve found and we’ll explain your options.
- Demolition and strip-out
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
Need an asbestos survey in Kingston Gorse?
For landlords, agents and businesses
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
Asbestos survey for Kingston Gorse properties
The point of a survey is more than a list. It records the condition of each material, so you know what can be left and managed and what needs dealing with. Typical materials include soffits, pipe lagging and floor tiles, and typical jobs are buying a property built before 2000 and pre-work surveys for trades.
Village houses like those in Kingston Gorse have often been extended and altered over time, so a refurbishment survey before work checks every part being touched. We explain what we find in plain English, including when it’s better to leave a material in place.
- Where
- Kingston Gorse (BN16)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
After the job
The survey ends with a written report: what was found, where, the laboratory results, the condition of each material and our recommendations.
Going forward:
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Book the survey before booking builders
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
Don’ts
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Kingston Gorse buildings and asbestos surveys
Kingston Gorse is about 3 miles south-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. Properties in Kingston Gorse range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We cover 371 places in West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 14 miles away.
For a school like Ferring CofE Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. If you are a landlord near Goring-By-Sea station, share asbestos information with trades before work. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about 8 miles of Kingston Gorse, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey. Kingston Gorse is within about 4 miles of the coast, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
We carry out surveys all over BN16 and the streets around it. Local streets include Middle Way, Gorse Avenue and Sea Lane; we cover every one. Other places close to Kingston Gorse we cover include West Kingston (1 mile west), Ferring (1 mile north-east), Angmering-on-Sea (1 mile west), East Preston (1 mile north-west) and Hangleton (1 mile north). We also cover nearby towns such as Worthing (3 miles north-east), Bognor Regis (10 miles west), Chichester (14 miles west), Selsey (15 miles west), Littlehampton (3 miles west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (9 miles east).
A little further out are Zachary Merton Hospital (1.8 miles west) and Rustington Museum (2 miles west). Open spaces near Kingston Gorse include Highdown Hill.
- Nearby schools include Chatsmore Catholic High School (1.4 miles north-east)
DIY and asbestos
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Prices and what affects them
These are the main things that affect the price of an asbestos survey:
- Travel and parking
- How much there is
- How much sampling is needed
- The number of samples or the size of the building
Dealing with asbestos before building work is generally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Helping us quote
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- An overall view
- Visible markings
- Cracks or breaks
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
The process
On the day, the surveyor walks through the areas in scope, checks every suspect material and takes small samples, wetting and sealing each sample point to keep dust down. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Let us know the address and why you need a survey
- We confirm the survey type and which rooms and outbuildings it covers
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
How to prepare
- Let us know where we can park
- Mention any damage before we arrive
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
Ask for a quote
Photos from a safe distance help: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
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Kingston Gorse questions
Do you come out to small villages like Kingston Gorse?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do you cover Kingston Gorse and the area around Goring-By-Sea station?
Yes. Goring-By-Sea station is about 1.5 miles north-east of Kingston Gorse, and we cover both.
Do you give written quotes?
Always: the quote is in writing and sets out what’s included, and whether VAT is included.
When can you start?
That depends on the work and current bookings. You’ll get available dates with the quote.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
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?
We do. For shared areas, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Who needs a management survey?
Duty holders for non-domestic buildings and the common parts of flats generally do. Homeowners and landlords use them as well.
Your options compared
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. Our guide explains which you need. Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What you get
- Clear notes on any areas not reached
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Condition assessed for every material
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
Read our prices page or published price ranges.
A closer look at the materials
Textured coatings
Older textured ceilings can contain asbestos. They’re low risk left alone, but shouldn’t be sanded or scraped dry.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
The scope of an asbestos survey
It’s worth knowing what an asbestos survey does and does not cover:
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it won’t do before building work
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Pipe lagging
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Artex and textured coatings
- Water tanks and flues
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note