Oxfordshire · England
Asbestos Survey for Longworth
Worried about asbestos in Longworth? Our service covers asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, with clear advice at each step.
- Planned refurbishment work
- Public and community buildings
- Demolition and strip-out
Asbestos survey for Longworth
Asbestos survey near Longworth
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. A management survey covers a building in everyday use, while a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before work starts. We’ll help you choose the right one for your survey in Longworth. Whether it’s refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms and demolition and strip-out, we cover soffits, textured ceilings and pipe lagging.
Village surveys around Longworth can include extensions, stores and stables as well as the house. We start with a clear answer: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Where
- Longworth (OX13)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Which option is right?
A survey or a sample test? A test answers the question for one or two specific materials; a survey covers everything in scope, including materials nobody had spotted. Dealing with asbestos before building work is generally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
Why people choose us
- Across London and the South East
- Clear next steps
- Each material’s condition recorded
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
See our prices page and our cost guide.
Questions from Longworth
Do you cover small places like Longworth?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Is asbestos common in Longworth homes?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Longworth may have it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Could my home contain asbestos?
You can’t tell by eye. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, especially in buildings from before 2000.
What will I get after the survey?
Locations, results, condition, photos and what we recommend for each material. Any areas we couldn’t access are listed.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Of course. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
What does licensed work mean?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. Only a contractor holding an HSE licence can do it.
Do I need an asbestos survey before renovating?
For the parts of the building being worked on, yes: HSG264 says refurbishment and demolition work should be preceded by a refurbishment and demolition survey.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Duty holders and landlords in Longworth
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Longworth must manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Looking after things afterwards
If it finds asbestos that work would disturb, the report explains what needs removing before work starts, and whether that work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed.
Going forward:
- Tell us exactly what work you’re planning, so the scope matches
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
Things not to do
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
What it might be made of
Asbestos cement
Garage roofs, sheds and flues made from asbestos cement are common in surveys of older homes. Its condition matters as much as its presence.
Pipe lagging
Lagging on older pipes and boilers can contain asbestos and releases fibres easily. Work on it is licensed.
Common reasons for surveys in Longworth
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. That’s why so many buildings in Oxfordshire can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Checks on rental property
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
For a school like Longworth Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register.
What to look for in a quote
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- The scope, in writing
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Suitable insurance for the work
Should you do it yourself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
Prices and what affects them
What drives the price:
- How easy it is to reach
- How many outbuildings are included
- Material and condition
- The building’s size and layout
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What to photograph
Photos often save us a visit:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- An idea of size
- Damaged areas
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Surveying buildings in Longworth
Longworth is about 7 miles west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. For surveys in Longworth, tell us about parking and access when you get in touch. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire. Our area stretches from Longworth to Oxford (about 10 miles away).
Planning work on an older building in Longworth, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere? Survey the areas you’re working on before work starts.
Here we cover the OX13 postcode area. From High Street, Bowbank and Rectory Lane or anywhere nearby, the process is the same. For properties just outside Longworth, we cover Hinton Waldrist (1 mile west), Kingston Bagpuize (1 mile south-east), Pusey (3 miles south-west), Charney Bassett (3 miles south) and Lyford (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Oxford (10 miles north-east), Didcot (10 miles south-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles east), Witney (7 miles north), Carterton (8 miles north-west) and Wantage (7 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Hinton Waldrist Castle (0.8 miles west). The countryside around Longworth includes Hitchcopse Pit.
- Pubs nearby include Waggon And Horses Public House (0.9 miles south-east)
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How we work
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, before going to an accredited laboratory. At the end, we tell you what was done and what happens next.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- 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
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Preparing for the visit
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Tell us about parking and access
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Then ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Helpful guides
- 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
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site