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Asbestos Surveys in Madley Park, Oxfordshire
Worried about asbestos in Madley Park? We provide management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys, explained in plain English.
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Public and community buildings
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
Asbestos survey near Madley Park
Asbestos survey in Madley Park
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 will tell you which suits your plans in Madley Park. Typical jobs include shared halls, stairs and plant rooms and purchases of older homes and buildings, involving pipe lagging, textured ceilings and garage roofs.
Madley Park has a mix of older and newer homes, and any built or altered before 2000 can contain asbestos. Paperwork is part of every job, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Where
- Madley Park (OX28, OX29)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Covers
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Afterwards
- Written survey report
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Doing it yourself?
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
Questions from Madley Park
Do you cover Madley Park and the area around Combe station?
Yes. Combe station is about 4.1 miles north-east of Madley Park, and we cover both.
Is asbestos common in Madley Park homes?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
What if the weather’s bad?
Indoor jobs go ahead in any weather. Outdoor removal may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain, for safety.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes, a pre-purchase survey can help, as long as the seller agrees.
Do you work in flats?
Yes, of course. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
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.
Does a survey leave holes?
A management survey takes small samples, which are sealed afterwards. A refurbishment survey opens up the areas being worked on, which is why they need to be empty.
Do you work in Madley Park?
Yes, we do: Madley Park is within the area we cover in Oxfordshire. Send the postcode and a few photos for a quote.
After we have finished in Madley Park
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
Avoid these
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Places near Madley Park
Where asbestos turns up
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. That is why so many buildings in Oxfordshire can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Typical jobs in Madley Park include:
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
Schools such as Madley Brook Community Primary School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder.
Before booking anyone
- What you’ll receive in writing
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Which areas and materials are covered
Options to consider in Madley Park
A homebuyer report isn’t an asbestos survey. It may flag possible asbestos, but it does not generally take samples, so a pre-purchase asbestos survey fills that gap. Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
Why choose us
- Clear written quotes
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Practical recommendations
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
Take a look at how we quote and published price ranges.
Step by step
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. We keep the work area clear of other people while we work, so please keep children and pets away.
- Call or message us with the address and what’s prompting the survey
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- Our surveyor carries out the inspection and sampling
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
Preparing for the visit
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Tell us about anything that’s already damaged
How to get a quote
Send us the address in Madley Park, a description and some photos: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Helpful guides
Surveying buildings in Madley Park
Madley Park is about 1 mile east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Madley Park is part of the area we cover, from older terraces and semis to flats, workplaces and outbuildings. Madley Park is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 10 miles away.
For rented homes close to Combe station, a survey gives contractors the information they need. Planning work on an older building in Madley Park, whether near Church of Holy Trinity or elsewhere? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first.
For surveys in OX28 and OX29, just send the postcode and a few photos. Local streets include Grey Lane, Larch Lane and Drake Lane; we cover every one. Other places close to Madley Park we cover include Cogges (1 mile south-west), High Cogges (1 mile south-east), Witney (1 mile west), South Leigh (2 miles south-east) and Ducklington (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (10 miles east), Bicester (15 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-east), Carterton (6 miles west), Wantage (14 miles south) and Grove (13 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Cogges Manor Farm Museum (0.7 miles south-west).
- Schools near Madley Park include Wood Green School (less than half a mile west) and Wood Green School (within half a mile west)
- Pubs nearby include The Griffin Inn (0.5 miles south-west)
The scope of an asbestos survey
Before booking, note that:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it will not do before building work
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Materials we see
- Pipe lagging
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Ceiling tiles
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
We sample textured coatings in the rooms in scope, so you know before plastering or rewiring.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. Its condition matters as much as its presence.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note