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Asbestos Surveys in North End, Greater London
Asbestos survey in North End and across Greater London: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, with written paperwork.
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Planned refurbishment work
- Community buildings and halls
Asbestos survey near North End
About our asbestos survey in North End
Buying an older property in North End? A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, so you can plan renovations with your eyes open. From kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects and community buildings and halls, we deal with pipe lagging, boiler cupboard panels and floor tiles and more.
Before work on a flat or house in North End, the usual question is how far the survey needs to go: the whole block, a single flat or only the work areas. We identify materials before planning removal, because the method depends on what the material is.
- Area
- North End (DA8, DA1, DA7)
- Region
- Greater London
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- You receive
- Written survey report
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for North End
Do you work in North End despite London parking restrictions?
We do. Let us know the parking situation and we’ll plan around it.
Is asbestos common in North End homes?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, then contact a professional.
What does licensed work mean?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
Will the survey damage the property?
Only minimally for a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
Who needs a management survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings normally starts with one. Landlords of single homes often use one too, so they know what’s there before work.
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Step by step
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. We begin by confirming exactly what we are doing, so there’s no confusion.
- Send us the address and what you need the survey for
- We recommend the right type of survey
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Getting ready
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Dig out previous surveys
How to get a quote
For a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Related guides
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should know what the roofs are made of, before anyone carries out repairs.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in North End must manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Can I do it myself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Materials, one by one
Pipe lagging
If a survey finds asbestos lagging, the report will say so and recommend what to do, and must be left alone in the meantime.
Insulating board
It’s easy to mistake insulating board for other boards, so a lab result is essential.
What’s included, and what isn’t
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it does not:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Ceiling tiles
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Artex and textured coatings
Where asbestos turns up
Materials age: something in good condition when it was fitted may now be damaged, which a survey records.
Typical jobs in North End include:
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Demolition projects
- Planned refurbishment work
Leisure centres, halls and other public buildings around North End are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
What to look for in a quote
- The report contents
- The number of samples
- If the price includes VAT
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
Looking after things afterwards
If there are areas we couldn’t reach, the report lists them clearly, and should be presumed to contain asbestos until they’re checked.
Keeping things safe:
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
Don’ts
Be clear about the work you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Don’t take samples yourself before the survey: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
North End buildings and asbestos surveys
North End is about 2 miles north-west of Dartford, in Greater London. North End is within our Greater London area, whatever the size of the job. We cover all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 13 miles away.
If you let flats or houses near Slade Green station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. Non-domestic buildings, St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos.
For surveys in DA8, DA1 and DA7, just send the postcode and a few photos. We can help with surveys on streets such as Oak Road, Elm Road and Moat Lane. If your property is just outside North End, we also cover Slade Green (1 mile east), Barnes Cray (1 mile south), Bexley Riverside (1 mile west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Northumberland Heath (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover London (13 miles west), City of Westminster (15 miles west), Marylebone (15 miles west), St Pancras (14 miles west), Shoreditch (12 miles west) and Walthamstow (13 miles north-west).
North End is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
A little further out are Erith and District Hospital (1.4 miles north-west) and Stone Castle (4 miles south-east). The countryside around North End includes Wansunt Pit.
- Local schools include Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy (0.7 miles south)
- Local pubs include Railway Tavern (within half a mile west)
- Local facilities include Colyers (0.9 miles west)
What affects the price in North End
What changes the cost:
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- The size and age of the building
- How easy it is to reach
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Helping us quote
Photo tips:
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- A picture of the whole area
- A close-up from a safe distance
- A rough size or measurement
Include any existing survey or test when you use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site