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Asbestos Surveys in Offington, West Sussex
Any pre-2000 building in Offington may contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses.
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Buying a property built before 2000
Asbestos survey for Offington
Asbestos survey for Offington properties
The type of survey you need in Offington depends on what happens next: normal use and maintenance, refurbishment, demolition or a purchase. We’ll match the survey to the plan. Whether it’s shared halls, stairs and plant rooms and schools, halls and community buildings, we cover floor tiles, soffits and water tanks.
Village properties around Offington often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Where
- Offington (BN14, BN13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Where asbestos turns up
Contractors working on buildings need to know where asbestos is before they start. HSE’s campaigns aimed at tradespeople make this point repeatedly, and a survey report is how they find out.
People generally contact us about one of these:
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Demolition projects
If you have an older property in Offington, near St Andrew's Church or anywhere else, survey the areas you are working on before work starts.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- The scope, in writing
What happens next
Duty holders use the survey to build an asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
After we’ve finished:
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
What to avoid
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us.
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials.
What it might be made of
Floor tiles and adhesive
Vinyl and thermoplastic floor tiles and black bitumen adhesive can contain asbestos. They’re often hidden under newer flooring.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, usually well bound in.
Prices and what affects them
The cost depends on:
- The size and age of the building
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- How many outbuildings are included
We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Photos that help
The most useful photos are:
- Visible markings
- An overall view
- Street parking nearby
- An idea of size
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Surveys around Offington
Offington is about 1 mile north-east of Worthing, in West Sussex. Wherever your property is in Offington, tell us the postcode and what you need. We cover all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 11 miles away.
Non-domestic buildings, Thomas A Becket Junior School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. For rented homes close to West Worthing station, share asbestos information with trades before work. The sea is within about 2 miles of Offington, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
Wherever your property is in BN14 and BN13, an asbestos survey is available. Local streets include Rogate Road, Warren Road and Hall Avenue; we cover every one. Offington is on the A24 and A27, which makes it simple to get to. If your property is just outside Offington, we also cover Salvington (1 mile west), Broadwater (1 mile south-east), Worthing (1 mile south-west), Findon Valley (1 mile north) and Sompting (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also work in Bognor Regis (13 miles west), Burgess Hill (14 miles north-east), Littlehampton (6 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (5 miles east), Lancing (3 miles east) and Rustington (5 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Old Castle (0.6 miles south) and Museum of Sussex Folklore (0.6 miles south). Open spaces near Offington include Widewater Lagoon and Steep Down.
- Schools near Offington include Thomas A Becket First School (0.6 miles south-west) and Durrington High School (0.7 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Thomas a Becket pub (within half a mile south-west)
Towns and villages near Offington
Questions from Offington
Could my house in Offington contain asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. A sample test is the only reliable answer. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you come out to small villages like Offington?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
It’s generally needed by whoever manages a workplace or the shared parts of a block. Homeowners and landlords use them as well.
How quickly can you come out?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
Is a survey needed before building work in Offington?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
How do I get a quote?
Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form. Include the postcode, a description and photos.
Which asbestos survey do I need in Offington?
That depends on what you are planning: normal use and management calls for a management survey, while refurbishment or demolition needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected. Describe the work and we’ll recommend one.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Of course. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
Should you do it yourself?
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
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.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, while the property is empty.
How it works
In a refurbishment and demolition survey, we open up the fabric of the building: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so those areas need to be empty. We will tell you when we’ve finished and what you will receive afterwards.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a clear written report with recommendations
Before we arrive
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
- Dig out previous surveys
How to get a quote
Photos from a safe distance help: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Related guides
Your options compared
Some people skip the survey and hope for the best. Finding asbestos halfway through a job means stopping work, extra cost and possible exposure, which is why surveying first tends to save money. What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
How we work in Offington
- Each material’s condition recorded
- Clear next steps
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Written quotes that say what’s included
Read our prices page and published price ranges.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site