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Asbestos Surveys in Shirley, Greater London
Asbestos survey in Shirley: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Demolition and strip-out
Asbestos survey near Shirley
Questions from Shirley
Do you work near Elmers End station?
Yes, we cover Shirley and the area towards Elmers End station, about 1.2 miles north.
Do older homes in Shirley have asbestos?
Any home in Shirley built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but only a test can confirm it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
How can I get a price?
Just call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form. Include the postcode, a description and photos.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
Keep people away from damaged material and don’t clean it up yourself. Then contact us and we will advise on the next step.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Will I get the price in writing?
Always: the quote is in writing and sets out what’s included.
How asbestos survey works in Shirley
If you’re buying a home or building in Shirley from before 2000, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, which helps you plan and budget for any work. Common materials are floor tiles, pipe lagging and soffits, and typical jobs are community buildings and halls and demolition and strip-out.
In towns and villages like Shirley, many surveys are for flats, conversions and buildings with shops below, where the shared parts fall under the duty to manage and each flat is the owner’s responsibility. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Area
- Shirley (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- Written survey report
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Limits to be aware of
The usual limits are:
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Artex and textured coatings
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Garage and shed roofs
- Pipe lagging
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
What it might be made of
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, as results can differ.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Surveying buildings in Shirley
Shirley is about 2 miles north-east of Croydon, in Greater London. In Shirley, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses about all kinds of jobs. We work in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from Shirley to London (8 miles away).
If you have an older property in Shirley, near St George The Martyr Church or anywhere else, a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. Halls and leisure centres near Shirley fall into the non-domestic category, where the duty to manage asbestos applies.
This part of Greater London takes in CR0, SE25 and CR9, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Poppy Lane, Homer Road and Craven Road; we cover every one. Shirley is on the A232, so it’s easy for us to reach. If your property is just outside Shirley, we also cover Monks Orchard (1 mile north), Shirley Oaks (1 mile west), Addiscombe (1 mile west), Ashburton (1 mile north-west) and Woodside (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also work in London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north-west), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
As a London location, Shirley is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
Other landmarks nearby include National Psychosis Unit (1 mile east) and Addiscombe (1.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
- Local schools include Orchard Way Primary School (0.6 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Cricketers pub (within half a mile west)
Places near Shirley
What else we do in Shirley
Weighing up your options
Management or refurbishment and demolition? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. See our guide to which survey you need. Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Why people choose us
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Work done to the regulations
- Every main survey type
- Quotes that spell out the scope
Take a look at our prices page or our cost guide.
Where asbestos turns up
Duty holders for non-domestic premises must find out whether asbestos is present and assess its risk. Most duty holders commission a survey to meet that duty.
These are some of the things we deal with in Shirley:
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Community buildings and halls
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Demolition projects
A school such as Oasis Academy Shirley Park counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder.
What to look for in a quote
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- What the report or result will contain
Looking after things afterwards
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
After we’ve finished:
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the scope matches
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
What to avoid
Be clear about the work you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
For businesses and landlords in Shirley
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If your business premises in Shirley were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Can I do it myself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
How we work
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. On the day, we check the area and talk you through the plan first.
- Tell us about the building, its age and what you’re planning
- We agree the survey type and scope, and send a quote
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- The samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You get the report, and we talk you through it
Preparing for the visit
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Related guides
- 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
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site