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Asbestos Surveys in St Giles, Greater London
Found something that might be asbestos in St Giles? Our service covers surveys that find, sample and record asbestos, with clear advice at each step.
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Surveys requested by builders before work
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FAQs for St Giles
Can you survey a school or hall near St Giles?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Do you work in St Giles despite London parking restrictions?
Yes, we work across London. Let us know the parking situation and we’ll plan around it.
Do you work in flats?
Yes. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Send the details.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: skips and household bins can’t take asbestos. It must go to a permitted site.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
What will I get after the survey?
Every suspect material in the agreed scope: location, laboratory result, condition, photographs and our recommendation.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Get everyone out of the area and keep it closed. Avoid sweeping, vacuuming or dusting, and ask for advice; your GP can advise if you’re worried about your health.
How asbestos survey works in St Giles
If a building in St Giles dates from before 2000, or was refurbished before then, it may contain asbestos. A survey is the way to find out: we inspect, sample suspect materials and write up what we find. Common materials are soffits, garage roofs and floor tiles, and people normally contact us about buying a property built before 2000 and the communal parts of blocks of flats.
Before work on a flat or house in St Giles, the usual question is how far the survey needs to go: the whole block, a single flat or only the work areas. We only recommend work that’s needed.
- Location
- St Giles (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- County
- Greater London
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Options to consider in St Giles
An existing survey might not cover your plans. A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment typically needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
What you get
- Records for your files
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Clear next steps
Take a look at how we quote or published price ranges.
How we work
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, which goes into the report. The work area is kept clear while we are working.
- 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
- We inspect and sample the areas in scope
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- We send the report and explain the findings
Getting ready
- Let us know where we can park
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Keep children and pets away on the day
Ask for a quote
Send us the address in St Giles, a description and some photos: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Looking after things afterwards
Duty holders use the survey to build an asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
Going forward:
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
Avoid these
Until the survey is done, don’t drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
For businesses and landlords in St Giles
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
If your business premises in St Giles were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Materials we deal with
Floor tiles and adhesive
Vinyl and thermoplastic floor tiles and black bitumen adhesive can contain asbestos. They’re often found under carpet or laminate.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Doing it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
Asbestos surveys in St Giles: local notes
St Giles is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Homes, landlords and businesses in St Giles contact us for surveys about all kinds of jobs. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Planning work on an older building in St Giles, whether near Soho Baptist Chapel or elsewhere? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Public buildings around St Giles, such as leisure centres and halls, are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
Wherever your property is in W1F, W1D and W1T, we can help with an asbestos survey, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane or anywhere nearby, we can help. St Giles sits on or near the A301 and A400, so mention parking if the property is on one. If your property is just outside St Giles, we also cover Seven Dials (1 mile south), West End (1 mile south-west), Soho (1 mile south-west), Covent Garden (1 mile south-east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
As a London location, St Giles is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
A little further out are Museum of Comedy (within half a mile north-east) and Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (under half a mile north-east). The countryside around St Giles includes Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
- Nearby schools include Mercers' School (0.8 miles east) and London Nautical School (1 mile south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Crown pub (within half a mile south)
- Other local spots include LSE Shaw Library (within half a mile east)
Towns and villages near St Giles
More for properties in St Giles
What’s included, and what isn’t
Before booking, note that:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it won’t do before building work
- The report describes the building when surveyed; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
What we deal with
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
Common reasons for surveys in St Giles
Most of the risk from asbestos comes from disturbing it without knowing it’s there. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
Asbestos can be in a lot of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Planned refurbishment work
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
Schools such as St Josephs Catholic 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.
What your quote should include
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- The report contents
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Suitable insurance for the work
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site