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Asbestos Survey for St Johns
Asbestos survey across St Johns, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
Get a quote for St Johns
A closer look at the materials
Pipe lagging
Lagging on older pipes and boilers can contain asbestos and releases fibres easily. Work on it is licensed.
Asbestos cement
Cement roofs, flues, gutters and tanks are among the most common finds. It contains a relatively low proportion of fibres bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
Asbestos survey in St Johns
What you are planning in St Johns decides the survey: normal use and maintenance, refurbishment, demolition or a purchase. We’ll match the survey to the plan. People often contact us about rented homes between tenancies and pre-purchase checks on older properties, including boiler cupboard panels, soffits and textured ceilings.
Properties in areas like St Johns have often been refitted and extended over the decades, so a survey before work looks at later alterations as well as the original fabric. Clear answers come first: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Where
- St Johns (SE13, SE10, SE8)
- County
- Greater London
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Typical surveys in St Johns
Asbestos materials often look exactly like ones without asbestos. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the only reliable way to know.
People normally contact us about one of these:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Checks on rental property
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
For rented homes close to St Johns station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether extra samples cost more
- Which areas are covered, and which aren’t
- The report contents
- Suitable insurance for the work
Also in St Johns
DIY and asbestos
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Surveys around St Johns
St Johns is about 4 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. Homes, landlords and businesses in St Johns contact us for surveys. St Johns is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we work.
Public buildings around St Johns, such as leisure centres and halls, are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies. A school such as Ashmead Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is typically where that starts.
Here we cover the SE13, SE10 and SE8 postcode area, and your survey can be anywhere in it. That could mean a property on Avon Road, Mill Lane and Clare Road or the roads around them. You’ll find St Johns on the A2210 and A2211, which makes it simple to get to. Close by, we cover New Cross (1 mile west), Deptford (1 mile north), Lewisham (1 mile south-east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile west) and Ladywell (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north-west).
As a London location, St Johns 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 Miller General Hospital (within half a mile north) and Nunhead (1.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve and Tower Hill.
- Local schools include Addey and Stanhope School (under half a mile north-west) and Laban Centre (0.8 miles north)
- Places of worship nearby include St. Paul's (0.7 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find Wickham Arms (0.5 miles west)
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in St Johns, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
How it works
If a material is damaged, we will say so before we leave, rather than waiting for the report. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Describe the property and the reason for the survey
- We agree the survey type and scope, and send a quote
- We inspect and sample the areas in scope
- The samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You get the report, and we talk you through it
Before we arrive
- Let us know where we can park
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Move things out of the way carefully
Ask for a quote
For a quote, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
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What it costs
The price of an asbestos survey depends mainly on:
- What the material is and its state
- The building’s size and layout
- Travel and parking
- Which survey type fits your plans
What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. Every quote is individual.
Helping us quote
What to photograph:
- Visible markings
- The access route
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- A clear close-up
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Choosing the right option
A homebuyer report isn’t an asbestos survey. It might mention possible asbestos without testing anything, so a pre-purchase asbestos survey fills that gap. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Why people choose us
- Every main survey type
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Condition ratings, not just a list
See how we price jobs or the cost guide.
Good to know
It’s worth knowing what an asbestos survey does and doesn’t cover:
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- The report describes the building when surveyed; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Materials we see
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Artex and textured coatings
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Floor tiles and adhesive
St Johns questions
Can you survey a school or hall near St Johns?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Could my house in St Johns contain asbestos?
Any home in St Johns 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.
Do you cover St Johns?
Yes, we do: St Johns is within the area we cover in Greater London. Send the postcode and a few photos for a quote.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey looks at everything in scope, including things you hadn’t spotted.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
No, they’re different: a homebuyer or building survey may note possible asbestos, but it does not generally sample anything. For an answer, you need a pre-purchase asbestos survey.
Do you survey commercial buildings in St Johns?
Yes, commercial and community buildings as well as homes. Tell us the size and use of the building.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
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. Tell us more and we’ll advise.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved, and to be available for questions.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note