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Asbestos Survey for Telegraph Hill
Asbestos survey in Telegraph Hill: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
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Asbestos survey in Telegraph Hill
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building in Telegraph Hill, or the shared parts of a block of flats, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The usual first step is a management survey. We often deal with floor tiles, soffits and water tanks, and typical jobs are surveys requested by builders before work and demolition of garages, extensions and buildings.
In places like Telegraph Hill, many surveys are for flats, conversions and buildings with shops below, so it matters who is responsible for which parts. Nothing is removed until it’s been identified, because the method depends on what the material is.
- Where
- Telegraph Hill (SE4, SE15, SE14)
- County
- Greater London
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Afterwards
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Step by step
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, before going to an accredited laboratory. If anything unexpected turns up, we stop and talk to you before carrying on.
- 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
- The lab analyses the samples
- The report sets out what was found and what to do next
How to prepare
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
Get a quote
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Asbestos surveys in Telegraph Hill: local notes
Telegraph Hill is about 1 mile south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. Anywhere in Telegraph Hill, just send the postcode, and we’ll quote. We work in 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
For a school like Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Temple Grove Free School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register, and a management survey is normally where that starts. Leisure centres, halls and other public buildings around Telegraph Hill are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
We handle surveys in every part of the SE4, SE15 and SE14 postcode area. Your property could be on Mona Road, Pepys Road and Kitto Road or the roads around them, wherever it is in Telegraph Hill. Other places close to Telegraph Hill we cover include Nunhead (1 mile south-west), New Cross (1 mile north-east), Peckham (1 mile north-west), St Johns (1 mile east) and Brockley (1 mile south-east). We also cover nearby towns such as London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north).
As a London location, Telegraph Hill is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
Well-known places in the area include Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.4 miles east) and Nunhead (less than half a mile west). Open spaces near Telegraph Hill include St. James's Park Lake and New Cross Gate Cutting.
- Local schools include Haberdashers' Hatcham College (within half a mile north) and Southwark Free School (1.3 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Brockley Barge pub (less than half a mile south-east)
What we do and don’t cover
Some limits to bear in mind:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it won’t do before building work
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Materials in Telegraph Hill
- Water tanks and flues
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Pipe lagging
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
Telegraph Hill questions
Do you work near Brockley station?
Yes. Brockley station is close to the centre of Telegraph Hill, and we cover the whole area.
Do you work in Telegraph Hill despite London parking restrictions?
We do. Tell us about parking, permits and access so we can plan; all of Greater London is inside the ULEZ.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Clear photos and measurements are often enough; if not, we will arrange to see it.
Do you survey commercial buildings in Telegraph Hill?
Yes, we do: commercial, industrial and community buildings. Send us the size, use and age of the building.
What does the survey report include?
A record of every suspect material in scope: where it is, whether it contains asbestos, its condition, photos and what to do, plus any areas we couldn’t reach.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area in the job, and to be available for questions.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
No: asbestos waste is hazardous and cannot go in skips, bins or recycling. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
What it costs
Quotes vary because of:
- How much sampling is needed
- What the material is and its state
- Travel and parking
- How big the building is
Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Helping us quote
Photo tips:
- Visible markings
- Approximate dimensions
- A clear close-up
- A wide shot showing where the material is
For a quote, ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
Weighing up your options
Management or refurbishment and demolition? A management survey suits a building in use; a refurbishment and demolition survey looks behind and under surfaces before building work. Our guide explains which you need. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Why us?
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Clear notes on any areas not reached
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
DIY and asbestos
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres.
What else we do in Telegraph Hill
Materials we deal with
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, generally bound in the bitumen.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
After we’ve finished in Telegraph Hill
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
Once we are done:
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Avoid these
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us.
Duty holders and landlords in Telegraph Hill
If your business premises in Telegraph Hill were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
- 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
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site