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Asbestos Testing in Northway
Worried about asbestos in Northway? Our service covers sampling and lab analysis of suspect materials, with clear advice at each step.
- Old floor tiles before a new floor goes down
- Something broken during building work
- Boiler cupboard panels
Asbestos testing for Northway
Asbestos testing for Northway properties
The regulations require asbestos analysis to be done by an accredited laboratory. We use an accredited laboratory for every sample. From soffits and porch canopies before replacement and Artex before downlights or rewiring, we deal with garage roof sheets, soffit boards and black adhesive and more.
In towns and villages like Northway, we are often asked to test garage and shed roofs, as well as ceilings and floors in the house. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, for your records.
- Area
- Northway (OX3)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Covers
- Testing of suspect materials
- Afterwards
- Written laboratory result
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Typical tests in Northway
Building products contained asbestos until the 1999 ban, so pre-2000 buildings across Oxfordshire may have it.
In older properties, we often see:
- Porch canopies
- Panels behind old heaters
- Garage roofs before replacement
- Artex before downlights or rewiring
For older homes anywhere in Northway, from near St Anthony of Padua outwards, get suspect materials tested before you start.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the price includes VAT
- The scope, in writing
- The number of samples
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
For landlords, agents and businesses
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Northway, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
How we work
Samples are small, bagged, labelled and recorded, then sent to an accredited laboratory. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and use controls to keep dust down.
- Describe the material and send a picture
- We quote for the samples needed
- Each sample is taken carefully and sealed
- An accredited laboratory carries out the analysis
- We send the result and explain your options
Before we arrive
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Let us know where we can park
Getting a price
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749, and we’ll recommend the right option.
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Afterwards
If no asbestos is found, work can typically go ahead normally, and you can show the result to your builder.
Some practical advice:
- Do not touch it before we arrive
- Let us know what you want to do next
- Clear access to the area
- Keep the results for future work or a sale
Don’ts
Leave the material alone until the result is back.
If a material is already damaged, keep people and pets away from it, and do not try to clean it up.
Limits to be aware of
Here’s what asbestos testing covers, and what it does not:
- Clearance testing is a separate, independent job
- A result tells you what the material is, not how to remove it
- A test only covers the materials sampled, so it isn’t a substitute for a survey before major work
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Bitumen adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Soffit boards
- Garage roof sheets
- Floor tiles
- Water tanks
- Panels behind heaters
- Flue pipes
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Roof felt
What it might be made of
Boards and panels
Boards in boiler cupboards, behind heaters or as soffits can be asbestos insulating board. A test tells you which.
Textured coatings
Textured ceilings and walls are among the most common things people ask us to test. Older coatings can contain a small amount of asbestos.
Choosing the right option
You can buy home testing kits, but you take the sample yourself, which means disturbing the material. HSE recommends a competent person does the sampling. We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Why people choose us
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Clear next steps
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- The right survey for your plans
See our prices page or our cost guide.
Should you do it yourself?
A professional job comes with paperwork: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Northway properties and asbestos testing
Northway is about 1 mile north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We cover Northway as part of Oxfordshire, whatever the size of the job. Northway is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work.
If you let property close to Oxford station, a single material can be tested between tenancies. If you work at a school like New Marston Primary School, ask the duty holder about the asbestos register.
For tests in OX3, just send the postcode and a few photos. From Copse Lane, Marsh Lane and Upway Road or a nearby road, we can help. With the A40 close by, Northway is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also cover Headington (1 mile south-east), Marston (1 mile north-west), New Marston (1 mile south-west), Headington Hill (1 mile south) and Headington Quarry (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (9 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
A little further out are Churchill Hospital (0.5 miles south) and Oxford Castle (2.2 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Rye St Antony School (0.8 miles south) and Cheney School (1.3 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Hart Inn (0.6 miles south-east)
- Local facilities include English Faculty Library (1.5 miles south-west)
Northway: your questions answered
Do older homes in Northway have asbestos?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Northway may have it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work near Oxford station?
Yes. Oxford station is about 2.4 miles south-west of Northway, and we cover both.
Can you tell if it’s asbestos by looking?
You cannot tell by looking; a lab test is the only reliable way. We sample it and have it analysed.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
No: asbestos waste is hazardous and cannot go in skips, bins or recycling. It must go to a permitted site.
Do you work on commercial premises?
We do. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need, and any existing asbestos register.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area involved in the job.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
- 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
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site