Drainage Services in Bradley Stoke

Bradley Stoke was developed from the late 1980s onward and is one of the newest towns in South Gloucestershire, so its drainage is modern by comparison with the rest of the county: plastic pipework laid as a fully separate system, with surface water directed to balancing ponds and watercourses rather than into the foul sewer. That design copes well with heavy rain, but it depends on gullies, interceptors and pond outfalls staying clear.

The most common problems we see here are not failed pipes but blockages caused by use, with wet wipes, fats and building debris from extensions and driveway works accounting for much of the call-out volume. Where estate roads and shared driveways were adopted at different times, drainage responsibility can be split between the water company, the council and management companies, which often needs confirming before a repair.

Our approach in Bradley Stoke is to use CCTV to confirm which system a pipe belongs to and where the boundary of responsibility falls, then jet the affected run to clear it. Because the pipework is relatively young, most faults are resolved by cleaning and a follow-up survey, with lining or a short excavation reserved for the occasional crushed or misaligned length.