Drainage Services in Glastonbury

Glastonbury sits at the edge of the Somerset Levels, with much of the surrounding land formed from peat and soft alluvial deposits that hold water close to the surface almost year-round. This high water table means drains around the lower parts of town, including areas near Beckery and Northload, can run with little natural fall and are prone to silting where flow slows. The town's older housing near the Tor and High Street typically uses Victorian clay pipework, while estates built from the mid-20th century onward towards Wearyall Hill use more modern materials but still sit on the same waterlogged ground.

Because of the peat and clay subsoil, ground movement here tends to be gradual but persistent, which over years can open joints in older drainage and allow silt and fine roots to enter. Villages just outside Glastonbury, such as Meare and Godney, remain rural in character with many properties still relying on septic tanks or small treatment plants discharging to soakaways in ground that is often seasonally waterlogged. Combined sewers are typical in the town centre; separate systems are more common on newer development at the town's edges.

We start every job here with a CCTV survey, which is particularly useful on the Levels given how the flat, low-lying ground can make it hard to judge fall and flow by eye alone. High-pressure jetting clears silt that settles in slow-running town centre sewers, while no-dig relining repairs cracked or root-affected clay pipe without extensive digging in gardens close to the water table. For rural properties around Meare and Godney on private drainage, percolation testing is essential to check whether a soakaway can still cope given how wet the surrounding ground often is.