Drainage Services in Stevenage

Stevenage was one of the first post-war New Towns, and the majority of its housing, built from the late 1940s onward around districts like Bedwell, Chells and Broadwater, sits on planned concrete and early plastic drainage systems designed with consistent falls, generally more resilient than older Victorian pipework. The original Stevenage Old Town, however, predates the New Town by centuries and retains some genuinely old clay drainage that has aged less predictably.

The town sits on London Clay over chalk, ground that can hold water after sustained rain and places stress on foundations and shallow drains alike, particularly in older sections of Old Town where root ingress from established trees is a recurring issue. Newer estates on Stevenage's fringes use uPVC pipework throughout, though surface water management remains important given the amount of hard surfacing across the wider town.

Our process in Stevenage starts with a CCTV survey to confirm pipe material and locate the source of any blockage, particularly useful in Old Town where drainage age varies considerably from the surrounding New Town estates. Jetting clears the majority of blockages without excavation, and no-dig lining allows us to repair cracked or displaced pipe sections beneath gardens and roads with minimal disruption to residents.