From Georgian squares in Barnsbury to offices in Clerkenwell, Pipe & Drain Cleaners unblocks drains, toilets and sinks, jets sewers and carries out CCTV drain surveys across Islington at any hour. We regularly work in Angel, Highbury, Holloway and Archway, covering N1, N5, N7 and N19 along with the Islington parts of N4 and EC1. Homes, landlords, letting agents, restaurants and offices all call us out, and we give a fixed quote before any work, with no call-out fee. Phone 0800 470 0946, 24/7, or choose a time slot on our online booking page.
- Open 24/7
- No call-out fee
- Fixed quote before we start
- Insured engineers
Need a drain engineer in Islington?
Call free on 0800 470 0946 any time, or pick a time that suits you online.
Postcodes and neighbourhoods we cover in Islington
We cover every street in Islington, including these postcode districts:
- N1 (part)
- N4 (part)
- N5
- N7
- N19
- EC1M (part)
- EC1R (part)
- EC1V (part)
Neighbourhoods: Angel, Highbury, Holloway, Canonbury, Barnsbury, Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Archway, Upper Holloway, Tufnell Park, Finsbury Park, Pentonville, King's Cross.
Drains in Islington: what our engineers see
Islington is one of London's most densely built boroughs, and much of it dates from the Georgian and Victorian eras. Terraces in Barnsbury, Canonbury and Highbury often have lower-ground floors and front basement areas with gullies that sit below street level. When those drains or gullies block, water has nowhere to go but in, so it pays to keep them clear and to consider a non-return valve if your basement has flooded before.
Many of these homes are now flats, with several kitchens and bathrooms feeding into a single old drain run beneath the building or the garden. Large parts of the borough are conservation areas, so digging up front paths is rarely anyone's first choice. Jetting and mechanical rodding clear most blockages through existing access points, and a CCTV survey can find a cracked or displaced pipe before you commit to any excavation.
Upper Street, Exmouth Market, Holloway Road and the streets around Angel are packed with restaurants, bars and cafés, and commercial kitchens are a major source of fat, oil and grease in local sewers. Clerkenwell and Finsbury add offices and mixed-use blocks with busy shared washrooms. For these businesses we can jet drains outside trading hours and record survey footage for landlords or managing agents.
Drainage services in Islington
How it works
- Call or book. Ring 0800 470 0946 day or night, or book a 3-hour slot online.
- Fixed quote. Your engineer checks the problem and agrees a price with you before any work starts.
- Cleared and checked. We clear the blockage, test the flow and explain how to stop it coming back.
Islington drainage FAQs
Do you cover all of Islington, including Clerkenwell and Archway?
Yes. We cover the whole London Borough of Islington: Angel, Barnsbury, Canonbury, Highbury, Holloway, Tufnell Park, Archway, Upper Holloway, Finsbury Park, Pentonville, Finsbury and Clerkenwell. We work for homeowners, tenants, landlords, managing agents and businesses, and we can attend at night or at weekends when an office or restaurant needs to stay open.
Who is responsible for a blocked drain in my Islington flat?
It depends on which pipe is blocked. A drain serving only your flat is usually your responsibility, or your landlord's if you rent. Drains shared by the building are often handled by the freeholder or managing agent. Shared sewers outside the boundary have generally been Thames Water's since October 2011. We can find the blockage and tell you which applies.
My basement flat smells of drains after heavy rain. What should I do?
First check the outside gully and any basement drains for leaves and debris, and avoid using water until it drains. A smell or slow drainage after rain often points to a partial blockage or a defect in the pipe. We can jet the line and survey it with a CCTV camera. If backflow is the issue, a non-return valve can help.
Can you clear a restaurant drain in Islington without closing the kitchen?
Often, yes. We are available 24/7, so we can come before opening, after service or overnight to jet grease out of kitchen drains and gullies. Call 0800 470 0946 to arrange it. We will give you a fixed quote first, and we can also carry out a CCTV survey if blockages keep coming back.
Nearby areas we also cover
- Drain services in Camden
- Drain services in Hackney
- Drain services in Haringey
- Drain services in City of London
- All London areas and postcodes
Blocked right now? We're open 24/7
Call free on 0800 470 0946 any time, or pick a time that suits you online.