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Emergency Plumber in Camden
From Camden Lock to Primrose Hill, our emergency plumber in Camden takes calls at any hour, and as a 24 hour plumber typically reaches NW1 within 60 minutes. A person answers when you ring, and you will not be charged a call-out fee.
Camden at a glance
- Postcodes
- NW1
- Arrival
- Usually within 60 minutes
- Homes
- Georgian terraces and Victorian conversions
- Most common
- Subdivided houses on undersized waste stacks
- Also covering
- Camden Town, Chalk Farm, Primrose Hill
Above a shop or restaurant?
Close the stopcock, which in a Georgian terrace is often in the basement or front vault, and in a block flat in the kitchen. Stay clear of wet electrics and switch off at the consumer unit if safe. Gas: 0800 111 999. Plumbing: 020 3674 8514.
Emergency plumbing problems we fix in Camden
Subdivided terraces, undersized stacks, canalside basements and communal heating are behind the six Camden emergencies described below.
- 01
Blocked drain or sink in Camden
Camden's Georgian and early Victorian terraces often have drains running under the house to the street, so clearing a blockage may need access from the cellar or front vault.
Camden: usually £140 – £240. Blocked drain or sink: first steps →
- 02
Blocked or overflowing toilet in Camden
In Camden Town flats over shops and restaurants, toilets can share a stack with a commercial kitchen below, and grease in the shared pipe is a frequent cause of blockages.
Camden: usually £95 – £150. Blocked or overflowing toilet: first steps →
- 03
Water leak or leak through the ceiling in Camden
Leaks in Camden's subdivided terraces often come from a bathroom added upstairs with little access to its pipes, so water can travel along the joists before it appears below.
Camden: usually £280 – £600. Water leak or leak through the ceiling: first steps →
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Leaking radiator in Camden
Many of Camden's council and mansion blocks run on communal heating, so a cold radiator can be a fault in your own flat or in the building's shared system.
Camden: usually £110 – £170. Leaking radiator: first steps →
- 05
No hot water or no heating in Camden
In Camden flats with communal hot water a failure can start in the building's plant room, while flats on their own combi usually lose hot water to hard water scale.
Camden: usually £130 – £420. No hot water or no heating: first steps →
- 06
Burst or frozen pipe in Camden
Pipes in Camden's basement vaults, under front steps and in exposed rear additions are the ones most likely to freeze and split in a cold snap.
Camden: usually £150 – £280. Burst or frozen pipe: first steps →
How fast we get to you in Camden
Someone is normally at your door within 60 minutes. Above a Camden High Street or Parkway shop, tell us which street door serves the flats. In a council or mansion block, give the block, floor and entry code. If access is via a basement or front vault, mention it.
Streets and places we cover in Camden
Camden High StreetParkwayCamden RoadArlington RoadAlbert StreetDelancey StreetOval RoadGloucester AvenueChalcot SquareRoyal College StreetPratt StreetInverness StreetChalk Farm RoadCastlehaven RoadCamden Square
We also cover Camden Town, Chalk Farm, Primrose Hill, Mornington Crescent, Somers Town, Camden Square, Regent's Park.
Emergency plumber prices in Camden
Grease from a kitchen below often blocks shared stacks in Camden, and clearing a blocked toilet or sink typically costs £95 to £150. Our time is £110 to start, for one hour, then £45 every half hour. Zero call-out fee, same price any hour, written fixed price first.
Plumbing in Camden: what goes wrong and why
Camden's mix runs from the Georgian terraces near Regent's Park and Primrose Hill to dense Victorian streets in Kentish Town and a lot of purpose-built flats. Nearly everything has been subdivided at some point, which is why so many problems in NW1 and NW5 are about waste rather than water: bathrooms added on upper floors discharge into stacks designed for a single household. Along the Regent's Canal and around Camden Lock, lower-ground and basement rooms often need pumps, and those pumps need servicing more often than owners expect. Thames Water's hard water scales cylinders and combi heat exchangers throughout. In the Primrose Hill and Camden Town conservation areas, new pipe runs on the front of a building can need consent, so internal routes are often the better option.
Most common here: subdivided houses on undersized waste stacks.
What customers near Camden say
Had a washing machine valve start leaking, contacted at 11pm on a Friday evening and the work was done by 8.30am the next day (didn't need an immediate fix so next morning was fine). Engineer arrived on time, knew exactly what to do, and replaced and gone very smoothly
The plumber did an exceptional job with our bathroom sink installation. They were punctual, professional, and highly skilled, ensuring every detail was perfect.
Amazing Service! Arrived promptly, professional and friendly. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a great service. Job well done.
The reviews below are lifted word for word from Checkatrade, for Camden readers weighing up a plumber. Read all 147 reviews or our Google reviews.
Emergency plumber in Camden: your questions
How soon can you get to a flat in Camden?
Within 60 minutes is the usual time. Camden access varies a lot: flats above shops share street doors with businesses, council blocks have entry systems, and some basements are reached through a front vault. If you give us the door, code and floor when you ring, we can come straight up.
Will a Camden emergency visit carry a call-out fee?
No call-out fee is charged. Work costs £110 for the initial hour and £45 for each subsequent half hour, and that does not change at night or on Sunday. You get a fixed price in writing before we begin, and nothing is bought for the job until you have approved it.
Do you work nights and bank holidays in Camden?
Yes, round the clock all year, with Christmas and each bank holiday covered and a person on the phone each time. A basement pump or a stack shared with a restaurant can fail at any hour, so the late-night rate is simply the normal rate.
Which plumbing problems in a Camden building count as emergencies?
Water travelling along joists from a bathroom added upstairs, a blocked stack shared with a commercial kitchen below, a basement pump that has failed near the Regent's Canal, or a burst pipe under front steps. If it is in the communal heating plant room, the building manager also needs to know.
Who fixes a blocked stack shared with a restaurant below my Camden flat?
A stack inside the building is private pipework, so responsibility usually sits with the freeholder or is shared under the leases, and the business may be asked to deal with grease. Once the pipe leaves the building and joins other properties' drains or the public sewer, the water company normally takes over.
Where is the stopcock in a Camden home?
In a Georgian or Victorian terrace it is often in the basement, in the front vault or under the kitchen sink. In a council or mansion block flat look in the kitchen or a cupboard by the front door.
Which streets in Camden do you cover?
All of them. That includes Camden High Street, Parkway, Camden Road, Arlington Road, Albert Street and Delancey Street, and nearby Camden Town, Chalk Farm, Primrose Hill, Mornington Crescent and Somers Town.
What goes wrong most often in Camden homes?
Subdivided houses on undersized waste stacks. Most homes in Camden are georgian terraces and Victorian conversions, and that is where it comes from.