I contacted Emergency Plumbing on a Sunday evening and Danny was very responsive and helpful. He and his colleague came over the next morning and fixed the issue professionally (unblock with vacuum and chemical deep clean). Excellent.
Emergency Plumber in Croydon
From converted office blocks near East Croydon to semis in Shirley and Sanderstead, a 24 hour plumber can be with you across CR0 and CR2. Booking an emergency plumber in Croydon carries no call-out fee, and someone is usually at your door within 60 minutes.
Croydon at a glance
- Postcodes
- CR0, CR2
- Arrival
- Usually within 60 minutes
- Homes
- Terraces, interwar semis and converted office blocks
- Most common
- Pumped waste in office-to-flat conversions
- Also covering
- Addiscombe, South Croydon, Shirley
Know where your valve really is
Croydon terraces and semis tend to have their stopcock in the sink unit or in the cupboard under the stairs. Converted office flats use a utility cupboard, with the floor valve in a riser. Never touch electrics with wet hands. Gas leak: 0800 111 999. Us: 020 3674 8514.
Emergency plumbing problems we fix in Croydon
Croydon housing changes street by street, so its six common emergencies range from pumped office-conversion toilets to frozen pipes in Sanderstead.
- 01
Blocked drain or sink in Croydon
In the Addiscombe and South Croydon terraces the shared rear drain is often original clay, and settled joints under long back gardens are a common cause of repeat blockages.
Croydon: usually £140 – £240. Blocked drain or sink: first steps →
- 02
Blocked or overflowing toilet in Croydon
In the office blocks converted to flats near East Croydon, many toilets feed a macerator or pumped waste line, and a cleaning wipe can stop the pump completely.
Croydon: usually £95 – £150. Blocked or overflowing toilet: first steps →
- 03
Water leak or leak through the ceiling in Croydon
In the town centre towers and converted office blocks a leak often shows in the flat below, and the valve that isolates it may be in a locked riser.
Croydon: usually £280 – £600. Water leak or leak through the ceiling: first steps →
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Leaking radiator in Croydon
Many Shirley and Sanderstead semis still run 1960s or 1970s heating on narrow pipework, and sludge there leaves radiators cold at the bottom and slow to warm up.
Croydon: usually £110 – £170. Leaking radiator: first steps →
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No hot water or no heating in Croydon
Interwar semis in Shirley and Sanderstead often keep a loft tank and copper cylinder, and hard water coats the immersion heater until hot water runs short.
Croydon: usually £130 – £420. No hot water or no heating: first steps →
- 06
Burst or frozen pipe in Croydon
Sanderstead and Selsdon sit high on the chalk of the North Downs edge, and pipes in lofts and garages there freeze sooner than those in central Croydon.
Croydon: usually £150 – £280. Burst or frozen pipe: first steps →
How fast we get to you in Croydon
In a converted office block or tower near East Croydon, give us the building name, floor and entry code, and say if the riser cupboard is locked. In terraced Addiscombe, tell us which side the back gate is on. We aim to be there within 60 minutes.
Streets and places we cover in Croydon
North EndGeorge StreetWellesley RoadPark LaneSouth EndAddiscombe RoadLower Addiscombe RoadLansdowne RoadShirley RoadWickham RoadBrighton RoadSelsdon RoadCroham RoadBirdhurst RoadLimpsfield Road
We also cover Addiscombe, South Croydon, Shirley, Thornton Heath, Norbury, Selsdon, Sanderstead, Purley, Waddon.
Emergency plumber prices in Croydon
Pumped toilets in the town-centre conversions stop easily; a blocked toilet or sink is typically £95 to £150 to clear. Labour: £110 buys the first hour, £45 each half hour thereafter. No call-out fee, the same at midnight, and a fixed price written down first.
Plumbing in Croydon: what goes wrong and why
Croydon has one of the widest spreads of housing in outer London. Around Addiscombe and South Croydon the stock is Victorian and Edwardian terrace, Shirley and Sanderstead are largely interwar semis, and the town centre near East Croydon has tower blocks and former office buildings converted into flats. The converted blocks are the ones that surprise people: new bathrooms fitted into an old commercial frame, with long waste runs, pumped WCs and communal risers. Terraces still run clay drains and, in unmodernised houses, lead on the incoming main. Interwar semis mostly keep loft tanks and cylinders. Water comes from Thames Water in the north of the borough and from SES Water in parts of the south, and it is hard in both, so scale builds in cylinders, immersion heaters and combis. Because CR0 and CR2 vary street by street, it pays to look before assuming.
Most common here: pumped waste in office-to-flat conversions.
What customers near Croydon say
Emergency Plumber gave great advice and did excellent work. Really good at keeping us in the loop and explained the problem really clearly.
We had an emergency leak and was resolved within the hour. Really patient, solved the issue with minimum fuss and was round, friendly, and professional.
Super professional, polite, and friendly. Very flexible and got me in for an evening on very short notice. Was on time and got the job done in no time at all.
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Emergency plumber in Croydon: your questions
How long until a plumber reaches me in Croydon?
In most cases within 60 minutes, across CR0 and CR2 from Thornton Heath to Purley. Towers and converted office buildings near the town centre have entry systems and sometimes a locked riser, so the more you tell us about getting in, the sooner work starts. In Shirley or Selsdon, a number on the gatepost helps after dark.
What do you charge for an emergency visit in Croydon?
£110 buys the first hour of work, and every half hour after costs £45. No call-out fee is added, and the same figures apply on a Sunday night as on a Monday morning. We write down a fixed price and you agree it before we start, with parts okayed by you before purchase.
Can I call a Croydon plumber over Christmas or late at night?
You can. The line is staffed by a real person every hour of every day, bank holidays and the Christmas break included, and the rate never changes with the clock. Phone 020 3674 8514, or use WhatsApp (07865 292684) if you would rather send a picture of what is happening.
What makes a plumbing problem urgent in a Croydon converted office flat?
A pumped toilet or macerator that has stopped, leaving the only WC out of use. Water coming through from the flat above. A leak you cannot isolate because the valve is in a locked riser. In those cases call straight away, and ask the building manager or concierge to open the riser while we travel.
Which water company covers my Croydon home?
It depends on the street. Thames Water supplies the north of the borough and SES Water supplies parts of the south. Your bill names your supplier, and that is who to contact about the main outside or a low-pressure problem in the road. Either way the water is hard, so cylinders and combis collect scale over time.
Where is the stopcock in a Croydon home?
In a Croydon terrace or semi it is usually under the kitchen sink or under the stairs. In a converted office block or tower look in the utility or airing cupboard, and expect the main valve for the floor to be in a riser.
Which streets in Croydon do you cover?
All of them. That includes North End, George Street, Wellesley Road, Park Lane, South End and Addiscombe Road, and nearby Addiscombe, South Croydon, Shirley, Thornton Heath and Norbury.
What goes wrong most often in Croydon homes?
Pumped waste in office-to-flat conversions. Most homes in Croydon are terraces, interwar semis and converted office blocks, and that is where it comes from.