Amazing responsiveness and efficient, professional, clean work. We had gushing water from corroded pipe buried in concrete. The 2 men worked for 5½ hours to locate and mend. The men were polite and respectful throughout. Very honest and reasonable pricing as well.
Emergency Plumber in Kentish Town
Burst pipe off Fortess Road, or a shared drain backing up behind your terrace? Ring an emergency plumber in Kentish Town and talk to a real person. As your 24 hour plumber we normally get to NW5 within 60 minutes, without charging a call-out fee.
Kentish Town at a glance
- Postcodes
- NW5
- Arrival
- Usually within 60 minutes
- Homes
- Victorian terraces converted into flats, and post-war council estates
- Most common
- Old terraces converted into flats on shared drains
- Also covering
- Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak, Tufnell Park
First steps in an NW5 flat
Close your stopcock, normally under the kitchen sink or just behind the front door. In a council block the main valve may be in a riser cupboard. Keep away from sockets, switches and other electrics near water. For any gas smell use 0800 111 999; for us, 020 3674 8514.
Emergency plumbing problems we fix in Kentish Town
From converted terraces on mixed old and new pipe to post-war blocks with communal risers, these are Kentish Town's six common emergencies.
- 01
Blocked drain or sink in Kentish Town
Many Kentish Town terraces share a drain that runs behind several houses before it reaches the sewer, so one blockage can back up into more than one property.
Kentish Town: usually £140 – £240. Blocked drain or sink: first steps →
- 02
Blocked or overflowing toilet in Kentish Town
Some flats carved out of narrow Kentish Town terraces have a macerator toilet where there was no room for a gravity drain, and those units block easily if anything but paper goes in.
Kentish Town: usually £95 – £150. Blocked or overflowing toilet: first steps →
- 03
Water leak or leak through the ceiling in Kentish Town
In the post-war council blocks around Kentish Town, a leak can come from the communal riser or the flat above, so the source is not always inside your own flat.
Kentish Town: usually £280 – £600. Water leak or leak through the ceiling: first steps →
- 04
Leaking radiator in Kentish Town
Converted terraces here often have a combi boiler feeding radiators on a mix of old steel and newer copper pipe, and corrosion sludge from that mix is a common cause of cold radiators.
Kentish Town: usually £110 – £170. Leaking radiator: first steps →
- 05
No hot water or no heating in Kentish Town
Most Kentish Town flats rely on a combi boiler, and the hard water scales its plate heat exchanger, so the hot water turns lukewarm or swings between hot and cold.
Kentish Town: usually £130 – £420. No hot water or no heating: first steps →
- 06
Burst or frozen pipe in Kentish Town
Older pipes in back additions, under kitchen floors and on the outside walls of Kentish Town terraces are the ones most likely to split when the temperature drops.
Kentish Town: usually £150 – £280. Burst or frozen pipe: first steps →
How fast we get to you in Kentish Town
Within 60 minutes is the usual aim. In a council block, tell us the block name, floor, flat number and any entry code. For a terrace split into flats, say whether yours is upstairs or the garden flat, and whether the drain cover is reached through the back.
Streets and places we cover in Kentish Town
Kentish Town RoadFortess RoadHighgate RoadLeighton RoadPrince of Wales RoadLeverton StreetPatshull RoadIslip StreetRaveley StreetLupton StreetGrafton RoadDartmouth Park RoadLeighton GroveWilles RoadLissenden Gardens
We also cover Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak, Tufnell Park, Chalk Farm, Belsize Park, Archway, Camden Square.
Emergency plumber prices in Kentish Town
If a shared drain is backing up behind several Kentish Town houses, clearing an outside blockage usually costs £140 to £240. Our time costs £110 for the opening hour then £45 for every further half hour, unchanged at night, with zero call-out fee. Fixed price first, in writing.
Plumbing in Kentish Town: what goes wrong and why
Kentish Town was built up quickly between the 1840s and the 1870s, as the railways arrived and the fields between Camden Town and Highgate were laid out with terraces. Most of those terraces are two or three storeys, and a large share have been converted into flats, often with a kitchen or bathroom added where the original house had none. The River Fleet once ran through the area and now runs underground as part of the sewer system. There are also many council estates and blocks built after the war, with communal risers and shared drainage. The plumbing is often a mix of old and new: plastic pipe joined to lead or iron, and extra waste pipes run into an original stack. Thames Water supplies hard water, so limescale builds up in combi boilers and showers.
Most common here: old terraces converted into flats on shared drains.
What customers near Kentish Town say
It was a Saturday and he came very quick and did an amazing job. Very friendly and was even concerned that it would be loud for my cat, so I sat with my cat in a different room with the door shut. Finished the job so quick, couldn't recommend more highly!
Amazing Service! Arrived promptly, professional and friendly. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a great service. Job well done.
I recently had an urgent plumbing issue over the weekend and called Emergency Plumber London Ltd. I was impressed with their 24/7 service and how quickly they responded to my call. The plumber arrived promptly and was very polite and professional.
These reviews are copied word for word from Checkatrade, so you can judge us before you ring from Kentish Town. Read all 147 reviews or our Google reviews.
Emergency plumber in Kentish Town: your questions
How long until a plumber gets to my Kentish Town flat?
Typically within 60 minutes. On the larger estates, finding the right block and getting through a locked lobby can take a few minutes longer, so give us the block name, entry code and the nearest entrance. In a converted terrace, say which bell to press and whether there is a separate door to your flat.
Do you charge extra to come out to Kentish Town?
There is no charge just for coming out. The bill is for labour and parts: the first hour is £110 and each half hour beyond that is £45, day or night. We write down a fixed price before starting, and you approve every part before it is bought.
Can I get a plumber in Kentish Town on a Sunday or bank holiday?
Yes, seven days a week and on every bank holiday, Christmas included, with a real person on the phone at any hour. Weekend and night work in Kentish Town is billed at exactly the weekday rate, so there is no reason to sit with a leaking pipe until Monday.
Which problems in a converted Kentish Town terrace are real emergencies?
Sewage coming up from a shared drain behind the terrace, water leaking from the flat above or a communal riser, a macerator toilet that has stopped working when it is your only toilet, or a pipe bursting in a back addition. If the water cannot be stopped or waste cannot get away, call.
Can you clear a blocked macerator toilet in a Kentish Town flat?
Yes. Macerators were fitted in some narrow Kentish Town conversions where a gravity drain would not fit, and they jam if wipes, cotton buds or sanitary items go in. Switch the unit off at its spur before anyone looks inside it. Only toilet paper should ever be flushed into one.
Where is the stopcock in a Kentish Town home?
In a terrace it is usually under the kitchen sink or behind the front door where the supply comes in. In a council block flat it is often in the kitchen or a cupboard by the front door, with the building's main valve in a riser cupboard or plant room.
Which streets in Kentish Town do you cover?
All of them. That includes Kentish Town Road, Fortess Road, Highgate Road, Leighton Road, Prince of Wales Road and Leverton Street, and nearby Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak, Tufnell Park, Chalk Farm and Belsize Park.
What goes wrong most often in Kentish Town homes?
Old terraces converted into flats on shared drains. Most homes in Kentish Town are victorian terraces converted into flats, and post-war council estates, and that is where it comes from.