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
An emergency plumber in Kentish Town, any hour of the day or night. We cover Kentish Town (NW5), usually arrive within 60 minutes, charge no call-out fee and agree the price with you in writing first.
First, stop the water at the stopcock.
If it is near sockets or lights, turn the power off at the fuse box, then ring 020 3674 8514. A gas smell is different: leave the switches alone and call 0800 111 999, the free 24 hour gas emergency line, before anyone else.
Emergency plumbing problems we fix in Kentish Town
These are the call-outs Kentish Town households need most, listed by how often people search for them.
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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.
Typical price: £140 – £240. Blocked drain: what to do while you wait →
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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.
Typical price: £95 – £150. Overflowing toilet: what to do while you wait →
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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.
Typical price: £280 – £600. Water through the ceiling: what to do while you wait →
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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.
Typical price: £110 – £170. Leaking radiator: what to do while you wait →
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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.
Typical price: £130 – £420. No hot water: what to do while you wait →
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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.
Typical price: £150 – £280. Burst pipe repair: what to do while you wait →
How fast we get to you in Kentish Town
Our engineers usually reach addresses in NW5 within 60 minutes, nights and weekends included. Give us your postcode and you get a time for your door, not a vague window.
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
There is no call-out fee in Kentish Town. Labour is £110 for the first hour and £45 for each half hour after, the same at 3am as at 3pm, with the price agreed before we start.
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.
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Emergency plumber in Kentish Town: your questions
How long will I wait for a plumber in Kentish Town?
Usually within 60 minutes anywhere in Kentish Town (NW5), including nights, weekends and bank holidays. You get a time for your street when you ring.
What will an emergency plumber charge me in Kentish Town?
Our rate is £110 for the first hour and £45 per extra half hour. There is no call-out fee and no night or weekend surcharge, and you see the fixed price before we start.
Do you really work 24/7 in Kentish Town?
Yes. Engineers are on shift around the clock, not waiting to be woken up at home, so a 3am call in Kentish Town gets the same response as a lunchtime one.
What counts as a plumbing emergency?
Water you cannot stop, water near electrics or through a ceiling, a burst pipe, no water at all, sewage backing up, your only toilet blocked, or no heating or hot water with someone vulnerable at home. A smell of gas is an emergency for 0800 111 999 first.
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. There is also an outside stopcock under a small cover in the pavement, which needs a stopcock key.
What should I do if I smell gas in Kentish Town?
Call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999 straight away; it is free and open 24 hours. Do not use switches or anything that could spark, open the windows, and turn the gas off at the meter if you can. Once they have made it safe, we can do the repair.
Do you cover my street in Kentish Town?
Yes. We cover all of Kentish Town (NW5), including Kentish Town Road, Fortess Road, Highgate Road, Leighton Road, Prince of Wales Road and Leverton Street. We also cover Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak, Tufnell Park, Chalk Farm and Belsize Park, at the same price.
What plumbing problems are most common in Kentish Town?
Old terraces converted into flats on shared drains. Kentish Town is mostly victorian terraces converted into flats, and post-war council estates, and the problems follow the buildings. Hard water adds to it, because scale is behind many boiler, cylinder and shower breakdowns.
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A person answers, not a menu. You'll have an arrival time and a price range before you hang up.
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- No call-out feeYou pay for the work, never the visit.
- No night or weekend surcharge3am on a bank holiday costs the same as Tuesday lunchtime.
- Fixed price before we startAgreed in writing on your doorstep. It does not move.
- 12-month workmanship guaranteeIf our repair fails, we come back free.