Bilston is a Black Country town of about 35,000 people, according to the 2021 Census. We take plumbing and drain requests from the town centre, Bradley, Ettingshall, Ladymoor and Loxdale. You send your request online, and we pass it to a local engineer who covers Bilston. Since the form stays open 24/7, you can send it the moment you need help.
Bilston grew around steel and enamelling works, and its homes reflect that past. The town centre has Victorian and Edwardian terraces with clay drains. Many of those terraces share a drain run behind the houses. As a result, a blockage in one home can affect its neighbours.
Bradley and Ettingshall have large post-war estates. Their drains are younger than the terraces, yet many are now more than 60 years old. Some homes stand on land that factories once used, where the ground can settle unevenly. That can crack pipes or push joints apart over time.
Severn Trent runs the public sewers in Bilston, including shared lateral drains. However, drains that only serve your home are yours to maintain. If a shared drain blocks, report it to Severn Trent. For your own pipes and drains, send us a request.
If you live in a Bilston terrace, ask your neighbours whether their drains are slow too. A shared blockage usually shows up in several homes at once. In that case, report it to Severn Trent, because shared lateral drains are theirs. If only your home has the problem, the blockage probably sits in your own drain.
Some homes stand on former industrial land, where the ground can settle unevenly. That movement can crack old pipes and open joints. A camera survey shows if your drain has moved.
Shared lateral drains belong to Severn Trent, as they do across England since 2011. Report a blocked shared drain to them. Drains that only serve your home are yours.
Older clay drains need gentler jetting and careful rodding. Because they are over a century old in places, joints can be weak. An engineer sets their method to suit the pipe.
Yes, we take requests from Bradley, Ettingshall, Ladymoor, Loxdale and central Bilston. We also cover Wolverhampton, Willenhall and Wednesbury nearby. If you are not sure, send your postcode, and we will check whether a local engineer covers it.