Dudley is a Black Country town of about 64,000 people, according to the 2021 Census. We take plumbing and drain requests from the town centre, Netherton, Sedgley, Gornal and Kingswinford. You send your request online, and we pass it to a local engineer who covers Dudley. Since the form stays open 24/7, you can send it at any hour.
Dudley sits on a hill above the Black Country, with old limestone and coal workings under parts of the town. Over the years, some of that ground has moved. As a result, older drains can shift, crack or open at the joints. A camera survey usually gives the quickest answer.
Around the town centre and Netherton, you find Victorian terraces with clay drains and shared rear runs. Sedgley and Kingswinford have more inter-war and post-war semis. Newer estates sit on the edges of town, with plastic drains that rarely crack. Even so, fat and wipes block those pipes just as easily.
Dudley's water comes from South Staffs Water, while Severn Trent runs the sewers. Leaks in the street are a job for South Staffs Water. However, a blocked shared drain or public sewer is Severn Trent's job. For anything inside your own boundary, you need a plumber or drain engineer.
If your Dudley home sits on a slope, check your outside gullies after heavy rain. Water running downhill carries silt and leaves into them. Clearing the gully grate takes minutes, yet it stops a slow drain becoming a blockage. If silt keeps coming back, ask an engineer to jet the run.
They can, because ground movement over old workings can shift and crack pipes. The Coal Authority can tell you if your home sits in a former mining area. A camera survey then shows whether your drains have moved.
South Staffs Water supplies Dudley, and it has done so since the 1860s. Severn Trent runs the sewers. Report leaks in the street to South Staffs Water and sewer problems to Severn Trent.
Older terraces often share a rear drain, so one blockage can affect several homes. Their clay pipes also let roots in at the joints. While newer homes have fewer cracks, they still block with fat and wipes.
Yes, we take requests from Sedgley, Kingswinford, Gornal, Netherton and the town centre. We also cover nearby Brierley Hill, Stourbridge and Tipton. If you are not sure, send your postcode, and we will check whether a local engineer covers it.