Mould Removal in Ely

Damp & Mould in Ely’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Ely

Ely in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for East Cambridgeshire, the local authority area that covers Ely, not for the town alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.

Sources: ONS Census 2021; Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026; Met Office climate averages.

Mould and damp help near Ely

If you cannot find the right firm in Ely, these are the closest places we list specialists for. Distances are in a straight line from the town or borough centre.

• Cambridge15 miles away
• Wisbech19 miles away
• Huntingdon19 miles away
• Thetford21 miles away
• Bury St Edmunds22 miles away
• Peterborough24 miles away

Guides

Ely mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Ely?

1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Ely, and 18 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Ely?

Vigilant Surveys, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, is the nearest — about 22 miles in a straight line from the centre of Ely.View Vigilant Surveys's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Ely offer?

Of the 19 verified specialists listed for Ely, 16 offer mould removal, 13 offer independent damp surveys, 6 offer condensation control & ventilation, 3 offer damp proofing and 3 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Ely?

Ely, England's smallest city, has a Georgian and Victorian core surrounding its cathedral, on low-lying Fenland reliant on drainage systems. East Cambridgeshire District Council's environmental health team notes most of its private rented sector enforcement cases originate from tenant complaints about damp, mould or disrepair, most resolving at the hazard-awareness-notice stage.

Where can Ely tenants report damp and mould to the council?

Tenants and landlords in Ely can report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council through its damp and mould page.Source: Ely council damp and mould reporting page ↗

How many homes in Ely are rented?

Ely is in East Cambridgeshire, where 16.5% of households (about 6,100 homes) rent privately and 14% rent from a council or housing association. Across England the figures are 20.5% and 17.1%. A private tenant who cannot get damp or mould dealt with can ask East Cambridgeshire's housing or environmental health team to inspect, as it can act on damp and mould as hazards.Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

What kind of homes are there in Ely?

Across East Cambridgeshire, 16.9% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 7.4% are flats (England: 21.4%). 0.8% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 1.8% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Ely at risk of flooding?

In East Cambridgeshire, 1.5% of properties are in areas at medium or high risk (a 1% or greater chance in any year) of flooding from rivers or the sea (England: 1.9%) and 6.4% are at medium or high risk of surface water flooding (England: 5.9%). These are Environment Agency figures for the whole local authority (November 2026), not street-level: the GOV.UK flood service shows the risk for a single address.Source: Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026 ↗

How much rain does Ely get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Mepal, is about 7 miles from Ely. It recorded an average of 583 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Ely's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗