Mould Removal in Southend-on-Sea

Damp & Mould in Southend-on-Sea’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole Southend-on-Sea local authority area, which is wider than the built-up area 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 Southend-on-Sea

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

• Basildon11 miles away
• Chatham13 miles away
• Rochester14 miles away
• Sittingbourne14 miles away
• Gravesend16 miles away
• Chelmsford17 miles away

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Southend-on-Sea mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Southend-on-Sea?

4 verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Southend-on-Sea, and 6 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Southend-on-Sea?

Anticc roofing and building Ltd, based in Chatham, Kent, is the nearest — about 14 miles in a straight line from the centre of Southend-on-Sea.View Anticc roofing and building Ltd's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Southend-on-Sea offer?

Of the 10 verified specialists listed for Southend-on-Sea, 8 offer mould removal, 6 offer independent damp surveys, 5 offer damp proofing, 4 offer condensation control & ventilation and 4 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Southend-on-Sea?

Southend-on-Sea's rental stock includes a large number of Victorian and Edwardian seafront guesthouses and villas converted into flats and HMOs, a pattern typical of English seaside resort towns. Converted seafront properties combine direct coastal exposure with the ventilation challenges of subdivided older buildings, making both penetrating damp and condensation common complaints in the private rented sector.

Where can Southend-on-Sea tenants report damp and mould to the council?

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

How many homes in Southend-on-Sea are rented?

In Southend-on-Sea, 26.5% of households (about 20,800 homes) rent privately and 11.5% 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 Southend-on-Sea'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 Southend-on-Sea?

Across Southend-on-Sea, 17% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 34.4% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.4% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 4.2% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Southend-on-Sea at risk of flooding?

In Southend-on-Sea, 0.5% 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 4.4% 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 Southend-on-Sea get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Shoeburyness, Landwick, is about 5 miles from Southend-on-Sea. It recorded an average of 527 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Southend-on-Sea's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗