Mould Removal in Ashton-under-Lyne

Damp & Mould in Ashton-under-Lyne’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for Tameside, the local authority area that covers Ashton-under-Lyne, 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 Ashton-under-Lyne

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

• Stalybridge2 miles away
• Oldham4 miles away
• Manchester6 miles away
• Stockport6 miles away
• Salford8 miles away
• Rochdale9 miles away

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Ashton-under-Lyne mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Ashton-under-Lyne?

7 verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Ashton-under-Lyne, and 7 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Ashton-under-Lyne?

Mould Prevent UK Ltd, based in Glossop, Derbyshire, is the nearest — about 7 miles in a straight line from the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne.View Mould Prevent UK Ltd's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Ashton-under-Lyne offer?

Of the 14 verified specialists listed for Ashton-under-Lyne, 14 offer mould removal, 8 offer condensation control & ventilation, 6 offer independent damp surveys, 3 offer structural damp & waterproofing and 2 offer damp proofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Ashton-under-Lyne?

Ashton-under-Lyne's rental stock is dominated by 19th-century terraces built for Tameside's cotton-milling workforce, alongside former mill buildings converted to flats. Solid-wall Victorian terraces without cavity insulation remain common, and converted mill flats carry the same ventilation retrofitting issues seen in similar former textile towns across the North West.

How many homes in Ashton-under-Lyne are rented?

Ashton-under-Lyne is in Tameside, where 17.5% of households (about 17,400 homes) rent privately and 21.2% 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 Tameside'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 Ashton-under-Lyne?

Across Tameside, 34.1% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 14.5% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.5% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 4.1% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Ashton-under-Lyne at risk of flooding?

In Tameside, 0.7% 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 5.6% 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 Ashton-under-Lyne get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Rochdale, is about 9 miles from Ashton-under-Lyne. It recorded an average of 1,197 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Ashton-under-Lyne's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗