Mould Removal in Hackney

Damp & Mould in Hackney’s Housing Stock

Hackney's Victorian terraces — with Georgian survivals around Clapton and Stoke Newington — have been converted into flats at one of the highest rates in London, alongside a very large council-built estate legacy. Two decades of intense rental growth mean heavily occupied, solid-walled conversion flats where condensation is endemic; the estate stock adds concrete panel cold bridging. Basement and ground-floor conversions along the borough's old river terraces contribute rising damp.

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Hackney in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole Hackney 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 Hackney

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

• Islington2 miles away
• Tower Hamlets3 miles away
• City of London3 miles away
• Waltham Forest3 miles away
• Haringey3 miles away
• Newham4 miles away

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Hackney mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Hackney?

12 verified mould specialists are based within 15 miles of Hackney, and 8 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Hackney?

LH SPECIALIST CLEANING LTD, based in London, is the nearest — about 2 miles in a straight line from the centre of Hackney.View LH SPECIALIST CLEANING LTD's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Hackney offer?

Of the 20 verified specialists listed for Hackney, 17 offer mould removal, 13 offer independent damp surveys, 8 offer damp proofing, 8 offer condensation control & ventilation and 6 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Hackney?

Hackney's solid-walled Victorian conversions are among London's most intensively rented — heavy occupancy in subdivided period stock makes condensation mould endemic.

How many homes in Hackney are rented?

In Hackney, 32.2% of households (about 34,200 homes) rent privately and 40.5% 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 Hackney'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 Hackney?

Across Hackney, 13.9% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 79.3% are flats (England: 21.4%). 2.7% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 12.7% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Hackney at risk of flooding?

In Hackney, 1.1% 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 23.2% 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 Hackney get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Hampstead, is about 5 miles from Hackney. It recorded an average of 722 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Hackney's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗