Mould Removal in Richmond upon Thames

Damp & Mould in Richmond upon Thames’s Housing Stock

Richmond upon Thames — the only borough spanning both banks of the river — is dominated by high-value Georgian and Victorian stock in Richmond, Twickenham, Barnes, and Teddington. Prosperity doesn't exempt period fabric: solid walls, original single glazing preserved for character, and a large population of riverside and low-lying properties with high water tables (and genuine flood exposure at Barnes and Ham) give the borough a distinctive rising-damp and flood-recovery profile alongside standard period condensation.

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Services Available in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames

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

• Hounslow3 miles away
• Kingston upon Thames4 miles away
• Hammersmith and Fulham5 miles away
• Wandsworth5 miles away
• Esher6 miles away
• Merton6 miles away

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Richmond upon Thames mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Richmond upon Thames?

9 verified mould specialists are based within 15 miles of Richmond upon Thames, and 7 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Richmond upon Thames?

Mould Busters, based in Carshalton, Greater London, is the nearest — about 8 miles in a straight line from the centre of Richmond upon Thames.View Mould Busters's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Richmond upon Thames offer?

Of the 16 verified specialists listed for Richmond upon Thames, 13 offer mould removal, 10 offer independent damp surveys, 6 offer damp proofing, 5 offer condensation control & ventilation and 4 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Richmond upon Thames?

Richmond's period riverside stock pairs solid-wall condensation with a genuine high-water-table and flood-recovery damp profile at Barnes, Ham, and the Thames-side streets.

How many homes in Richmond upon Thames are rented?

In Richmond upon Thames, 24.7% of households (about 19,900 homes) rent privately and 12.1% 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 Richmond upon Thames'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 Richmond upon Thames?

Across Richmond upon Thames, 26.6% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 38.2% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.5% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 4% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Richmond upon Thames at risk of flooding?

In Richmond upon Thames, 2.5% 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 5.9% 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 Richmond upon Thames get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Kew Gardens, is about 3 miles from Richmond upon Thames. It recorded an average of 627 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Richmond upon Thames's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗