Mould Removal in Birmingham — Verified Local Specialists

Damp & Mould in Birmingham’s Housing Stock

Birmingham in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole Birmingham 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 Birmingham

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

• West Bromwich5 miles away
• Solihull7 miles away
• Halesowen8 miles away
• Walsall8 miles away
• Dudley8 miles away
• Wolverhampton12 miles away

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Mould Removal Near Birmingham

Birmingham mould removal: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Birmingham?

4 verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Birmingham, and 15 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Birmingham?

The Hive Efficiency Group Damp Proofing Ld, based in Solihull, is the nearest — about 7 miles in a straight line from the centre of Birmingham.View The Hive Efficiency Group Damp Proofing Ld's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Birmingham offer?

Of the 19 verified specialists listed for Birmingham, 16 offer mould removal, 12 offer independent damp surveys, 11 offer condensation control & ventilation, 5 offer damp proofing and 4 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Birmingham?

Birmingham has one of the largest surviving concentrations of Victorian back-to-back terraces in England, alongside a substantial inner-city HMO market and high-rise estates. The city's HMO licensing scheme reflects the enforcement challenge posed by dense, older shared housing, where condensation mould linked to overcrowding is a recurring issue. Birmingham's own submission to central government estimated 5.1% of private rented properties in the city have a category 1 damp and mould hazard.

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

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

How many homes in Birmingham are rented?

In Birmingham, 22.6% of households (about 95,700 homes) rent privately and 23.5% 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 Birmingham'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 Birmingham?

Across Birmingham, 27.8% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 24.4% are flats (England: 21.4%). 2.4% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 9.4% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Birmingham at risk of flooding?

In Birmingham, 0.9% 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% 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 Birmingham get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Winterbourne, University Of Birmingham, is about 2 miles from Birmingham. It recorded an average of 809 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Birmingham's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗