Mould Removal in Derby — Verified Local Specialists

Damp & Mould in Derby’s Housing Stock

Derby in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole Derby 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 Derby

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

• Ilkeston8 miles away
• Long Eaton9 miles away
• Burton upon Trent11 miles away
• Nottingham13 miles away
• Coalville15 miles away
• Loughborough15 miles away

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Mould Removal Near Derby

Derby mould removal: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Derby?

7 verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Derby, and 20 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Derby?

Intra Air, based in Derby, is the nearest — under a mile in a straight line from the centre of Derby.View Intra Air's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Derby offer?

Of the 27 verified specialists listed for Derby, 23 offer mould removal, 19 offer independent damp surveys, 15 offer condensation control & ventilation, 10 offer damp proofing and 7 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Derby?

Derby's private rental stock includes Victorian terraces from its railway and engineering industrial heritage alongside substantial interwar housing. As with other East Midlands cities, solid-wall Victorian terraces without cavity insulation remain a common source of penetrating and condensation damp. The council has identified the Abbey, Arboretum and Normanton wards as having the poorest private rented housing conditions in the city.

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

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

How many homes in Derby are rented?

In Derby, 21.3% of households (about 22,500 homes) rent privately and 18.8% 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 Derby'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 Derby?

Across Derby, 21.8% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 14.1% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.7% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 5% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Derby at risk of flooding?

In Derby, 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 7.3% 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 Derby get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Nottingham, Watnall, is about 11 miles from Derby. It recorded an average of 716 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Derby's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗