Mould Removal in Plymouth — Verified Local Specialists

Damp & Mould in Plymouth’s Housing Stock

Plymouth in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole Plymouth 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 Plymouth

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

• Paignton26 miles away
• Newton Abbot26 miles away
• Bodmin26 miles away
• Torquay28 miles away
• St Austell29 miles away
• Exeter36 miles away

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Mould Removal Near Plymouth

Plymouth mould removal: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Plymouth?

1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Plymouth, and 20 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Plymouth?

Sovereign Preservation, based in Plymouth, is the nearest — about 1 mile in a straight line from the centre of Plymouth.View Sovereign Preservation's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Plymouth offer?

Of the 21 verified specialists listed for Plymouth, 20 offer mould removal, 16 offer independent damp surveys, 10 offer condensation control & ventilation, 8 offer damp proofing and 7 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Plymouth?

Plymouth's rented housing stock includes substantial Victorian terraced housing in areas like Stonehouse and Union Street, alongside post-war rebuild stock in the city centre following WWII bomb damage. Damp risk varies significantly by street rather than being uniform across the city given this mixed-age stock. Plymouth City Council's housing standards policy directs officers to give additional weight to occupier vulnerability — children, older residents, or those with existing health conditions — when a damp and mould report comes in.

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

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

How many homes in Plymouth are rented?

In Plymouth, 22.6% of households (about 25,900 homes) rent privately and 18.4% 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 Plymouth'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 Plymouth?

Across Plymouth, 32.8% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 24.7% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.9% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 2.7% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Plymouth at risk of flooding?

In Plymouth, 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 3.1% 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 Plymouth get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Plymouth, Mountbatten, is about a mile from Plymouth. It recorded an average of 1,038 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Plymouth's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗