Mould Removal in Chester

Damp & Mould in Chester’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Chester

Chester in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for Cheshire West and Chester, the local authority area that covers Chester, not for the town 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 Chester

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

• Ellesmere Port6 miles away
• Wrexham11 miles away
• Birkenhead15 miles away
• Liverpool16 miles away
• Northwich16 miles away
• Nantwich18 miles away

Guides

Chester mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Chester?

1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Chester, and 17 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Chester?

QUIRKS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD, based in Ewloe Green, Flintshire, is the nearest — about 7 miles in a straight line from the centre of Chester.View QUIRKS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Chester offer?

Of the 18 verified specialists listed for Chester, 18 offer mould removal, 10 offer independent damp surveys, 10 offer condensation control & ventilation, 5 offer damp proofing and 5 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Chester?

Chester's historic walled core includes Tudor black-and-white timber-framed buildings alongside Victorian suburbs, giving the city one of the North West's most architecturally distinct private rented markets. The private rented sector now houses as many households across Cheshire West as council and housing association tenancies combined, and the council has run a dedicated 'better renting' campaign alongside a new Damp and Mould Policy developed with tenants in 2025.

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

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

How many homes in Chester are rented?

Chester is in Cheshire West and Chester, where 15.7% of households (about 24,400 homes) rent privately and 14.6% 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 Cheshire West and Chester'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 Chester?

Across Cheshire West and Chester, 20.6% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 11.3% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 1.7% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Chester at risk of flooding?

In Cheshire West and Chester, 0.7% 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 4.1% 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 Chester get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Hawarden Airport, is about 4 miles from Chester. It recorded an average of 729 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Chester's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗