Mould Removal in Southport

Damp & Mould in Southport’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Southport

Southport in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for Sefton, the local authority area that covers Southport, 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 Southport

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

• Skelmersdale12 miles away
• Blackpool12 miles away
• Bootle13 miles away
• Preston15 miles away
• Liverpool17 miles away
• Wigan17 miles away

Guides

Southport mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Southport?

5 verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Southport, and 13 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Southport?

W. Evans damp proofing, based in Southport, Sefton, is the nearest — under a mile in a straight line from the centre of Southport.View W. Evans damp proofing's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Southport offer?

Of the 18 verified specialists listed for Southport, 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 Southport?

Southport's rental stock is dominated by large Victorian seafront terraces and townhouses, many originally built as hotels and guesthouses before conversion into flats and HMOs. Sefton Council's own figures put damp and mould among the most common Category 2 hazards found in the borough's privately rented homes, and the council runs a Healthy Homes project and landlord forum focused on the issue.

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

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

How many homes in Southport are rented?

Southport is in Sefton, where 18.2% of households (about 22,400 homes) rent privately and 14.4% 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 Sefton'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 Southport?

Across Sefton, 18.4% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 18.3% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.6% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 2.2% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Southport at risk of flooding?

In Sefton, 0.2% 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 29% 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 Southport get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Blackpool, Squires Gate, is about 9 miles from Southport. It recorded an average of 886 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Southport's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗