Mould Removal in Oxford

Damp & Mould in Oxford’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Oxford

Oxford in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole Oxford 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 Oxford

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

• Abingdon6 miles away
• Witney10 miles away
• Didcot10 miles away
• Bicester11 miles away
• Aylesbury20 miles away
• Buckingham21 miles away

Guides

Oxford mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Oxford?

1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Oxford, and 6 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Oxford?

Oxford Damp-proofing, based in Bicester, Oxfordshire, is the nearest — about 10 miles in a straight line from the centre of Oxford.View Oxford Damp-proofing's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Oxford offer?

Of the 7 verified specialists listed for Oxford, 6 offer mould removal, 5 offer independent damp surveys, 2 offer condensation control & ventilation, 1 offers damp proofing and 1 offers structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Oxford?

Oxford's rental market is dominated by dense Victorian terraced housing in areas like Cowley and Jericho, sustained by extraordinary demand from the university, colleges, and the city's constrained green-belt land supply. All private rented homes in Oxford require a council licence, and licensing conditions require landlords to inspect regularly for disrepair — the council has also run proactive campaigns specifically encouraging tenants to report damp and mould.

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

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

How many homes in Oxford are rented?

In Oxford, 32.2% of households (about 17,800 homes) rent privately and 20.9% 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 Oxford'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 Oxford?

Across Oxford, 27.8% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 29.8% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.6% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 6.3% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Oxford at risk of flooding?

In Oxford, 4.6% 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 6.8% 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 Oxford get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Oxford, is about a mile from Oxford. It recorded an average of 682 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Oxford's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗