Mould Removal in Barnstaple

Damp & Mould in Barnstaple’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Barnstaple

Barnstaple in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for North Devon, the local authority area that covers Barnstaple, 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 Barnstaple

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

• Exeter34 miles away
• Bridgend36 miles away
• Port Talbot37 miles away
• Swansea38 miles away
• Taunton42 miles away
• Neath42 miles away

Guides

Barnstaple mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Barnstaple?

No verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Barnstaple yet, but 21 cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Barnstaple?

ICE Cleaning, based in Exeter, Devon, is the nearest — about 34 miles in a straight line from the centre of Barnstaple.View ICE Cleaning's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Barnstaple offer?

Of the 21 verified specialists listed for Barnstaple, 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 Barnstaple?

Barnstaple, North Devon's principal market town, has a Georgian and Victorian core reflecting its long history as a regional trading centre. North Devon Council provides dedicated guidance for private tenants on condensation, damp and mould, and the council has been preparing landlords and tenants for the Renters' Rights Act's stricter damp and mould timeframes.

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

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

How many homes in Barnstaple are rented?

Barnstaple is in North Devon, where 20.4% of households (about 8,800 homes) rent privately and 11.1% 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 North Devon'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 Barnstaple?

Across North Devon, 21.9% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 12.8% are flats (England: 21.4%). 2.4% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 1.5% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Barnstaple at risk of flooding?

In North Devon, 3.8% 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 2.8% 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 Barnstaple get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Chivenor, is about 4 miles from Barnstaple. It recorded an average of 934 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Barnstaple's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗