Mould Removal in Paignton

Damp & Mould in Paignton’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Paignton

Paignton in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for Torbay, the local authority area that covers Paignton, 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 Paignton

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

• Torquay3 miles away
• Newton Abbot7 miles away
• Exmouth14 miles away
• Exeter20 miles away
• Plymouth26 miles away
• Taunton45 miles away

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Paignton mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Paignton?

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

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Paignton?

ICE Cleaning, based in Exeter, Devon, is the nearest — about 20 miles in a straight line from the centre of Paignton.View ICE Cleaning's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Paignton offer?

Of the 21 verified specialists listed for Paignton, 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 Paignton?

Paignton, Torquay's neighbour within Torbay, shares a similar stock of converted Victorian and Edwardian seafront guesthouses now used as flats and HMOs. As in Torquay, converted guesthouse stock combines coastal exposure with the ventilation challenges of subdivided older buildings.

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

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

How many homes in Paignton are rented?

Paignton is in Torbay, where 26.6% of households (about 16,800 homes) rent privately and 8.3% 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 Torbay'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 Paignton?

Across Torbay, 22.6% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 28.2% are flats (England: 21.4%). 2.3% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 2.4% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Paignton at risk of flooding?

In Torbay, 1.3% 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% 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 Paignton get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Teignmouth, is about 8 miles from Paignton. It recorded an average of 873 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Paignton's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗