Mould Removal in Torquay

Damp & Mould in Torquay’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Torquay

Torquay in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

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

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

• Paignton3 miles away
• Newton Abbot5 miles away
• Exmouth12 miles away
• Exeter18 miles away
• Plymouth28 miles away
• Taunton42 miles away

Guides

Torquay mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Torquay?

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

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Torquay?

ICE Cleaning, based in Exeter, Devon, is the nearest — about 18 miles in a straight line from the centre of Torquay.View ICE Cleaning's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Torquay offer?

Of the 21 verified specialists listed for Torquay, 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 Torquay?

Torquay, the largest town on the 'English Riviera', has a substantial stock of Victorian and Edwardian villas and guesthouses converted into flats and HMOs, similar in character to Bournemouth. Torbay Council's guidance stresses that prompt reporting of damp and mould as a private tenant is essential, and English Housing Survey data cited by the council shows around 9% of private rented homes nationally have a category 1 damp hazard — a benchmark worth knowing when assessing a specific property.

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

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

How many homes in Torquay are rented?

Torquay 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 Torquay?

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 Torquay 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 Torquay get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Teignmouth, is about 6 miles from Torquay. It recorded an average of 873 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Torquay's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗