All Dry Damp Proofing Ltd
Barnsley11 miles away
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Mould Removal in Pontefract
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9 verified specialists are based within 25 miles of Pontefract, and 15 more cover the area from further away. The nearest is All Dry Damp Proofing Ltd, based in Barnsley — about 11 miles from Pontefract.
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Condensation risk this week in Yorkshire
2 nights of high condensation risk are forecast in the next 7 days.
- FriLow1°C
- SatLow3°C
- SunHigh2°C
- MonLow1°C
- TueHigh0°C
- WedLow2°C
- ThuLow-3°C
From the forecast overnight low and average humidity (Open-Meteo): colder, more humid nights make condensation on walls and windows more likely. It is a guide to the weather, not a reading of any particular home. What stops it →
Damp & Mould in Pontefract’s Housing Stock
Pontefract's rental stock combines a historic market-town core with extensive housing from former colliery communities across the wider district.
As with other former West Yorkshire coalfield towns, ex-colliery terraced housing without modern insulation remains common, keeping fabric-related damp a frequent issue.
Mould & damp specialists near Pontefract
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Synserv
Leeds12 miles away
Professional mould removal and maintenance company serving Leeds and wider North of England. Awaab's Law-aware…
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Doncaster13 miles away
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Yorkshire Damp Services
Doncaster14 miles away
Damp and mould specialists covering Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham and South Yorkshire. Professional damp surveys…
The Mould Company
Brighouse, Calderdale19 miles away
At The Mould Company, we are committed to delivering a highly efficient, end-to-end service you can rely on. Every…
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The Mould Team
Bradford19 miles away
West Yorkshire mould removal specialist covering Bradford alongside Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield and Wakefield. 4-step…
SBS Building & Damp Proofing
Sheffield19 miles away
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Mould People
Bradford20 miles away
Mould removal specialists covering Bradford and wider West Yorkshire including BD, LS, HX, HD and WF postcodes. Expert…
Cornerstone Damp & Mould
Sheffield22 miles away
Over 30 years' experience in damage mitigation and identifying causes of damp and condensation. Uses state-of-the-art…
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Services Available in Pontefract
Pontefract in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall
Housing and flood figures are for Wakefield, the local authority area that covers Pontefract, not for the town alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.
Homes in Wakefield
- Households renting privately
- 14.9%
- lower than England (20.5%)
- Households in social housing
- 21.7%
- higher than England (17.1%)
- Terraced homes
- 22%
- lower than England (23%)
- Flats
- 10.3%
- lower than England (21.4%)
- No central heating
- 1%
- lower than England (1.5%)
- Overcrowded households
- 2.4%
- lower than England (4.4%)
Flood risk in Wakefield
- Properties at medium or high flood risk: rivers and sea
- 1.5%
- lower than England (1.9%)
- Properties at medium or high flood risk: surface water
- 4.7%
- lower than England (5.9%)
Rainfall near Pontefract, 1991–2020 average
- Average rainfall a year
- 620 mm
- Church Fenton station, about 11 miles from Pontefract
Sources: ONS Census 2021; Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026; Met Office climate averages.
Mould and damp help near Pontefract
If you cannot find the right firm in Pontefract, these are the closest places we list specialists for. Distances are in a straight line from the town or borough centre.
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Pontefract mould and damp: local answers
- How many verified mould specialists cover Pontefract?
- 9 verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Pontefract, and 15 more cover the area from further away.
- Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Pontefract?
- All Dry Damp Proofing Ltd, based in Barnsley, is the nearest — about 11 miles in a straight line from the centre of Pontefract.View All Dry Damp Proofing Ltd's profile →
- Which services do specialists covering Pontefract offer?
- Of the 24 verified specialists listed for Pontefract, 23 offer mould removal, 16 offer independent damp surveys, 14 offer condensation control & ventilation, 9 offer damp proofing and 7 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.
- What kind of damp problems are common in Pontefract?
- Pontefract's rental stock combines a historic market-town core with extensive housing from former colliery communities across the wider district. As with other former West Yorkshire coalfield towns, ex-colliery terraced housing without modern insulation remains common, keeping fabric-related damp a frequent issue.
- How many homes in Pontefract are rented?
- Pontefract is in Wakefield, where 14.9% of households (about 22,800 homes) rent privately and 21.7% 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 Wakefield'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 Pontefract?
- Across Wakefield, 22% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 10.3% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1% 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 Pontefract at risk of flooding?
- In Wakefield, 1.5% 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 4.7% 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 Pontefract get?
- The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Church Fenton, is about 11 miles from Pontefract. It recorded an average of 620 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Pontefract's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗
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