CCTV drain survey
Running a camera through the drain runs to record their layout and condition, including cracks, roots, displaced joints and collapses, written up as a report. CCTV drain survey is carried out by drainage engineers on Tradehand, with businesses concentrated in Bournemouth, Caterham, Ferndown, Manchester and Poole. Businesses also operate in Croydon, Hammersmith and Fulham and Sutton, while 87 of the 93 businesses have their own website.
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Drain and sewer clearance who do CCTV drain surveys
Worth knowing
- The work is also known as drain survey, camera survey, pre purchase drain survey and drain inspection.
- Published prices range from £160 to £290 in Manchester, £125 to £1,300 in Bristol, £150 to £360 in Croydon and £150 to £460 in Guildford.
- The national medians of prices published for 4 variants of this work across 12 UK towns give a price band of £225 to £270; the research was carried out in August 2026.
- The businesses have 4,401 reviews in total, with ratings running from 3.3 to 5.0 on Tradehand. On Tradehand, the median rating across 74 rated businesses is 5.0, and the most-reviewed business has 463 reviews.
- 4 of the 93 businesses are on a trade register, 2 with NAPIT and 1 with Part P, and 2 are active companies at Companies House, incorporated between 2014 and 2020.
- 73 also offer blocked drain clearing, 70 drain repair, 34 emergency drainage callout, 25 drain installation and 23 drain jetting.