A blocked drain never picks a good time. Our local team clears blocked drains, toilets, sinks, baths and outside gullies quickly using professional drain rods and high-pressure jetting — most jobs sorted in a single visit.
A blocked drain is one of the most common — and most disruptive — problems a property can face. Left alone, a blockage rarely clears itself; instead it builds, backing up waste water, causing bad smells and eventually risking flooding inside or outside your property. Our drain unblocking service tackles the problem at the source, clearing the blockage quickly and checking the line so it stays clear.
We unblock every kind of drain — kitchen and bathroom sinks, toilets, baths and showers, outside gullies, soil stacks and underground drainage runs. Using professional drain rods for accessible blockages and high-pressure water jetting for stubborn or deep-seated build-up, our local team clears most blockages in a single visit, then leaves everything clean and tidy.
We assess the blockage and, where needed, run a camera to find the exact cause and location.
We clear it with the right method — drain rods for accessible blockages, high-pressure jetting for tough build-up.
We check the drain runs freely and, if useful, show you the line on camera.
We give you honest advice on preventing it happening again — at a fixed price agreed before we start.
Here's exactly what you get when you book drain unblocking with NE Drain Services:
£100–£200 — tell us the job and we'll price it up.
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We cover Teesside and the wider North East. Pick your town for local drain unblocking:
Most standard drain unblocks cost between £100 and £200, depending on the location and severity of the blockage. We always give you a clear, fixed price before any work — and if extra work is ever needed, we explain it and agree it with you first. No surprises.
For emergencies we aim to be with you the same day, often within the hour. Call us and we'll give you a realistic time.
Common causes are fat and grease, wet wipes, tree roots, silt build-up and collapsed pipes. We find the cause and fix it, not just clear it.
No — we come prepared, work cleanly and tidy up fully before we leave. Drainage work can be messy, so we take care to protect your property.
Yes. A blockage that isn't cleared can lead to flooding, water damage, bad smells and even cracked or collapsed pipes over time. It's almost always cheaper to deal with early.
Most blocked drains come down to a handful of culprits. In kitchens, cooking fat, oil and grease are the biggest offenders — they pour away as a liquid but cool and harden inside the pipe, gradually narrowing it until it blocks completely. In bathrooms, hair, soap scum, wet wipes and sanitary products are the usual cause; ‘flushable’ wipes in particular do not break down and are a leading cause of blockages and sewer fatbergs. Outside, fallen leaves, silt, garden debris and tree-root ingress slowly choke gullies and underground runs.
Older properties bring their own issues: clay and pitch-fibre pipes crack and collapse with age and ground movement, creating snag points where waste collects. The good news is that almost every blockage is preventable with simple habits — scraping plates before washing up, never pouring fat down the sink, fitting drain guards to catch hair and food, and having drains jetted periodically if you run a busy kitchen. When a blockage does happen, clearing it quickly stops it turning into flooding or pipe damage.
Choosing NE Drain Services means a local, family-run team based right here in Hartlepool — not a national call-centre. You get fully insured engineers, honest advice, a fixed price agreed before we start, and a free 24/7 emergency call-out across Teesside and the wider North East. We turn up when we say we will, do the job properly, and leave your property clean and tidy.
Free emergency call-out, 24 hours a day. Don't wait — give us a call.