Blocked Drains London — Same-Day Clearance, 24/7

Slow-draining water, gurgling from a plughole and a bad smell near a sink, shower or outside gully are the earliest signs of a blocked drain — catching it at this stage usually means a quick, straightforward clear rather than an overflow.

• Water backing up or draining slowly in a sink, bath or shower
• Gurgling or bubbling noises from a plughole or toilet
• A bad smell rising from a drain, gully or plughole
• A toilet that won't flush properly or flushes back up
• Standing water around an outside gully or manhole after rain
• Multiple fixtures blocking at once, which points to a shared drain further down

If you're seeing any of the above, call 07460 824073 and we'll talk you through what to do while we get to you.

A blocked toilet in London is most often caused by too much tissue paper, wet wipes, or an object that's gone down accidentally, and it needs sorting quickly because a toilet that won't flush is the fixture households can least do without. We clear blocked toilets in E1 and the surrounding East London boroughs the same day in most cases, using a plunger or auger first and a drain camera if the blockage sits further down the soil pipe.

Stop flushing as soon as you notice water rising rather than draining — repeated flushing pushes the blockage further down and increases the risk of an overflow onto the bathroom floor.

We clear blockages anywhere in the drainage system, from a single slow sink to a shared drain run backing up into the garden — here's what we cover on every call-out.

• Blocked toilets — hand tools, auger or camera depending on depth
• Blocked sinks and basins in kitchens and bathrooms
• Blocked or slow-draining showers and baths
• Outside drains, gullies and manholes serving the property
• Recurring blockages, using a drain camera to find the root cause
• High-pressure jetting for fat, wipe or root build-up that hand rods can't shift

If a blockage keeps coming back after clearing, that's usually a sign of a deeper problem — a drain survey with a camera can show you exactly what's going on further down the line.

We're based centrally in E1 and offer emergency drain unblocking around the clock, so a blocked toilet, overflowing gully or backed-up sink doesn't have to wait until normal working hours. Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Islington, Newham, Southwark, Canary Wharf, Shoreditch, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green and Mile End are all within easy reach of our base, and we cover the wider London area for booked and same-day work too.

A hand plunger, a drain auger, or a bent wire coat hanger will clear many everyday blockages caused by hair, food scraps or tissue sitting near the surface — worth trying before you call, especially for a single slow sink or shower.

If you'd rather try a specific fixture yourself first, our step-by-step guides walk through it: see how to unblock a sink and how to unblock a shower drain. If the blockage doesn't clear, is further down the system, or keeps coming back, call us rather than reaching for a chemical drain cleaner, which can damage older London pipework without shifting the actual blockage.

A blockage that returns within days or weeks of clearing almost always has a cause further down the drain — fat or root ingress narrowing the pipe, a poor fall in the original pipework, or a partial collapse that a quick clear can't fix. Our CCTV drain survey finds the exact cause on camera, so any repair actually solves the problem instead of buying you another few weeks before it blocks again.

It depends on where the blockage sits, how deep it is, and whether hand tools, an auger or jetting equipment is needed to clear it — which is why we always give a free, no-obligation quote before starting any work. For emergency call-outs, a fixed call-out fee applies and we'll confirm it upfront. See our pricing page for more detail on how jobs are priced.