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Wherwell is a small Test Valley village sitting in the SP11 postcode, roughly a 10-minute drive south from central Andover along the B3420. It's a quiet, predominantly residential settlement of older cottages and period properties, with some larger rural homes on the edges. The drainage jobs we get out here tend to reflect the age of the housing stock: slow-draining sinks, blocked soakaways, and cracked or root-damaged clay pipe runs that haven't been touched since they were first laid.

We come in via the B3420 through Chilbolton and drop down into the village from the north. Properties here sit close to the River Test flood plain, which means low-lying ground is a recurring theme and surface water doesn't always have anywhere straightforward to go. A lot of the older cottages rely on private drainage arrangements rather than a mains sewer connection, so we often find ageing soakaways, cesspits, or septic tank outflows that need attention. Clay pipework from decades ago is the norm, and tree roots near the river bank are a real and ongoing problem for drain joints.

Most common Wherwell jobs

• Clearing blocked drains on period cottages with original clay pipework
• Soakaway inspection and replacement where surface water won't shift after heavy rain
• CCTV surveys on private drainage runs before property sales or after repeated blockages
• Root ingress cleared from drain joints on riverside and garden-heavy plots
• Septic tank and cesspit emptying and condition checks
• Tracing drain routes on older properties where no layout records exist

Services we run from Wherwell