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— Joanne P., Standish · Boiler swap + power flush, Standish
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Blocked Drain in Wigan — £50 Diagnostic, Jet Before You Dig
In short
Half our Wigan diagnostic time is spent explaining that a blocked drain doesn't automatically mean a broken pipe — a jet-and-camera clears 80% of what looks like a disaster.
Response: 60–100 minutes across WN1–WN8
£50 diagnostic — refunded if we can't clear it
Typical cost band: £85–£180 for a jet; £220–£420 with CCTV.
Fair fixed quote in writing before any work
What blocked-drain calls in Wigan actually look like
Wigan blocked-drain work leans toward wet-wipe and grease blockages in ex-council terrace stock, root-invaded laterals in Standish semis, and silted shared alley runs in older Wigan town-centre residential.
Where your responsibility ends: Central Wigan and Standish semis run single-property laterals. Aspull, Shevington and Ashton-in-Makerfield have mixed shared-run patterns.
When a Wigan blocked drain becomes United Utilities's problem
Drainage undertaker for Wigan: United Utilities
Under the 2011 private-sewer transfer, any pipework serving more than one property, and any lateral drain from the boundary of your property to the sewer, is United Utilities' responsibility. That covers most back-alley shared runs and every stretch under the public highway. A Wigan back-alley shared run is nearly always a UU lateral — free-of-charge via 0345 672 3723 if you can wait. We are the paid same-day option.
United Utilities 24/7 sewer-flooding line: 0345 672 3723 — free of charge. Call them first if the blockage is beyond your boundary or on shared pipework.
The blockages we see most in Wigan
- Wet-wipes in ex-council terrace stock
- Grease blockages in Wigan town-centre commercial
- Root ingress on Standish clay laterals
- Silted back-alley shared runs
- Displaced joints under 1970s extensions
How Kevin approaches a blocked drain in Wigan
- Rod the customer's chamber first before jetting anything shared
- CCTV-survey any repeat blockage — usually roots or a displaced joint
- For grease blockages, jet then descale, not just clear
- Photograph invert levels every visit for future reference
- Log the UU case number on any shared-lateral clearance
Transparent clearance cost band for Wigan
£85–£180 for a jet; £220–£420 with CCTV.
Every price is confirmed in writing after the £50 diagnostic. Nothing billable starts until you approve the fair fixed quote — and if we can't clear the blockage we diagnosed, the £50 is refunded.
Why you shouldn't be sold an excavation in Wigan without a camera survey
A recurring Wigan pattern is excavation quotes on blockages that would clear with a £120 jet. Always insist on a jet and a camera before agreeing to any excavation.
Our promise on every Wigan blocked-drain call-out: £50 to attend and diagnose, a fair fixed quote in writing before any billable clearance or repair, and the £50 refunded if we can't clear the blockage we diagnosed.
Wigan postcodes & neighbourhoods we cover for drainage
WN1WN2WN3WN4WN5WN6WN7WN8
StandishOrrellAshton-in-MakerfieldHindleyIncePembertonAspullLeighAtherton
Recent Wigan drainage customer reviews
"Slow leak coming through the kitchen ceiling — traced to a microbore joint under the bedroom laminate. Lifted a single board, fixed it, put it back so you'd never know."
— Craig B., Leigh · Microbore leak repair, Leigh
"Bathroom refit including moving the soil stack. Fair fixed price, stuck to the quote, and the finish is excellent."
— Sian H., Orrell · Bathroom refit, Orrell
Blocked-drain FAQs — Wigan
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