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Asbestos Removal in Gloucester

Gloucestershire, South West

From surveys and testing to safe removal and disposal, we cover asbestos work all over Gloucester.

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Asbestos disposal in Gloucester: what the council says

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Only a little, already taken down? What Gloucestershire says

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire's recycling centres accept only cement-bonded asbestos removed by householders (not contractors).

The full rule
  • You must first order official asbestos disposal bags and a permit, wrap and seal the asbestos in the provided bags, and pre-book a visit (selecting 'Asbestos' and adding the permit number).
  • Only asbestos in the provided bags is accepted, and a limited number of bags are available per household.
  • The council's page does not say what the bags cost; ask on 01452 596 626 when you order.
  • A van, pick-up or large trailer needs a van booking, not a car booking.
  • Bring your booking reference and arrive within your 30-minute slot, or you may be refused entry.
  • Hempsted recycling centre in Gloucester has been closed for repairs since 13 August 2026 and is expected to reopen in mid November, so check it is open before you book it.
  • Contractor-removed asbestos needs a licensed contractor.

Gloucester's own pages add: Gloucester City Council does not provide an asbestos disposal service and points to the county council facilities.

Cost: no charge published Council's own pageChecked Oct 2026

Council schemes are for small amounts that have already been taken down and wrapped. For anything more, or anything still in place, we arrange the whole job in Gloucester: removal, collection and disposal. Get a free quote

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Asbestos Specialists Covering Gloucester

Gloucester is a historic cathedral and dock city in Gloucestershire, and its buildings reflect that mix. Around the older core are Victorian terraces, converted dockside warehouses, inter-war and post-war housing and businesses. Much of this was built before asbestos was banned. So asbestos can be in homes, flats and workplaces across the city. It generally sits safely in place until it's disturbed.

We arrange asbestos surveys, testing and removal across Gloucester and Gloucestershire, through the specialist contractors we work with. That includes nearby Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury and Cinderford. Working on an older home, managing the shared parts of a block of flats or refurbishing a business? The safe route is the same. You can't tell asbestos from an ordinary material by looking, so get a survey or a lab test before work starts.

We cover the GL postcode area across Gloucester and the surrounding towns.

Gloucester's buildings and asbestos

77.7% of properties in Gloucester were built before 2000

That's 47,000 of 60,510. Asbestos wasn't fully banned until 1999. Only a survey or a test can tell you about one property: do you need an asbestos survey on a house?

More about the buildings around Gloucester

In semi-detached housing the most common finds are asbestos cement garage and shed roofs, textured coatings on ceilings, insulating board in airing cupboards and around boilers, and cement soffits and rainwater goods. That matters in Gloucester because semi-detached houses are the largest group there, 30.1% of 60,510 properties, and around 77.7% of the stock predates the 1999 asbestos ban. The next largest group is terraced houses at 23.4%, where party walls and shared roof spaces mean neighbouring work can disturb material next door. The largest group was built since 2000. Property built from 2000 onwards is after the ban, so it should be free of asbestos as built. Anything older on the same plot, and any part retained from an earlier building, is a different matter. By period, 15.9% were built before 1900, 9.4% between 1919 and 1939 and 22.2% since 2000. None of that tells you whether a particular property contains asbestos; only a survey or a laboratory test can.

How it works in Gloucester

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Which asbestos service do you need in Gloucester?

Pick a service to see what it involves. Not sure, or need more than one? Use the quote form and tell us what you have.

Asbestos Guides for Gloucester

The largest group of homes in Gloucester is semi-detached housing, and more were built since 2000, after the ban, than in any earlier period. It is the older stock where asbestos turns up.

Asbestos in Gloucester: Common Questions

Do you provide asbestos services in Gloucester?
Yes. We arrange asbestos removal, surveys, testing, disposal, encapsulation and management across Gloucester and the wider Gloucestershire area, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. The work is done by the specialist contractors we work with. Every job starts with a free quote, with no obligation. Any suspect material is checked by a professional survey or a test at an accredited lab.
Is asbestos likely in a Gloucester property?
Around 77.7% of properties in Gloucester (47,000 of 60,510) were built before 2000. Asbestos wasn't fully banned in the UK until 1999. So most local buildings date from a time when it was still in use. The largest single group was built since 2000, after the ban, but the older periods together make up that 77.7%. That doesn't mean any one property contains asbestos. Only a survey or a lab test can tell you that. Figures: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2026, table CTSOP4.0 (31 March 2026).
Does my property contain asbestos?
If your property was built or refurbished before 2000, it may well contain asbestos. It wasn't fully banned in the UK until 1999. It often turns up in roof sheets, textured coatings like Artex, floor tiles, pipe lagging and insulation board. The only reliable way to know for sure is a professional survey.

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