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Asbestos Removal in Guildford

Surrey, South East

Asbestos surveys, testing, removal, disposal and management in Guildford, Surrey.

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Asbestos disposal in Guildford: what the council says

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Only a little, already taken down? What Surrey says

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In Surrey, small amounts of cement-bonded asbestos (up to six sheets) can be taken to the Epsom, Guildford and Shepperton community recycling centres, sprayed with water and double-wrapped in heavy-duty polythene.

The full rule
  • Phone the site first to check there is space in the asbestos container, and bring proof of Surrey residency.
  • The county lists asbestos among the items a car can bring free of charge.
  • A van, pickup or trailer needs a van permit and can only bring up to the construction and DIY waste limit, and none of the three sites takes waste on foot.
  • No Surrey council offers an asbestos collection service, so larger amounts or other asbestos types need a licensed removal contractor.

Guildford's own pages add: Guildford Borough Council's bulky waste collection, run with the Surrey Reuse Network and Furniture Helpline, cannot collect asbestos.

Cost: free for small amounts 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 Guildford: removal, collection and disposal. Get a free quote

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Guildford's buildings and asbestos

81.2% of properties in the Guildford council area were built before 2000

That's 51,280 of 63,190. 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 Guildford

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 the Guildford council area because semi-detached houses are the largest group there, 26.7% of 63,190 properties, and around 81.2% of the stock predates the 1999 asbestos ban. The next largest group is detached houses at 25%, usually with a garage or outbuilding of its own to check. The largest group was built between 1900 and 1939. Property from this period was built before asbestos use peaked, so where asbestos is present it usually arrived with later work: post-war repairs, added textured coatings, new outbuilding roofs and heating upgrades. That later work is common enough in housing of this age that it still needs checking before anything is disturbed. By period, 11.7% were built before 1900, 17.2% between 1919 and 1939 and 18% since 2000. None of that tells you whether a particular property contains asbestos; only a survey or a laboratory test can.

Our Guildford coverage runs across GU1, GU2, GU3 and GU4, and out into the wider Guildford area: Shalford, Chilworth, Worplesdon, Flexford, Wood Street Village, West Clandon and Compton.

Asbestos Specialists Covering Guildford

Guildford is a Surrey town of around 71,900 people. Its housing is older than its commuter-belt name suggests. Roughly 81% of the 63,190 properties in the borough went up before asbestos was fully banned in 1999, and the largest group was built between 1900 and 1939.

We arrange asbestos surveys, testing, removal, disposal and management across the GU1 to GU4 postcode districts. That includes nearby villages such as Shalford, Chilworth, Worplesdon, Compton and West Clandon. Most local enquiries are about a garage or shed roof, an artexed ceiling or boarding around a boiler. None of those can be identified by eye, so the first step is always a survey or a lab test.

Taken down some asbestos cement yourself? The Guildford community recycling centre is one of only three in Surrey that take it. The others are at Epsom and Shepperton.

We also cover the surrounding area, including Godalming, Woking, Cranleigh, Great Bookham, Frimley and Cobham.

Map of Guildford and the surrounding area© OpenStreetMap contributors

Guildford is in Surrey.

Nearby areas we cover: Epsom, Basingstoke, Reading.

Is Your Asbestos Work Licensed?

It depends on the material, not on where you are. HSE puts the decision on the firm doing the work.

We set out the three kinds of work, material by material, in do you need a licensed asbestos contractor?.

Asbestos Removal Costs in Guildford

What a job costs depends on the material, how much there is and how easy it is to reach. Where you are matters far less.

See prices by job and region in our UK asbestos removal cost report.

Which asbestos service do you need in Guildford?

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How it works in Guildford

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Asbestos Guides for Guildford

The largest group of homes in the Guildford council area is semi-detached housing, and the largest group by age was built between 1900 and 1939. Semi-detached houses built before the ban very often came with a garage or an outbuilding, and that is usually where the cement sheeting is.

Asbestos in Guildford: Common Questions

Which parts of Guildford do you cover?
Yes. We arrange asbestos surveys, testing, removal, disposal and management across Guildford, covering the GU1, GU2, GU3 and GU4 postcode districts and the wider Surrey area. We also cover Epsom, Basingstoke and Reading nearby. Licensable work is done by HSE-licensed contractors. Every enquiry starts with a free quote, with no obligation.
Is asbestos likely in a Guildford property?
Around 81.2% of properties in the Guildford council area (51,280 of 63,190) 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 group of local homes was built between 1900 and 1939. 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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