24/7 emergency plumber covering Prescot Road, Derby Road, the Swan roundabout, Stoneycroft, Tuebrook and the wider L13. 20 minute run from our Kirkby base. £80 an hour fixed. Gas Safe registered. We know Old Swan's Victorian terraces and rental stock.
From £80/hour · 1 hour minimum · Fixed rates
Old Swan is mostly Victorian terraces. 45% of homes are private rentals. Lots of young professionals, NHS staff and students. Here's what we usually find.
The bulk of Old Swan housing. Two-up two-down and three-bed bay-fronted terraces off Prescot Road, Derby Road and the side streets. Original lead supply pipes, cast iron waste, clay drain runs. We work on them every week.
Larger Victorian houses split into flats and HMOs. Communal hot water and heating. Multiple bathrooms per building. We coordinate with managing agents and provide written reports for landlord insurance.
The Old Swan reality. Lead, copper, plastic push-fit, 1970s compression fittings all in the same house. Joins between different materials fail at the connection. We figure out what's there before quoting.
Alder Hey Hospital is just north. Liverpool Heart and Chest, Rathbone Hospital are close. Liverpool universities are a short bus ride away. The streets around them have a strong professional rental base. We cover them 24/7.
Pockets of 1920s and 1930s semis among the Victorian stock. Bay windows, three-bed family layouts. Heating systems replaced two or three times. Standard combi or system boiler servicing applies.
The shops, cafés, pubs and Tesco/Sainsbury's on Prescot Road. Same fixed rates as residential. We cover commercial drain blockages, leaks and boiler breakdowns for the businesses along the high street.
Written quote before work starts. 1 hour minimum on every call-out. Parts at cost. The price we quote is the price you pay.
No premium for commercial. Same fixed rates whatever you are. The Checkatrade typical price for emergency plumber call-outs in Liverpool runs £80 to £180 an hour. We sit at the bottom end. No call-out fee.
Old Swan is named after the Three Swans pub. The pub served the pack-horse route along Prescot Lane in the 1700s. That route is now Prescot Road, the A57, running straight through the heart of L13.
The Swan roundabout is the centre. Old Swan library (Victorian black-and-white, opened 1913) sits just off it. St Anne's Church on Prescot Road carries stained glass windows in memory of Ken Dodd, endowed by Lady Dodd in 2022. Britain's first street tramway opened here in 1861. The area has real history.
The housing tells the same story. Nearly all Victorian terraces from the 1880s and 1900s. Built when the tramway brought workers out from the city centre. The streets running off Prescot Road and Derby Road are mostly intact 130 years on.
What's changed is the tenure. 45% of L13 homes are now private rentals. Only 47% are owner-occupied. The biggest age group is 20 to 39. Lots of young professionals, NHS staff and students. The rental market is one of the strongest in Liverpool.
The plumbing reality is the patchwork. Victorian lead pipework meets 1970s compression fittings meets 2010s plastic push-fit. Connections between different materials fail at the join. A boiler from 2022 fitted to a system from 1995. We work it all out before we quote.
Alder Hey Hospital is just north. The major extension opens in 2026. That's another wave of NHS rental demand in L13. We cover them all at the same fixed rates.
What we attend most often in L13.
Victorian lead meets 1970s copper meets modern plastic. The connection points fail first. We identify what's there, cut out the failed join and use the right transition fitting. Same-visit fix.
A boiler down in a six-tenant HMO means everyone loses heat and hot water at once. We prioritise HMO calls and provide written reports for landlord insurance claims.
Modern boilers drain a condensate liquid through a plastic pipe. In Old Swan terraces this pipe often runs outside along the back wall. Cold spells freeze it. The boiler locks out with a fault code. We thaw it and lag it on the same visit.
Original lead supply pipes from the 1880s are still in service in many Old Swan terraces. After 130 years they fail without warning. We replace with copper or MDPE plastic. Most jobs same-visit.
L13 has one of the highest rental shares in Liverpool. We do CP12 gas safety paperwork from £80. Same-day if needed. Batch rates for landlords with several Old Swan properties.
The 130-year-old clay drain runs are at the end of their life. Lead joint seals fail. Tree roots find their way in. We clear with high-pressure jetting. CCTV survey on request to find the source.
Four steps to protect your home while we're on the way.
For any water leak, the stopcock is your first move. In most Old Swan terraces it's under the kitchen sink, in the cellar, or near the front door. In HMO conversions it's often in the airing cupboard. Turn it clockwise to stop all water.
Don't touch any switches. Open windows as you leave. Call Cadent Gas on 0800 111 999 first. Then us on 0151 558 0334 once the home is safe.
Look at the gauge on the boiler. It should sit between 1 and 1.5 bar. Below 0.5, you can top it up with the filling loop underneath. That fixes about half of all "no heating" calls. If it doesn't, call us.
Take photos and video before you start cleaning. Insurance claims need proof. We give you our own fault report with photos as well, ready for your insurer or landlord.
Not an emergency? We cover all plumbing and heating work across L13. Gas Safe registered. Fixed prices. Free surveys.
Our base at 29 Park Road, Kirkby is a 20 minute run via the M57 and Queens Drive. Most calls reach us inside 25 minutes from first phone call.
45% of Old Swan homes are rentals. We work with the landlords, the managing agents and the tenants. CP12 paperwork, written reports, batch pricing.
Every engineer is our own staff. No sub-contractors. No agency workers. Check our entry at gassaferegister.co.uk.
£80 weekdays. £120 weekends. £150 out of hours. 1 hour minimum. Parts at cost. Written quote first.
Lead, copper, plastic, compression, push-fit all in the same house. We've worked them all. We know where the joins fail.
Every repair carries a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If something we fixed fails because of our work, we come back. No charge.
External resources for plumbing, heating, council and grant matters.
£80 an hour weekdays 9am to 5pm. £120 an hour weekends 9am to 1pm. £150 an hour out of hours, nights and bank holidays. 1 hour minimum on every call-out. Parts at cost. Most jobs cost £80 to £350 total. Written quote before work starts. No call-out fee.
We're based in Kirkby. Old Swan is a 20 minute run via the M57 and Queens Drive. A real person picks up the phone any time of day or night.
Yes. Old Swan has one of the highest private rental shares in Liverpool, with 45% of homes rented. We cover landlord call-outs 24/7. CP12 gas safety paperwork from £80. Batch pricing for L13 portfolios. Written reports for insurance claims.
Yes. Old Swan is mostly 1880s and 1900s terraces. Original lead supply pipes, cast iron waste, clay drain runs. Plus decades of part-upgrades. We know the patchwork. We carry replacement parts on the van.
Modern condensing boilers drain a condensate liquid through a plastic pipe. In Old Swan terraces this pipe often runs outside along the back wall. It freezes in cold spells and the boiler locks out with a fault code. We thaw the pipe and lag it properly on the same visit. Stops it happening again.
Yes. Alder Hey Hospital is just north of Old Swan. The major extension opens in 2026. NHS staff and student rentals in the surrounding streets are growing. We cover them 24/7.
Yes. All gas work is done by our own Gas Safe engineers. Check our entry at gassaferegister.co.uk. It's against the law to work on gas without it.
Yes. Every job has a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If something we fixed fails because of our work, we come back. No charge.
We cover Old Swan L13 and all surrounding east Liverpool. Click any area for local cover.
20 minute run from our Kirkby base. £80 fixed. Gas Safe registered. Victorian terrace and rental specialists. 12-month guarantee.
Gas leak? Call Cadent Gas on 0800 111 999 first, then call us.