Boiler repair in Clapham and Battersea
We repair and service gas boilers. Ring us, day or night.
Calls answered 24 hours a day
- Gas engineers, Clapham Park to Nine Elms
- All our engineers are Gas Safe registered
Makes we repair
Emergency boiler repair in Clapham and Battersea: what happens when you ring
We answer, day and night. We'll ask what the boiler is doing, where in Clapham and Battersea you are and whether you have a hot-water cylinder.
Which parts of Clapham and Battersea do your gas engineers cover?
Every part of Clapham and Battersea, at any hour. We cover it from Clapham Park and Abbeville in the south to Nine Elms and Battersea Park by the river. Their neighbourhoods by postcode district:
- SW4: Clapham High Street, Clapham Town, Clapham Common and Abbeville, and Clapham East
- SW2: Clapham Park, whose streets run into SW4 and SW12 too
- SW11: Clapham Junction, Lavender Hill, Northcote, Falconbrook, St Mary's, Battersea Park and Nine Elms
- SW8: Shaftesbury and Queenstown, shared with SW11
A few streets at the edges have SW9, SW12 or SW18 postcodes. If you're not sure whether your street counts as Clapham or Battersea, ring us with the postcode and we'll tell you.
What kind of boiler does a Clapham or Battersea home have?
A Clapham or Battersea home is more often a flat than a house. Some flats are in purpose-built blocks, from council estates to the new buildings by the river. Many are in houses split into flats, which are much commoner here than across London, round Lavender Hill and Clapham Common above all. The houses are mostly terraced, in Northcote's streets and on the Shaftesbury Park Estate among others.
Flats may have a combi, while houses may run a system or regular boiler with a hot-water cylinder. We'll ask which when you ring. If your hot water comes from an unvented cylinder, our engineers repair those as well. Unvented cylinder repair.
Moving or replacing a flat's boiler can mean a new route for its flue. Flue rules for flats and shared buildings.
Who fixes the heating in a Battersea or Clapham flat with no boiler?
Heating in a flat with no boiler comes from somewhere else, and that decides who mends it:
- a heat network, which brings heat and hot water from a shared plant
- electric heating in the flat itself
Battersea Power Station is one example. Its developer built an energy centre under the site so that the flats would not need boilers of their own. If your flat is on a heat network, Ofgem's advice is to take the problem to the network's heat supplier. In a council block with shared heating, the council arranges the repair: Wandsworth Council in Battersea, Lambeth Council in Clapham.
Many flats by the river are heated by electricity instead, and if yours has an electric boiler, our engineers repair those too. Electric boiler repair.
Gas central heating is what most Clapham and Battersea homes have. If you can't tell what your flat runs on, ring us and we'll work it out with you on the call.
Does a new boiler flue need planning permission in Clapham or Battersea?
A new boiler flue can need planning permission in Clapham and Battersea. In a conservation area it does on a house wall or roof slope facing the road, at the front or the side. On a flat, a new flue position can need it anywhere. Clapham's conservation area is centred on Clapham Common, and Battersea's Shaftesbury Park Estate has extra controls on its houses.
The councils' guidance keeps flues off the street side too. Lambeth's design guide asks that a new boiler's flue is not put on the front or another visible wall. Wandsworth's guidance for the Shaftesbury Park Estate asks for flues on the side wall or at the back.
Should a broken boiler be repaired or replaced? For a new boiler, ring us. The survey visit for the quote is free.
What the national rules and the councils' guidance say
Planning law lets a house have a flue fitted or replaced without an application. The rule is in the General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class G. In a conservation area, that allowance stops at a wall or roof slope fronting a road, at the front or a side of the house. Flats sit outside it altogether.
Lambeth's Design Guide, adopted in August 2023, says care is needed so that new boilers' flues are not on the front or other visible walls. The Shaftesbury Park Estate is a conservation area of houses finished in the 1870s. Wandsworth's management strategy for it asks that vents and flues are kept off the front, and put on the flank wall or at the back. Since 1990 an Article 4 Direction has brought outside alterations to the estate's houses under planning control, where they can be seen from the street.
When should I book a boiler service in Clapham and Battersea?
A boiler service is due every twelve months. On a Worcester Bosch boiler it also keeps the guarantee valid, as Worcester makes the yearly service a condition of its guarantee. We'll give you the rate when you ring.
A boiler service from start to finish.
Book your Clapham or Battersea service online, and we'll ring you to fix the day.
Which boilers do you repair in Clapham and Battersea?
Every main make, combi, system and regular.
We also repair Saunier Duval, Daikin, Immergas, Chaffoteaux and Ocean boilers.
Do you cover the areas near Clapham and Battersea?
Yes. Wandsworth Town and Wandsworth Common lie just west of Battersea, and Brixton just east of Clapham. Tooting is to the south, past Balham, and Chelsea faces Battersea across the Thames. We cover them all, as we cover the rest of Greater London.
- SW18 SW17 SW11 · WandsworthWandsworthSome riverside flats have a heat network, not a boiler.
- SW2 SW16 SW9 · LambethBrixton and StreathamFrom Brixton North down to Streatham Vale.
- SW17 · WandsworthTootingTooting Bec and Tooting Broadway.
- SW3 W8 W11 · Kensington and ChelseaKensington and ChelseaSome estates, World's End among them, run communal heating.
Landlords and tenants in Clapham and Battersea: who fixes the boiler?
The landlord: the law makes a landlord keep the boiler working, and have the gas checked by a Gas Safe engineer every year. Renting? Ring us anyway, and we'll tell you what has probably failed.
Lambeth Council's selective licence has covered privately rented homes in all four Clapham wards since 1 September 2025. They are Clapham Town, Clapham Common and Abbeville, Clapham East and Clapham Park.
In Battersea, Wandsworth Council's selective licence applies in Northcote ward, since 1 April 2026. Battersea's other wards are outside its selective areas.
Both councils also license shared homes of three or more people from two or more households, borough-wide. Wandsworth's scheme runs to 30 June 2030, and takes in flat-shares in purpose-built blocks of three or more flats. Lambeth's runs to 8 December 2026. Whichever licence a home needs, the law makes the holder show the council a gas safety certificate from the last 12 months every year.
Checked on 16 October 2026 against Lambeth Council's licensing pages and Wandsworth Council's licensing pages. We have no connection with either council.
Questions about boiler work in Clapham and Battersea
Do you cover all of Clapham and Battersea?
Yes, every part of both, from Clapham Park and Abbeville to Battersea Park and Nine Elms by the river, day or night. If you're not sure whether your street counts as Clapham or Battersea, ring us with the postcode.
Can a gas engineer come out at night in Clapham and Battersea?
Yes. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, and a visit at night is arranged on the call, the same way as one by day. Ring us and we'll tell you when an engineer can come.
When can an engineer come to Clapham and Battersea?
When an engineer can come depends on how urgent the fault is, and whether the part the repair is likely to need is to hand. Ring us and we'll tell you on the call.
What does a boiler repair cost in Clapham and Battersea?
The rate depends on the job, how long it takes, the time of day and the season. It is agreed in writing before work starts. How our rates work.
Do you service boilers in Clapham and Battersea?
Yes, every main make, with the rate given on the call. Book a service online.
Who pays for a boiler repair in a rented home in Clapham and Battersea?
Usually the landlord. The law makes a landlord keep the heating and hot water in repair, with a few exceptions. If your landlord asks you to arrange it, get it in writing that they will pay, then ring us. If you rent: what to tell your landlord.
Do landlords in Clapham and Battersea need a gas safety certificate every year?
Yes. A landlord must have the gas appliances checked every 12 months by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and give tenants a copy of the record. We do landlords' gas safety checks, and give you the rate on the call. Landlords' gas safety certificates.
Do landlords in Clapham and Battersea need the same licence?
No. Lambeth Council's selective licence covers Clapham's four wards, since 1 September 2025. In Battersea, Wandsworth Council's covers Northcote ward, since 1 April 2026, and Battersea's other wards are outside it. What each council asks.
Are your engineers in Clapham and Battersea Gas Safe registered?
Yes. Every engineer who comes to a Clapham and Battersea home is Gas Safe registered. Each repair is guaranteed for 12 months: the parts we fit, the labour and any return visit.
Don't know what has failed? You don't have to.Ring and say what you can see or hear. Finding the fault is our job.
Calls answered 24 hours a day
A real person answers and gives you the rate on the call. No work starts until you say yes, and repairs are guaranteed for 12 months: parts, labour and any return visit.
