# Notts Leak Detection | Specialist Leak Detection Nottingham > Leak detection in Nottingham for hidden supply-pipe leaks: find it without digging up the drive, with a written report for Severn Trent. Open 7 days, 9am–7pm. URL: https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/ Open 9am–7pm, 7 days # Notts Leak Detection: Specialist Leak Detection in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Leak detection in Nottingham for hidden leaks on the buried supply pipe. Find the leak without digging up the drive, then use the written report to claim the lost water back from Severn Trent and, if your policy has trace and access cover, the detection cost from your insurer. Call now 0115 839 0791 (+441158390791) [Request a quote](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/contact/) Lines open Monday–Sunday, 9am–7pm. - No-dig detection first - Written leak report - Local prices, with sources - All of Nottinghamshire ![Leak detection engineer kneeling on a block-paved drive in Nottingham, listening to a ground microphone over the supply pipe](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/leak-detection-engineer-ground-microphone-block-paved-drive-nottingham.webp) - Acoustic ground microphones - Leak noise correlation - Tracer gas: 5% hydrogen, 95% nitrogen - Thermal imaging - Meter step tests - Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 - Severn Trent leakage allowance: repair first, then claim Sound familiar? ## Signs of a hidden leak on your supply pipe Most underground leaks never show on the surface. On a water meter, every litre that escapes is billed, 24 hours a day, until the leak is found. - ### The bill has doubled or tripled Nothing has changed at home, but Severn Trent says you used far more water than last year. - ### The meter turns with every tap off Turn off the internal stop tap. If the meter dial still creeps round, water is escaping before it reaches the house. - ### A wet patch that never dries Damp block paving, a soft spot in the lawn or a line of greener grass over where the pipe runs. - ### A letter about a leak A note from Severn Trent says there may be a leak on your supply pipe, and it is yours to find. What we do ## Leak detection and supply-pipe services Everything between the boundary stop tap and your house: finding the leak, fixing it, or replacing the pipe. - ![Engineer sweeping a tracer gas detector over a tarmac drive in Nottingham to find an underground water leak](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/engineer-sweeping-tracer-gas-detector-over-tarmac-drive-nottingham-card.webp) Most requested ### [Underground Water Leak Detection](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/underground-water-leak-detection/) Pinpoint a leak on the buried pipe between the boundary and your house with acoustic, gas and meter tests before anyone digs. View service - ![Engineer fitting a compression repair coupling to a blue water supply pipe in a garden excavation in Nottingham](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/engineer-fitting-repair-coupling-to-blue-supply-pipe-in-garden-excavation-nottingham-card.webp) Most requested ### [Water Supply Pipe Repair](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/water-supply-pipe-repair/) One leak on your supply pipe, found and fixed through a single small hole. View service - ![New blue MDPE water supply pipe being laid on sand in a trench across a front garden in Nottingham](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/new-blue-mdpe-supply-pipe-laid-in-sand-trench-front-garden-nottingham-card.webp) ### [Water Supply Pipe Replacement](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/water-supply-pipe-replacement/) A new MDPE supply pipe from the boundary to your stop tap when the old one is past repairing. View service - ![Old lead water supply pipe and brass stop tap under a kitchen sink, scratched with a coin to show bright metal](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/old-lead-water-pipe-and-stop-tap-under-kitchen-sink-nottingham-card.webp) Most requested ### [Lead Pipe Replacement](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/lead-pipe-replacement/) Replace the lead pipe inside your boundary so Severn Trent can reconnect you free under its Lead Replacement Scheme. View service - ![Engineer using a thermal imaging camera over a lifted section of floor during a trace and access job in Nottingham](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/engineer-checking-lifted-floor-with-thermal-camera-trace-and-access-nottingham-card.webp) Most requested ### [Trace and Access](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/trace-and-access/) Find the leak, open up only what is needed and document it for your insurer's trace and access claim. View service - ![Water meter in a pavement boundary box being checked by torchlight outside a terraced house in Nottingham](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/water-meter-in-boundary-box-checked-with-torch-nottingham-pavement-card.webp) ### [Water Meter Leak](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/water-meter-leak/) Meter still turning with everything off? Work out whether the water is going on your side or Severn Trent's. View service - ![Moling launch pit beside an untouched block-paved drive in Nottingham, with an air hose and new blue water pipe](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/moling-launch-pit-beside-block-paved-drive-nottingham-card.webp) ### [Water Pipe Moling](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/water-pipe-moling/) Pull a new water pipe underground with a mole, leaving the drive, lawn and path in place. View service - ![Water bubbling up through block paving outside a terraced house in Nottingham, with an engineer at the stop tap](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/water-bubbling-through-block-paving-front-of-terraced-house-nottingham-card.webp) ### [Emergency Mains Water Leak](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/emergency-mains-water-leak/) Water coming up through the ground or no supply at all: what to do now, and when to call Severn Trent instead. View service Before you ring anyone ## Is the leak on your side or Severn Trent's? It depends on where the leak is, not where the water shows. This is the split Severn Trent publishes for homes in Nottinghamshire. 1. **Severn Trent:** the water main, the communication pipe, the boundary stop tap and the meter. 2. **You:** the supply pipe from the boundary to your house, even where it runs under a neighbour's land. Shared supplies are jointly owned. Source: [Severn Trent Water: who is responsible for water pipes](https://www.stwater.co.uk/my-supply/tap-water/my-water-pipes/water-pipe-responsibility/). The water company owns the main, the communication pipe, the boundary stop tap and the meter. Severn Trent says Victorian terraces usually share one supply pipe, pre-1940s semis often do, and many council estates were built with one large pipe along the backs of the houses. On a shared supply, a leak can sit under a neighbour's garden and still be partly your cost. [Who is responsible for the water supply pipe](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/guide/who-is-responsible-for-water-supply-pipe/) explains how that works. Why Notts Leak Detection ## What you get from Notts Leak Detection - ### We find it before anyone digs Acoustic listening, leak noise correlation and hydrogen tracer gas narrow the leak down to a spot you can mark with a can of paint. - ### A report you can use A written report with the location, method and photos. Keep it with the repair invoice: it backs up a Severn Trent leakage allowance claim or a trace and access insurance claim. - ### Prices out in the open Local price ranges are on this site, with the source next to every figure, so you know what is normal before anyone quotes. - ### Straight about our hours Lines are open Monday–Sunday, 9am–7pm. Out of hours you get clear stop-tap advice and Severn Trent's number. How it works ## From first call to written report 1. ### Call and meter test On the phone we talk you through a two-minute meter test: stop tap off, watch the dial. It tells us whether the leak is outside, inside or not there at all. 2. ### Trace the pipe On site we find the route of the supply pipe from the boundary to the house, and pressure-test it to confirm it is leaking. 3. ### Pinpoint the leak Ground microphones and correlation listen for the leak. Where it is too quiet, tracer gas finds the spot where it escapes through the surface. 4. ### Mark and report The spot is marked on the ground. You get a written report with the findings and the next step, whether that is a repair, a new pipe or moling. Meter still turning with everything off? Get the leak found. Call to book a visit, or ask for a quote online. Lines open Monday–Sunday, 9am–7pm. 0115 839 0791 (+441158390791) [Request a quote](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/contact/) Prices ## What leak detection costs in Nottingham Published local figures from named sources. They are a guide to what is normal; the job itself sets the price. Leak detection £105–£192 Checkatrade Nottingham average: £141. Specialist mains leak detection is published locally at £595 + VAT, and trace and access from £495. Source: [Checkatrade](https://www.checkatrade.com/Search/Water-Leak-Detection/in/Nottingham) [Details](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/guide/leak-detection-cost/) Supply pipe replacement £388–£598 Nottingham quotes. Severn Trent says a full replacement can cost up to £3,000. Source: [hamuch](https://www.hamuch.com/cost/mains-water-supply/nottingham) [Details](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/guide/water-supply-pipe-replacement-cost/) Lead pipe replacement £600–£1,500 Your side only. Severn Trent can replace its side and reconnect you free. Source: [Checkatrade](https://www.checkatrade.com/Search/Lead-Pipe/in/Nottinghamshire) [Details](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/guide/lead-pipe-replacement-cost/) What changes the price - How long and how deep the pipe run is - What is on top: tarmac, block paving, concrete or lawn - Whether the supply is shared with neighbours - Whether a new pipe can be moled rather than trenched [Work out your cost](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/tools/leak-detection-cost-calculator/) ### What happens next 1. 1We ring you back and run the meter test with you over the phone. 2. 2If the leak is on your side, we book a visit and give you the price before we come. 3. 3If it is on Severn Trent's side, we tell you, and you report it to them free. Compare ## Three ways to deal with an underground leak Comparison of DIY, dig-and-hope and proper leak detection Compare Do it yourself Dig-and-hope operator Proper leak detection How the leak is found Guesswork from wet patches Dig where it looks wettest Meter test, acoustic listening, tracer gas Damage to drive or garden Often more than planned Trenches until it turns up One marked hole for the repair Evidence for Severn Trent or insurer None Usually just an invoice Written report with location and method If the pipe is lead or failing Not spotted Patched and left Flagged, with repair and replacement options Leak on a shared supply Hard to prove whose section Often argued over Section located on the pipe route Where we work ## Leak detection across Nottinghamshire Based in Nottingham and covering Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. - ![Leak detection engineer on a front path of a Victorian terraced house on a tree-lined street in West Bridgford](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/leak-detection-on-tree-lined-street-of-victorian-terraces-west-bridgford-card.webp) ### [Leak detection in West Bridgford](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/service-areas/west-bridgford/) Lady Bay · Adbolton · Edwalton - ![Engineer with acoustic leak detection kit at a 1930s semi-detached house in Beeston](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/engineer-with-acoustic-kit-at-1930s-semi-detached-house-beeston-card.webp) ### [Leak detection in Beeston](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/service-areas/beeston/) Beeston Rylands · Beeston North · Beeston Central - ![Engineer checking a stop tap outside a row of former miners' terraced houses in Mansfield](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/images/engineer-checking-stop-tap-outside-row-of-former-miners-terraces-mansfield-card.webp) ### [Leak detection in Mansfield](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/service-areas/mansfield/) Berry Hill · Forest Town · Ladybrook - Also covering Arnold, Hucknall, Carlton and the rest of Nottinghamshire, plus Ilkeston and Long Eaton just over the Derbyshire border. - [All service areas](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/service-areas/) [Open Nottingham in Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nottingham%2C%20Nottinghamshire) Questions ## Leak detection questions from Nottingham homeowners ### Who is responsible for a leak on the water supply pipe? You are, if the leak is between your property boundary and your house. Severn Trent owns the water main, the communication pipe, the boundary stop tap and the meter; the homeowner owns the supply pipe from the boundary inwards, even where it crosses someone else's land. Shared supplies are jointly owned. [Who is responsible for the water supply pipe](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/guide/who-is-responsible-for-water-supply-pipe/) covers the awkward cases. ### How much does leak detection cost in Nottingham? Checkatrade lists £105–£192 for leak detection in Nottingham, with an average of £141. Specialist mains leak detection is published locally at £595 + VAT, and trace and access from £495. Repairs are separate. [How much leak detection costs in Nottingham](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/guide/leak-detection-cost/) breaks the figures down with sources. ### Will you have to dig up my drive? Not to find the leak. Acoustic listening, tracer gas and meter tests all work from the surface. Fixing it usually needs one small hole over the marked spot. If the pipe needs replacing, moling can often pull a new one underground without lifting the drive. ### Can I get money back from Severn Trent for the water I lost? Usually, once. Severn Trent offers a one-off leakage allowance on a supply-pipe leak after it has been repaired. It covers up to 12 months or two bills, based on real meter readings. The repair has to come first, so keep the report and invoice. [Severn Trent's leakage allowance page](https://www.stwater.co.uk/my-supply/leakage/leakage-allowance/) sets out the rules. ### Does home insurance pay for leak detection? Often, if your buildings policy includes "trace and access" cover. It pays to find the leak and open up and make good the area around it. It usually does not pay to replace a worn-out pipe. Policies differ, so check the schedule before you book. [What trace and access covers](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/guide/trace-and-access-cover/) explains the usual limits. ### Are you open 24 hours? No. Lines are open Monday to Sunday, 9am to 7pm. Out of hours, turn off your internal stop tap to stop the flow and call us in the morning. If water is coming up in the road or on the pavement, that is on Severn Trent's side: report it free on 0800 783 4444 (+448007834444). Leak on your supply pipe? Get it located and written up. Call to book, or send a quote request and we will ring you back. Lines open Monday–Sunday, 9am–7pm. 0115 839 0791 (+441158390791) [Request a quote](https://nottsleakdetection.co.uk/contact/)