What do customers say about Southgate Drains?

Southgate Drains has 47 public reviews, averaging 5 out of 5. You can read the individual reviews and where each came from in the reviews section above.

How is Southgate Drains rated on reliability and quality?

On Checkatrade, customers rate Southgate Drains by category: Reliability 5.0 out of 5, Communication 5.0 out of 5, Quality of work 5.0 out of 5. These are per-category scores from real published reviews — they show where Southgate Drains is strongest, not just the overall average.

How do I know Southgate Drains's reviews are genuine?

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What areas does Southgate Drains cover?

They state on their own website that they cover North, West London. This is the business's own statement on their website, not something we have independently checked. Confirm they cover your postcode before booking.

Drainage contractor

Southgate Drains

London5.0· 47 reviews · 1 independent public source

Trust score

59out of 100

Rating5.0★

Review volume47

Evidence breadth1 independent public source

Profile statusListed

Based on rating, review volume, independent sources and verification. Evidence context — not a guarantee of workmanship.

Drainage contractor

Reviews · public evidence

What customers say

These reviews are published independently on the named public source below — not testimonials this trader chose to show. We bring them together and link each one back to where it appeared, so you can open the source and read it yourself.

5.0out of 5

47 reviews in public evidenceMost recent review 6 months ago

How Checkatrade customers rate them (out of 5)

Reliability5.0

Communication5.0

Quality of work5.0

Checkatrade47 reviews · 5.0 avg

Highlights

"Great service. Very helpful and knowledgeable . Would highly recommend Southgate Drains."

"Fantastic plumber, above and beyond. Fixed our blocked drains quickly, then recommended a tweak to our pipework, which he carried out at absolute minimum cost. Would easily recommend."

"Patrick responded to my call quickly and came as arranged. He did the job swiftly and efficiently and charged a reasonable price."

Detailed reviews

Showing the 20 reviews we hold full text for. The 47 headline total is the review volume reported for Southgate Drains across public review sources.

Local context

Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for drainage contractors in London

Across 71 rated drainage contractors in London, the typical rating is 4.7★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.

Sources

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1 named public source

Public evidence last checked May 2026

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Evidence breadth: 1 independent public source

Profile status: Listed

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