★★★★★ 4.9/5 · 500+ reviews
The National Drainage Company provides drain unblocking and drainage services across Edinburgh, covering the EH postcodes — Leith, Marchmont, Morningside, Bruntsfield and the city centre. Pre-agreed prices, with jetting, CCTV and no-dig repairs.
Edinburgh's tenement housing shapes its drainage more than almost any other UK city. The stone-built Victorian tenements of Marchmont, Bruntsfield, Morningside and Leith share soil stacks and common drains between many flats, so a single blockage affects whole buildings — and factored, shared drainage often raises questions of responsibility. The elegant Georgian New Town hides some of the oldest pipework in Scotland, and the Water of Leith brings a flood risk to low-lying areas. In Edinburgh, the public sewers and water are the responsibility of Scottish Water, and we'll tell you when a blockage sits on their network.
Older terraces run on clay pipework that tree roots find and split at the joints.
Kitchens and food businesses keep drains under constant FOG pressure.
Converted flats share soil stacks, so one wipe can back up several homes.
Older surface drains and gullies silt up and struggle in heavy rain.
"Fast, tidy and did exactly what they said. Couldn't fault them."
"Showed me the problem on camera and sorted it properly. No hard sell."
"Reliable and professional — one call and it was handled."
| Area | Approx. response |
|---|---|
| Leith | ~13 min |
| Marchmont | ~22 min |
| Morningside | ~22 min |
| Bruntsfield | ~20 min |
| Newington | ~22 min |
| Stockbridge | ~9 min |
| Gorgie | ~25 min |
| Portobello | ~25 min |
| Corstorphine | ~26 min |
| The New Town | ~23 min |
We aim to reach most jobs in Edinburgh within 60 minutes, 24/7. Call us and we'll confirm an arrival time for your postcode.
You're normally responsible for pipes within your boundary; the shared sewer beyond is usually Scottish Water's.
Yes — shared tenement drainage is our daily work in Edinburgh; we clear the common drain and help establish responsibility.
Yes — we cover Edinburgh and the surrounding area around the clock, 365 days a year, for both emergency and planned drainage work.
Yes — as well as homes we look after shops, restaurants, offices, care homes and property managers throughout Edinburgh.
Yes — we're fully insured, our engineers are DBS-checked, and we hold recognised industry accreditations including Water Jetting Association membership.
We confirm the drain is flowing freely before we leave, and if a blockage returns because we didn't clear it properly, we'll come back and put it right.
Wherever possible we use no-dig methods such as relining and localised patch repairs, so there's little or no excavation.
The same team, kit and pre-agreed price promise wherever you are in Edinburgh — jetting, CCTV and no-dig repair carried on every van.
24/7 local response, pre-agreed price before any work, fully insured.
📞 Call now: 0800 246 5157
