Greenford has been part of our home patch since the 1980s. Clive Ward did his four-year apprenticeship at Paddington Technical College, qualified with a City and Guilds in Heating and Ventilating, and has spent the last 40+ years installing, servicing and repairing the plumbing in Greenford homes — from the 1930s semi-detached houses dominating Greenford Road and Oldfield Lane to the post-war housing on Whitton Avenue East and Allenby Road, the 1960s blocks along Ruislip Road East and the streets either side of the A40 Western Avenue.
David Arthur joined the partnership with full Gas Safe registration (Licence 5981930) and 10+ years of his own gas, heating and plumbing experience. Between us we cover everything from a dripping tap on Maxwell Road to a full central heating installation in an Oldfield Lane family home, from an annual boiler service on a Worcester Bosch in Whitton Avenue East to a midnight burst-pipe callout on Greenford Road.
The plumbing in Greenford properties has its own rhythm. The 1930s semi-detached homes that dominate the area typically still have the original copper pipework and (in many cases) the original tanked-system layout in the airing cupboard — boiler swaps to modern combis often need a system rethink, particularly if the customer wants unvented mains-pressure hot water instead of the gravity-fed loft tank. The post-war housing on Allenby Road and the streets near the station has had multiple plumbing refurbs over the decades — leaks at joints between original copper and later plastic are common.
The 1960s blocks along Ruislip Road East and the smaller estates have shared risers and the typical 1960s pipework challenges — concrete-encased pipes that need careful working, asbestos-related precautions on older system insulation, and the constraints of upper-floor flat installs.
The Greenford Central line station and the easy A40 access keep the area popular with commuters and rental landlords alike. Greenford spans the Ealing / Hillingdon borough boundary at parts of UB6 — most of UB6 is Ealing Council, but properties on the Northolt side cross into Hillingdon. We notify Building Control to whichever authority covers the property.
Hard water is the constant. Thames Water supplies all of Greenford at around 270-300 mg/L total hardness. We fit Adey MagnaClean filters as standard on every boiler installation in UB6 and recommend annual descaling on combis older than five years.
Over 90% of our work comes from recommendations and repeat customers across Greenford. £5 million Public Liability Insurance, dust sheets and shoe covers, and we notify every gas installation to the relevant Building Control authority through the Gas Safe Register within 30 days.
Need a plumber in Greenford today? Call Clive on 07794 400 786 or David on 07384 722434 for a free, no-obligation quote. We answer the phone ourselves — no call centre, no chatbot — and most Greenford (UB6) callouts are answered the same day, often within the hour for emergencies.
Prefer email? Drop a line to clive@ealingplumber.net or david@ealingplumber.net, or use our online contact form — we reply with a written, fixed-price quote within 24 hours. Free site visit if needed (typically 20-30 minutes for an accurate quote).
Our local Greenford coverage spans UB6 0, 7, 8 and 9, plus the residential streets bleeding into adjacent W7 (Hanwell), W13 (Northfields) and Northolt. The areas we cover most often:
Greenford Road / Oldfield Lane (UB6 0) — The arterial routes through the area, with 1930s semis on both sides. Common: boiler swaps, central heating upgrades, kitchen plumbing.
Whitton Avenue East / Allenby Road (UB6 0) — Post-war family homes, large gardens. Common: full central heating installations, hot water cylinder upgrades, family bathroom refurbs.
Ruislip Road East (UB6 9) — 1960s blocks and inter-war housing. Common: shared-riser coordination, concrete-encased pipework, balcony radiator refits.
Around Greenford station (UB6 8) — Central line station and surrounding flats. Common: emergency plumbing, leak detection, CP12 work for landlords.
Maxwell Road / off Western Avenue (UB6 7) — Streets running off the A40. Mix of housing types, family homes mostly. Common: boiler installations, bathroom refurbs.
Every gas job we do in Greenford is carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer. David Arthur holds Gas Safe Licence number 5981930. You can verify David's registration on the official Gas Safe Register at any time using the link below.
For Greenford landlords — and there are many around Greenford station and the 1960s blocks off Ruislip Road East — we provide same-day or next-day CP12 gas safety certificates across all UB6 postcodes. The CP12 process: 20-30 minutes per appliance, written certificate compliant with current legislation, copy to landlord and tenant within 28 days.
For homeowners, every gas installation in Greenford is notified to the relevant Building Control authority through the Gas Safe Register within 30 days — Ealing Council for most of UB6, Hillingdon Council for cross-boundary properties on the Northolt side. We cover new boiler installations with full power flushing and Adey MagnaClean fitting as standard, same-day boiler repairs, annual servicing, gas leak detection and gas appliance installations.
Convinced we're the right plumber for Greenford? The next step is a quick phone call. Clive on 07794 400 786 handles plumbing and heating enquiries; David on 07384 722434 handles all gas work (Licence 5981930) and boiler installations. We answer ourselves, 24/7 for emergencies.
Every Greenford job comes with: a free written fixed-price quote within 24 hours, £5 million Public Liability Insurance, dust sheets and shoe covers throughout, Adey MagnaClean filter on every boiler install as standard, full power flush before any new boiler connection, manufacturer warranty registered in your name, and Building Regulations notification through the Gas Safe Register. Get your free Greenford quote today.
Other West London areas Clive and David cover: Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, West Ealing, Pitshanger, South Ealing, Boston Manor, Brentford, Ealing Common and Northfields — same coverage area, same engineers, same trusted local service.
Yes — that's a very common Greenford job. The 1930s semis along Oldfield Lane and Whitton Avenue East typically still have a gravity-fed loft tank feeding a hot water cylinder. We can convert to a modern combi (no cylinder, instant hot water from mains) or to an unvented system (cylinder retained but at mains pressure). Most customers prefer the unvented route for the better shower flow rates.
Plumbing-side services Clive covers in Greenford: emergency plumbing, drain unblocking, pipework and repipes, tap and outlet installation, water tank installation, leak detection, toilet installation, white goods plumbing, kitchen plumbing, radiator installation, hot water cylinder installation and bathroom installation.
Yes — David Arthur is Gas Safe registered (Licence 5981930) and qualified across the full domestic spectrum. Every gas job in UB6 is signed off by a Gas Safe engineer and notified to Ealing Council Building Control within 30 days (Hillingdon for cross-boundary properties on the Northolt side).
Gas-side services David covers in Greenford: boiler installation, boiler servicing, boiler repair, central heating installation, central heating repair, gas safety checks, gas leak detection, gas cooker installation, gas fire servicing and power flushing — all Gas Safe registered.