South Ealing 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 South Ealing homes — from the post-war semi-detached homes along Murray Road and Ascott Avenue to the Edwardian terraces around Pope's Lane, the 1960s flats running down towards the Brentford boundary and the family streets between South Ealing Road and Northfield 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 Jameson Walk to a full central heating installation in a Murray Road family home, from an annual boiler service on a Worcester Bosch in Pope's Lane to a midnight burst-pipe callout on Ascott Avenue.
The plumbing in South Ealing properties has its own rhythm. The post-war semi-detached homes that dominate the area typically still have the original copper pipework — robust but increasingly prone to pinhole leaks at the bends after 70+ years of London hard water flowing through them. Boiler swaps in this housing stock often need a system rethink, particularly if the customer wants unvented mains-pressure hot water instead of the original tanked system in the airing cupboard.
The Edwardian terraces off Pope's Lane and the streets running off the South Ealing Road often still have lead service pipes — we replace them in a day, removing a lead-leaching risk and improving flow rate at the same time. The 1960s blocks between the area and Brentford have shared risers and tend to need pipework upgrades as part of any major bathroom or kitchen refurb.
The Piccadilly line at South Ealing station and the easy access to the A4 and M4 keep the area popular with commuters and rental landlords alike. We do a steady volume of CP12 landlord certificates across W5 4.
Hard water is the constant. Thames Water supplies all of South Ealing at around 270-300 mg/L total hardness. We fit Adey MagnaClean filters as standard on every boiler installation in W5 4 and recommend annual descaling on combis older than five years.
Over 90% of our work comes from recommendations and repeat customers across South Ealing. £5 million Public Liability Insurance, dust sheets and shoe covers, and we notify every gas installation to Ealing Borough Council Building Control through the Gas Safe Register within 30 days.
Need a plumber in South Ealing 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 South Ealing (W5 4) 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 South Ealing coverage spans W5 4, plus the streets bleeding into adjacent W5 (Ealing Broadway), W13 9 (Northfields) and TW8 (Brentford). The areas we cover most often:
South Ealing Road (W5 4) — The arterial route running north from Pope's Lane down to Brentford. Mix of post-war semis and converted flats. Common: boiler swaps, kitchen plumbing, bathroom refurbs.
Murray Road (W5 4) — Post-war semi-detached homes, large family gardens. Common: full central heating installations, hot water cylinder upgrades, family bathroom refurbs.
Pope's Lane / Jameson Walk (W5 4) — Edwardian terraces and post-war infill. Common: lead service pipe replacements, leak detection, period bathroom refurbs.
Ascott Avenue (W5 4) — Quiet residential street of family homes. Common: high-end boiler installations, underfloor heating, period-appropriate fittings.
Around South Ealing station (W5 4) — The Piccadilly line station and surrounding flats. Common: emergency plumbing, CP12s for landlords, kitchen plumbing.
Every gas job we do in South Ealing 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 South Ealing landlords — and there are many around the Piccadilly line station and along South Ealing Road — we provide same-day or next-day CP12 gas safety certificates across W5 4. 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 South Ealing is notified to Ealing Borough Council Building Control through the Gas Safe Register within 30 days. 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 across W5 4.
Convinced we're the right plumber for South Ealing? 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 South Ealing 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 South Ealing quote today.
Other West London areas Clive and David cover: Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, Greenford, West Ealing, Pitshanger, Boston Manor, Brentford, Ealing Common and Northfields — same coverage area, same engineers, same trusted local service.
Yes — that's a common South Ealing job. The post-war semis along Murray Road and Pope's Lane 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 South Ealing: 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 W5 4 is signed off by a Gas Safe engineer and notified to Ealing Borough Council Building Control within 30 days.
Gas-side services David covers in South Ealing: 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.