Assessment · drainage and groundwork contractors round groundworks-drainage-2026-09

Wrekin Drain Services review

Ranked 2 of 10 in Drainage and groundwork contractors in Telford

Best for: One Telford firm for blockages, surveys and septic tanks

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Trading as WREKIN DRAIN SERVICES LTD · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Wrekin Drain Services in short

Wrekin Drain Services is a Telford drainage contractor working from Hortonwood, with a company record going back to twenty twelve. The standout is breadth: blockages, camera and homebuyer surveys, jetting, patch repairs, soakaways, septic tanks and pumping stations, with emergency call-outs round the clock.

Customers rate the firm solidly, near the top of the scale across a large set of Google reviews, a healthy volume for a single-depot outfit. Five scheme badges appear on the firm's own website, more paperwork on show than most rivals manage. Our review finds a local depot built for the whole drainage brief.

What counts against it is a date gap and thin paperwork: the site's thirty-year claim reads as team experience against the twenty-twelve company record, and no insurance detail or rates are published. Our judgement: the depot and the breadth of the list carry Wrekin Drain Services, and the gaps sit in paperwork rather than anything adverse.

Wrekin Drain Services reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Wrekin Drain Services, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google4.7 out of 577

Our verdict

Our judgement: Wrekin suits you if you want one Telford-based firm for the whole drainage brief, from unblocking to septic tanks, with a company record going back to 2012 [1] [2]. Review volume is healthy at 77 ratings [3]. The gaps sit in paperwork: five badges are claimed on the site with no insurance or prices alongside them [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
69.6 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

66 out of 100

Google 4.7 out of 5 from 77 reviews [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

90 out of 100

Safe Contractor, Water Jetting Association, CHAS, Constructionline and Drainsafe membership is listed on the business's own website [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

On the Companies House record since 2012 [1] [2].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

60 out of 100

Free quotes and competitive prices are offered; no call-out fee, rates or VAT position is stated [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

75 out of 100

Full service list, area, phones and a contact form on a template site [1].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Years trading30 (site claim; company record dates to 2012)Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • The service list covers the jobs Telford callers report: blockages, CCTV and homebuyer surveys, jetting, patch repairs, soakaways, septic tanks and pumping stations, with emergency call-outs 24 hours a day [1].

  • WREKIN DRAIN SERVICES LTD is active on the company record since 24 July 2012, matching the Hortonwood base on the site [2] [1].

  • The site lists Safe Contractor, Water Jetting Association, CHAS, Constructionline and Drainsafe badges [1].

Limitations

  • The site claims over 30 years in drainage against a company record dating to 2012 [1] [2].

  • No insurance details and no call-out fee or rates are published [1].

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Questions about Wrekin Drain Services

Is Wrekin Drain Services any good?

On the evidence, yes for the whole drainage brief: a broad kit list from unblocking to septic tanks, a company record going back to twenty twelve and near top-scale Google ratings across a large set. Five badges are claimed with no insurance or prices alongside. Read the reviews, then call with your symptoms and postcode.

Is Wrekin Drain Services Drainsafe registered?

Safe Contractor, Water Jetting Association, CHAS, Constructionline and Drainsafe badges are listed on the firm's own website. That is the firm's own claim rather than a register check. Ask the firm to confirm its current memberships and certificate dates when you enquire.

What does Wrekin Drain Services charge?

Free quotes and competitive prices are offered, but no call-out fee, rates or VAT position is stated. That means your written quote does the talking. Ask for the attendance price and staged prices for clearance, survey and any repair before the van moves.

Where does Wrekin Drain Services work?

The firm works from Hortonwood in Telford across Telford, Shrewsbury and the wider county. Septic tanks and pumping stations sit inside its patch alongside everyday unblocking. Send your postcode with the symptoms to confirm you are covered, and ask how soon an engineer can attend.

How is Wrekin Drain Services ranked?

It ranks second of the ten in our September round, the drainage-specialist pick for a whole brief one local firm can own. Breadth of list plus a local depot put it there. Read the full review, then call with your symptoms.

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  2. GES Solutions Telford69.4 / 100Ranked 3. Best for Accredited Shifnal firm for groundworks and driveways.
  3. Tri Pave Construction Ltd67.6 / 100Ranked 4. Best for 104 Checkatrade reviews for Telford drives and patios.
  4. Metro Rod Mid Wales & Shropshire67.3 / 100Ranked 5. Best for Franchise drainage cover across Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Sources

  1. Wrekin Drains homepage — services, badges and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House overview — WREKIN DRAIN SERVICES LTD (08155271) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Wrekin Drain Services Ltd Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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