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A soakaway disperses rainwater into the ground away from the house. When it silts up or was never sized properly, water backs up — flooding lawns, drives and in the worst cases the house itself. The fix is a correctly designed replacement, confirmed by a percolation test.
It must meet Building Regs
New and replacement soakaways must meet Building Regs sizing and distance rules, using a BRE Digest 365 percolation test — a specialist confirms viability first.
Typical cost
Domestic soakaway; £2,500+ in clay (MyJobQuote / Checkatrade, 2026)
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UK drainage in numbers
The scale of the problem
Sources: Water UK, Ofwat and the ABI (2024–2025). Figures are UK-wide and rounded.
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