Gas Safe heating engineers for Battersea and Between the Commons
BlueFlame covers the whole of Battersea from our base in Balham: the streets between Clapham Common and Wandsworth Common, Northcote Road and the Shaftesbury Estate, Battersea Park and the riverside developments, and the Lavender Hill and Clapham Junction end. We repair, service and replace boilers, issue landlord gas safety certificates and look after the plumbing.
Gas Safe registered (633735), Worcester Bosch Accredited and Vaillant Advance installers. A small team, accountable for the work, who you will see again at the next service.
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Weekday appointments, 8am to 5pm.
What we do in Battersea
Boiler repair in Battersea — a diagnostic visit first, then a written price before any repair starts. All major brands. Book a diagnostic visit.
Boiler service and landlord certificates — three levels of annual service and Landlord Gas Safety Certificates (CP12) with a digital copy the same day. Book a service.
New boiler installation in Battersea — surveyed in person, one fixed written price, manufacturer warranties up to 12 years registered for you. Book a free survey.
Heating — radiators, power flushing, smart controls, underfloor heating in extensions, heat loss calculations before you buy anything.
Plumbing — leaks, taps, toilets, hot water, unvented cylinders, bathroom refits alongside your builder.
Battersea houses and what they ask of a heating engineer
Between the Commons. The terraces off Northcote Road, Webbs Road and Bolingbroke Grove are big Victorian family houses, most of them extended into the loft and the side return, with two or three bathrooms and a lot of people wanting hot water at 7am. A combi, however large, struggles with that. The right answer is usually a system boiler and an unvented cylinder sized from the measured flow at the main, with the boiler moved out of the kitchen if the extension needs the space. We measure and design before we quote.
The Shaftesbury Estate and the Lavender Hill grid. Smaller Victorian cottages and terraces, often converted into flats, where the boiler is in a tight kitchen cupboard and the flue runs through a neighbour’s airspace. Flue routes and clearances decide what can go where; a survey is how you avoid an install that fails on the day.
Battersea Park and the riverside developments. Newer flats with system boilers, pressurised cylinders and communal plant. The common problems are pressure loss, failed expansion vessels and cylinders that were never serviced. Annual servicing here is mostly about keeping the warranty and the G3 unvented paperwork in order.
All of Battersea is on hard water. Scale reducers at installation and proper inhibitor dosing at every service are what keep a 12-year warranty valid.
Streets and areas we cover in Battersea
- Between the Commons — Northcote Road, Webbs Road, Bolingbroke Grove, Chatham Road, Devereux Road, Salcott Road, Wroughton Road
- Clapham Junction and Lavender Hill — St John’s Hill, Lavender Hill, Battersea Rise, Altenburg Gardens, the Shaftesbury Estate
- Battersea Park and the river — Prince of Wales Drive, Battersea Park Road, Albert Bridge Road, the newer riverside developments
- Wandsworth Common side — Bellevue Road, Nightingale Lane, the Toast Rack
Nearby: Clapham, Balham, Wandsworth.
Recent jobs in Battersea
- Devereux Road, Between the Commons. Full strip-down boiler service on a boiler that had not been touched in years: heat exchanger cleaned, burner and seals checked, combustion tested, system pressure and controls checked, photographed and filed.
- Battersea Rise. Survey for a boiler that had been fitted ten centimetres off the floor; then the kitchen sink waste repiped with proper fall and a new trap so it finally drained.
- St Luke’s Avenue, on the Clapham side. Worcester Greenstar 32 kW combi installed, followed by an en-suite refit with a raised shower platform and a full system clean.
How a job with BlueFlame goes
- You get in touch. Book online, call, or WhatsApp. You get a reply from the office, not a call centre, and a time that works.
- On site. Dust sheets down, shoes off, photos at each stage.
- The price. A diagnostic visit is charged as its own job and is payable once the investigation has been completed; it is not deducted from any later repair. Anything beyond a minor repair gets a written price before work starts. Current charges are on the pricing page.
- The work. Gas Safe registered (633735), Worcester Bosch and Vaillant accredited, fully insured. Every gas installation is notified and the warranty registered.
- Afterwards. Certificates, photos and service history on a digital record you can open on your phone, and a reminder when the next service is due.
Real reviews from the BlueFlame Google listing
“Really pleased with the service from Ben! He was professional, friendly and an absolute pleasure to have at home. My Nest thermostat installation was done to a really high standard. Clean and tidy work throughout. He serviced my boiler while he was here and left the place spotless afterwards.”
— Hugh Le Roy, Google
“Ben was an absolutely amazing, came in a dire hour of need for an emergency. Great prices. Will definitely use him again for other work. Very professional.”
— David Jacobs, Google
“Professional and reliable. He completed the work on our boiler and left the area clean and tidy. He explained everything clearly and I’d highly recommend Ben to anyone looking for a trustworthy engineer.”
— Michael Prince, Google
4.9 from 129 reviews. Read them all on Google.
Questions people in Battersea ask
Can you fit a boiler in a loft or a new extension?
Often, yes, and in the big Between the Commons houses it is frequently the best place for it. The survey checks the flue route, condensate route, gas supply and access before we commit to a position.
Our shower goes cold when someone runs a tap. New boiler?
Probably a system boiler with an unvented cylinder rather than a bigger combi. We measure the flow at the main first; that number decides it, not the brochure.
Do you do landlord gas safety certificates in SW11?
Yes, with a digital copy the same day, and we can service the boiler in the same visit.
Is there a call-out charge?
There is a diagnostic fee for repair visits, charged as its own job; it is payable once the investigation has been completed and is not deducted from any later repair. Quoted work has no call-out fee.
Are you Gas Safe registered?
Yes, 633735. Check it at gassaferegister.co.uk.
Get in touch
Book online · Call 020 8059 2307 · WhatsApp 07702 746363 · enquiries@blueflameplumbingandheating.co.uk
Gas Safe Registered 633735 · Worcester Bosch and Vaillant Accredited · Fully insured