Cotswolds Plumbers

Gloucestershire

Plumbers in Stow-on-the-Wold

3 plumbers we list cover Stow-on-the-Wold. All cover the town from nearby. 2 are on a trade register.

Also coversMaugersburyBroadwellDonningtonLongboroughLower SwellUpper SwellOddingtonAdlestrop

See the 3 firmsCotswold District Council

3 of 3 firms

Firms based in the area first, then by distance from Stow-on-the-Wold. Nobody pays for position.

Plumbers that cover Stow-on-the-Wold
FirmBased inDoesChecksContact
A&P Plumbing & Heating (Cotswolds) LtdLtd company 13226996 Cirencester GL7
18 mi
Covers Cirencester, Bourton-on-the-Water, Fairford and Lechlade +2		 Central heating, General plumbing, Leaks and repairs, Bathrooms, +8
Gas Safe RegisterOFTEC Registered business
 01285 670322Website
CP Jefferies LimitedLtd company 07614791 Ampney Crucis GL7
Covers Cirencester, Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford		 Commercial, Emergency call-out, General plumbing, Leaks and repairs, +11
Gas Safe RegisterOFTEC Registered businessMCS Certified installer
 01285 851268Website
Pete Crapper & Sons LimitedLtd company 06849961 Ramsden OX7
Covers Witney, Chipping Norton, Fairford and Lechlade +2		 General plumbing, Leaks and repairs, Bathrooms, Central heating, +2 Trading, no register found 01993 868759Website

Short answer

Thames Water supplies Stow-on-the-Wold from its Sezincote zone, with hard water at 272 mg/l. Stow is an old hilltop town with narrow alleys and many listed buildings. These limit where a soil pipe or a new drain can go. Scale protection on any new boiler is a building rule here.

Plumbers in Stow-on-the-Wold by service

What water does Stow get?

Hard water from Thames Water. Stow is in the supply zone called Sezincote. The checker gives 272 mg/l of calcium carbonate, or 19.0 degrees Clark.

In 2025, Thames Water took 4 lead samples in this zone. Each was under 0.9 micrograms a litre.

Approved Document L asks for scale treatment on the feed to a new water heater or combi boiler when hardness is over 200 mg/l.

How does the hilltop affect plumbing?

Stow stands on a hill about 244 metres above sea level. The narrow alleys into the Market Square, called tures, limit access for vans and materials.

Ask how the plumber will bring in a new cylinder or bath. A large bath over 230 litres also needs notice to Thames Water first.

Many houses open straight onto the street. The rear wall is often the only place for a new soil pipe or an outside tap.

Which planning rules apply to pipes in Stow?

Stow is inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, and Stow and Maugersbury share one conservation area. A new soil and vent pipe on a road-facing front or side wall is not permitted development.

Many buildings around the Market Square are listed. Inside a listed building, a new bathroom or waste run can need listed building consent. Ask Cotswold District Council first.

Do Stow homes have old pipes?

Some do. Stow shares a statistical area with Moreton. In the Moreton and Stow area, 20.8 per cent of homes on the Council Tax list date from before 1919.

The Drinking Water Inspectorate says homes built before 1970 may have lead pipes. Lead pipe is soft and dull grey.

If you find lead, run the tap before the first drink of the day, and ask for a quote to replace the supply pipe.

Questions

Do the Swells and Broadwell have the same water as Stow?

Not always. Thames Water sets hardness by supply zone. Enter your own postcode in its checker to see the zone for your house.

Who is responsible for a leak under my front step?

If it is between the outside stop valve and the house, the owner is. A leak before that valve is for Thames Water.

Do I need building control for an unvented cylinder in Stow?

Yes. Approved Document G says a cylinder over 15 litres must be fitted by a competent person, and the work is notifiable.

Nearby towns

Sources

  1. Thames Water: check your water quality (postcode checker)
  2. Thames Water: water quality report 2026, Sezincote supply zone
  3. GOV.UK: Approved Document L, volume 1 dwellings, 2021 edition with 2023 amendments (hard water, paragraph 8.8)
  4. Wikipedia: Stow-on-the-Wold
  5. The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, regulation 5 (notification)
  6. Natural England: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England) boundaries
  7. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 1 (article 2(3) land)
  8. General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 1, Class G (chimneys, flues and soil and vent pipes)
  9. Cotswold District Council: conservation area maps
  10. Cotswold District Council: listed buildings
  11. Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax stock of properties 2025 (build period, table CTSOP4.1)
  12. House of Commons Library: MSOA names
  13. Drinking Water Inspectorate: lead in drinking water
  14. GOV.UK: Approved Document G, sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency