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Trusted plumbing for Folkestone homes, from our base a short drive away in Tonbridge. Gas Safe registered, fully insured, and upfront on price — covering CT19, CT20.
- Gas Safe 951167
- Fully insured
- 90-day guarantee
- Covering CT19, CT20
Your local plumbers team in Folkestone
We're not a national call centre — Plumbing Angels is a Tonbridge-based team of Gas Safe registered engineers, and Folkestone is one of the towns we work in most. From Hythe, Sandgate, Cheriton, Hawkinge, our vans are nearby most days of the week.
We've worked in and around Folkestone for years, so you get an engineer who knows the local housing stock, the water pressure quirks and the quickest route to your door.
What we actually see in Folkestone
Folkestone is dominated by Victorian and Edwardian property, a great deal of it converted into flats — particularly around the Leas, Bouverie and Sandgate Road. Conversions are where the awkward jobs live: shared risers, boilers sited in cupboards with marginal ventilation, and flues that have to go somewhere a listed or conservation-area frontage will allow.
Folkestone is a hard water area, and being on the coast adds a second problem — salt-laden air is hard on external flue terminals, condensate pipework and anything else exposed on a seaward elevation.
In converted flats the question is usually whose pipework it is. A leak in a shared riser is a different conversation to a leak in your own kitchen, and it is worth knowing which before anyone starts taking up floors. We will identify it and tell you plainly.
Straight answers
What will it cost?
We work on clear hourly rates you know before we set off: £95* for the first hour (always billable), then £47.50* per hour thereafter, with any materials confirmed with you before we order or fit them. Payment is taken by the engineer on the day, and weekends and holidays are charged at double time. *Prices exclude VAT.
How it works
Call or book online
Tell us the problem — we answer 24/7 and genuine emergencies jump the queue.
Clear rates, no surprises
You know our hourly rates before we set off: £95* for the first hour, then £47.50* per hour (*ex VAT). The engineer confirms what is involved before starting.
Sorted and tidied
The job is done, tested, and the work area left as we found it.
Kitchen sink and tap installation completedOur own work · Gas Safe 951167
Our work
Recent work near Folkestone
Real jobs completed by our Gas Safe registered engineers.
Areas we cover near Folkestone
As well as Folkestone itself (CT19, CT20), we regularly work in the surrounding villages and neighbourhoods:
Plumbers in nearby towns
Other services in Folkestone
Why us
Why Folkestone chooses Plumbing Angels
Gas Safe registered
Registration 951167 — every gas job carried out by registered engineers, as the law requires.
Honest, transparent pricing
Free fixed written quotes on new boilers; clear hourly rates for repairs and maintenance, agreed before we set off. No surprises.
Covering the whole of Kent
A genuine local team working across Kent and East Sussex every week — not a national lead-generation site selling your details on.
All major brands
Worcester Bosch, Vaillant, Ideal, Glow-worm and more — installed, repaired and serviced — with a 12-month workmanship guarantee on installations and 90 days on repairs.
Frequently asked questions
Do you really cover Folkestone?
Yes — Folkestone (CT19, CT20) is part of our core coverage area. We're based in Tonbridge and work across the whole of Kent every week, including Hythe, Sandgate, Cheriton.
Are you Gas Safe registered?
Yes. Plumbing Angels is Gas Safe registered (No. 951167) — you can verify us on the official Gas Safe Register. All gas work is carried out by registered engineers, as the law requires.
How does your pricing work?
Repairs and maintenance are charged at clear hourly rates — £95* for the first hour (the first hour is always billable), then £47.50* per hour thereafter, plus any materials, confirmed with you before we fit them. Payment is taken by the engineer on the day. New boiler installations are quoted separately with a free fixed written quote. *Prices exclude VAT.
What plumbing jobs do you take on?
Everything from dripping taps, blocked drains and leaking radiators to full repipes and bathroom plumbing. No job in Folkestone is too small — and bigger jobs get a fixed written quote.
What's different about plumbing and heating work in Folkestone?
Folkestone is dominated by Victorian and Edwardian property, a great deal of it converted into flats — particularly around the Leas, Bouverie and Sandgate Road. Conversions are where the awkward jobs live: shared risers, boilers sited in cupboards with marginal ventilation, and flues that have to go somewhere a listed or conservation-area frontage will allow. Folkestone is a hard water area, and being on the coast adds a second problem — salt-laden air is hard on external flue terminals, condensate pipework and anything else exposed on a seaward elevation.