About Land Drainage Contractors

What is on this site

One question, "land drainage contractors", answered with a quote form that works on the page with no account, 4 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.

• Land drainage cost: per metre prices and what moves them in 2026: Land drainage costs £50–£100 per metre installed for garden drains (typical 2026 quotes). What pushes jobs to the top of the range and where the water has to go.
• Land drain for a garden: French drains, clay soil and real fixes: A garden land drain typically costs £50–£100 per metre installed (typical 2026 quotes). How French drains work, why clay gardens flood, and when a soakaway helps.
• Field drainage cost: why farm schemes are priced per hectare: Agricultural field drainage is priced per scheme or per hectare and varies too much for one headline figure. What drives farm drainage costs and how schemes are scoped.
• Land drainage consent and riparian responsibilities, explained: Works in an ordinary watercourse need consent from the lead local flood authority or IDB under the Land Drainage Act 1991. Riparian owners' duties and who to ask.

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Contact for a question about the site, or quotes@landdrainagecontractors.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.

Land Drainage Contractors is a free introduction service operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd; we pass your details to relevant local drainage contractors who quote you directly. We may receive a fee from providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. We are not a drainage contractor and nothing here is legal or engineering advice; cost figures are typical 2026 quote ranges that vary by region, soil and access.