Oxfordshire Handymen

Oxfordshire

Handymen in Abingdon

10 handymans we list cover Abingdon. 2 are based in the area.

Also coversRadleyDraytonSutton CourtenayKenningtonCulhamShippon

See the 10 firmsVale of White Horse District Council

10 of 10 firms

Firms based in the area first, then by distance from Abingdon. Nobody pays for position.

Handymen that cover Abingdon
FirmBased inDoesChecksContact
Odd Job Home and Garden Maintenance Abingdon
Covers Abingdon		 Odd jobs, Small repairs, Tiling, Garden jobs Trading, no register found Website
Prep 1st LtdLtd company 11405639 Abingdon OX14
Covers Abingdon		 Shelves and fixings, Small repairs, Painting and decorating, Property maintenance Trading, no register found 07767 416166Website
Clive Johnson Plastering & Tiling Didcot OX11
5 mi
Covers Abingdon, Didcot		 Shelves and fixings, Small repairs, Tiling, Garden jobs Trading, no register found 01235 832301Website
Oxford Handyman ProLtd company 15755072 Oxford OX4
6 mi
Covers Oxford, Kidlington, Abingdon +1		 Odd jobs, Flat-pack assembly, Shelves and fixings, Small repairs, +3 Trading, no register found 07900 458289Website
Brightwell Home Improvements Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10
8 mi
Covers Kidlington, Abingdon, Didcot +1		 Odd jobs, Small repairs, Flooring Trading, no register found 07920 003421Website
Abingdon Property MaintenanceLtd company 03572882 Steventon OX13
8 mi
Covers Oxford, Kidlington, Abingdon +5		 Odd jobs, Flat-pack assembly, Shelves and fixings, Small repairs, +7 Trading, no register found 07768 323678Website
The DIY Man Oxford Kidlington OX5
11 mi
Covers Oxford, Bicester, Kidlington +2		 Odd jobs, Flat-pack assembly, Shelves and fixings, Small repairs, +8 Trading, no register found 01865 432497Website
Oxford Flatpack Garsington OX44
Covers Oxford, Banbury, Bicester +4		 Flat-pack assembly, Commercial Trading, no register found 07506 014037Website
Oxford Handy Guys Oxfordshire
Covers Oxford, Kidlington, Abingdon +1		 Shelves and fixings, Small repairs, Painting and decorating, Tiling, +1 Trading, no register found 07742 675529Website
Oxford Handyman Services Southmoor OX13
Covers Oxford, Bicester, Abingdon +3		 Shelves and fixings, Small repairs, Tiling, Flooring, +1 Trading, no register found 01865 820754Website

Short answer

Abingdon sits where the River Ock meets the Thames, and parts of the town flood. Most homes date from 1945 to 1999, with many flats near the centre. A handyman can help with flood repairs, drains and general upkeep. The council has one Article 4 direction in the district, on Thames Street.

Handymen in Abingdon by service

Which parts of Abingdon flood?

Low land near the River Ock is most at risk. In 2024, the Nash Drive area flooded three times, an Oxfordshire County Council investigation found.

About 30 homes there flooded inside in both September and November 2024. The report says door guards often failed, because water came up through floors and gaps.

Check your address on the GOV.UK long term flood risk service. After a flood, ask any firm how it will dry the walls before it replasters.

What homes are there in Abingdon?

Many date from the post-war decades. In the Abingdon Northcourt and Peachcroft area, 71.2 per cent of homes on the Council Tax list were built from 1973 to 1999.

Abingdon South is older. There, 45.3 per cent of homes date from 1945 to 1972.

Flats are common near the centre. In Abingdon Abbey Northcourt ward, 35.9 per cent of households lived in a purpose-built flat in 2021.

Where do planning rules affect small jobs in Abingdon?

In the conservation areas and on Thames Street. Vale of White Horse District Council lists Abingdon Town Centre, Albert Park and Northcourt as conservation areas.

The council says its only Article 4(1) direction covers a short row of houses on Thames Street. There, even exterior painting needs planning permission.

For a listed house, ask the council before you replace windows, doors or old walls.

What should a handyman not do?

Gas work and notifiable electrical work. The law allows only a Gas Safe registered engineer to work on gas fittings.

GOV.UK lists a new circuit and a new fuse box as notifiable work. Use a registered electrician for these, especially after a flood.

Who lives in Abingdon homes?

It varies by ward. In Abingdon Dunmore, 43.2 per cent of households owned their home outright in 2021. In Abingdon Peachcroft, the figure was 42.8 per cent.

Abingdon Caldecott, in the south of town, is different. There, 28.2 per cent of households rented from a council or housing association.

Social tenants should report most repairs to their landlord before they pay a handyman.

Questions

Do many older people live in Abingdon?

About as many as the national average. In 2021, 20.0 per cent of residents in the 5 town wards were 65 or over. The England figure was 18.4 per cent.

Can I put up a 2 metre fence by the road in Abingdon?

Not without planning permission. Beside a road used by vehicles, the limit is 1 metre. Elsewhere it is 2 metres.

Who do I call about a cold caller?

Oxfordshire Trading Standards gives advice on cold calling. You do not have to open the door or agree to any work.

Nearby towns

Sources

  1. Oxfordshire County Council: Section 19 flood investigation report addendum, Nash Drive area, Abingdon, February 2025 (PDF)
  2. GOV.UK: check your long term flood risk
  3. Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax stock of properties 2025 (build period, table CTSOP4.1)
  4. House of Commons Library: MSOA names
  5. ONS Census 2021, table TS044 Accommodation type (Nomis)
  6. ONS Census 2021, table TS007A Age by five-year age bands (Nomis)
  7. Vale of White Horse District Council: designated conservation areas
  8. Vale of White Horse District Council: Article 4 directions
  9. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, regulation 3
  10. GOV.UK: Electrical safety, Approved Document P
  11. GOV.UK: Building regulations approval
  12. General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 2 (Class A gates, fences and walls; Class C exterior painting)
  13. Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards: cold calling and No Cold Caller Zones