Fire stopping and compartmentation · South East

Fire stopping and compartmentation in the Vale of White Horse

Social landlords in the Vale of White Horse can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.

Fire stopping and compartmentation works in the Vale of White Horse are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in the Vale of White Horse belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Vale of White Horse at a glance

Council: Vale of White Horse District Council
Region: South East
County: Oxfordshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 137,910 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.10 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in the Vale of White Horse?

Most social homes in the Vale of White Horse are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Vale of White Horse District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in the Vale of White Horse?

Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
Fire dampers coordination with specialists
Penetration logs with photographs and product references

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where our surveys find something outside our scope, such as a missing fire damper or a compromised fire door, we report it to you through the route agreed in your contract.

Which rules apply in the Vale of White Horse?

Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in the Vale of White Horse?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in the Vale of White Horse after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the number and type of penetrations, access to risers and voids, and building height vary from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.

Questions about fire stopping and compartmentation works in the Vale of White Horse

Does Vale of White Horse District Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near the Vale of White Horse?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the South East, including Oxford, Swindon, West Berkshire and West Oxfordshire, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in the Vale of White Horse as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in the Vale of White Horse can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.