Greater London · SE3

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Blackheath

We provide flat entrance door checks for buildings in Blackheath and the SE3 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

Annual flat entrance door checks are the yearly checks of each flat's front door, and its self-closer, that regulation 10 requires on a best-endeavours basis in English residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres.

Town: Blackheath
County / area: Greater London
Postcode district: SE3
Region: London
Population: Around 25,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Greenwich (2 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Blackheath

Fire door work in Blackheath typically involves purpose-built blocks, mansion flats and converted terraces, where communal stair doors and flat entrance doors carry most of the fire strategy. Reports for Blackheath buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

Included as standard in Blackheath

Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
Resident notification letters and booking slots
A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible

Letter plate	Letter plates and spy holes are fire-rated and intact.
Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.
Alterations	No unauthorised replacement, cat flaps, extra locks or cut-down leaves.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

Why Blackheath clients choose us

Booked around you

Visits in Blackheath are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Blackheath, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Blackheath building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Fire door law for Blackheath buildings

Buildings in Blackheath fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

Prices in Blackheath

Typical Blackheath prices: £15–£28 per flat (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts. Get a guide price for your Blackheath building.

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Blackheath: questions

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Blackheath?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

Who is responsible for a flat entrance fire door?

It depends on the lease, but since the Fire Safety Act 2021 the Fire Safety Order clearly covers flat entrance doors in multi-occupied residential buildings, so the responsible person must account for them in the fire risk assessment even where the leaseholder owns the door.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Blackheath?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Blackheath is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

What if a leaseholder has fitted a non-fire-rated door?

The report flags it with photographs and the evidence available. The responsible person and fire risk assessor then decide on the action, which may include asking the leaseholder to replace it.