Where Jamie covers
Based in Shefford and out across mid Bedfordshire most days, with the rest of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Cambridge area within reach.
The patch, roughly
Shefford sits in the middle of it. The inner ring is where Jamie is most days and where a call out is quickest. The outer rings take in the rest of Bedfordshire and reach into Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire.
Rings show distance from Shefford rather than a fixed limit. Jamie travels further for some jobs than others, so if you are out towards the edge it is still worth a call.
Bedfordshire, close to home
Shefford is home, so mid Bedfordshire is where Jamie is most often and where he can usually get to quickest. The villages around Shefford are often a shorter run than the bigger towns.
Around Shefford
- Shefford
- Campton
- Meppershall
- Clifton
- Henlow
- Langford
- Stotfold
- Arlesey
- Shillington
- Silsoe
- Haynes
- Gravenhurst
The villages Jamie passes through most days.
Bedford and north
- Bedford
- Kempston
- Clapham
- Bromham
- Elstow
- Wilstead
- Cardington
- Wootton
- Sandy
- Biggleswade
- Potton
- St Neots
North along the A6 and the A1 corridor.
South and west Bedfordshire
- Ampthill
- Flitwick
- Barton le Clay
- Toddington
- Houghton Regis
- Dunstable
- Luton
- Leighton Buzzard
- Woburn
- Marston Moretaine
- Cranfield
- Stewartby
Down towards the Chilterns and across to the Bucks border.
If you are anywhere near Shefford I will come out. If you are further afield it is still worth ringing, because I would rather tell you straight away than have you phone round half of Bedfordshire looking for somebody. Jamie Barber, Jamie the Happy Plumber
Further out
Bedfordshire is the core of it. Plenty of work comes from over the county lines though. The borders sit closer to Shefford than people assume. Hitchin is nearer than Luton. Royston is nearer than Leighton Buzzard.
Hertfordshire
- Hitchin
- Letchworth
- Baldock
- Royston
- Stevenage
- Knebworth
- Welwyn
- Hertford
- Ware
- Harpenden
- St Albans
- Buntingford
North Herts is a short run. The southern end is worth a call rather than an assumption.
Buckinghamshire
- Milton Keynes
- Newport Pagnell
- Olney
- Bletchley
- Winslow
- Buckingham
- Aylesbury
- Wing
- Ivinghoe
- Stony Stratford
Straight across from Bedfordshire, mostly along the A421 and the A5.
Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge
- St Neots
- Gamlingay
- Papworth
- Caxton
- Bourn
- Comberton
- Melbourn
- Sawston
- Great Shelford
Out along the A428 and the A603 towards Cambridge itself.
Whichever side of the patch you are on, the work is the same. Emergency call outs and burst pipe repairs are the jobs that move fastest, while bathroom installations, unvented cylinder work and radiator installations get booked in. Everything else sits under general plumbing services.
Not sure if you are in range?
Give Jamie your town or postcode and you will get a straight yes or no rather than a maybe. It takes a minute and it saves you ringing round.
Coverage questions
How far does Jamie travel?
Mid Bedfordshire is the core of it, with the rest of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Cambridge area all within reach. How far he goes depends on the job, so the only reliable answer is to ring with your town or postcode.
My village is not on the list. Does that mean you do not cover it?
No. The lists are the bigger towns and the villages nearest Shefford rather than everywhere. There are hundreds of villages across these four counties and plenty of them are a shorter run than a town that is on the list.
Does a longer journey cost more?
Anything affecting the price is agreed with you before the work starts, so nothing appears afterwards. Give your location when you ring and it is factored into the figure you are quoted.
Do you take emergency call outs across the whole area?
Emergency work depends on where Jamie is when you ring rather than on a fixed boundary. Turn the water off at the stopcock first, then call. You will be told straight away whether he can reach you.
Where exactly is Jamie based?
Harrow Way in Shefford, Bedfordshire. That is why mid Bedfordshire and the villages around it tend to be the quickest to reach.
One plumber, one number
Jamie the Happy Plumber covers Shefford and the surrounding counties for everything on the water side of the house.
