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So an update, got rid of a rug that was in the hall (was fairly old but didnt seem to whiff) and also switched off the fridge, defrosted it and gave it a really good clean. (I had previously emptied the drip tray, but not thoroughly cleaned it). Fridge is back on now and the smell is gone! And...

Just got back tonight and it doesnt seem to smell... will see how it is after a few days and whether it returns... if it does it could perhaps be plumbing but there really is no real pattern to it or specific area its strongest

Im abroad on holiday at the minute... back monday, so will take a further look/post pics then

Thats the thing... ive been under and no sign of rot or particularly bad smells... and no damp (just high humidity) plus no real pattern of smell or location... Guess i need to give it a little while before i know...

Have stuck some air bricks in, a few at the back and front and yesterday when it was breezy, could feel the air blowing through the bricks, which was good, and im sure the smell was gone. Today though (not as windy) and the smell is back. Still not sure if thats whats causing the smell...

Im not there at the mo so cant take pics... but im having an extra air brick put in at the front between bay window and door, and the blocked ones at the back replaced. Fires are both open and in use, not blocked so no worries there The crawl hole through the first sleeper wall (in the pic) i...

Thankfully the joists and underfloor in general aren't wet (though the soil floor is a little bit) The joists don't seem rotten - But I can see the logic in removing the rubble. May have to try that. Any opinion on the lack of honeycombing in the sleeper walls? Is that a big problem?

"If you have a musty smell, something is very mouldy and probably rotting. " Do you mean along the lines of a dead animal/organic matter, or joists? Dry/Wet rot? Or could the smell be coming from the rubble? I suspect along with the rubble the walls will be blocking airflow :(

Also attaching a plan of the flat with air brick and sleeper/supporting wall positions along with existing gaps (red line in sleeper wall coming from middle of living room fireplace, red line between two "living" rooms is supporting wall) Just to add, at the right side of the property I can't...

My downstairs "Tyneside" flat, built in 1900, often smells quite musty. The floors are suspended floorboards, no insulation but gaps filled in. There is one air brick to the front of the property and a couple at the back but when I went under the floor, they seem blocked off at the back (from...