Pest Control Clapham

Pest Control in Clapham

Clapham is one of south London's best-known neighbourhoods, running from the busy high street and the grandeur of the Old Town down to the mansion blocks and converted houses that surround Clapham Common. The housing is a dense mix of Georgian and Victorian terraces, many split into flats, Edwardian houses, mansion blocks and some newer developments. The Common provides a large green space at the centre and the railway lines that cut through the area create additional corridors. Rats are active throughout Clapham. The Victorian drains under much of the area are aging and a damaged pipe gives rats access from the sewer into buildings. The back alleys behind the terraces, the communal bin areas and the food waste from the restaurants along Clapham High Street and Northcote Road all contribute. We deal with rat control across the area, from Clapham Old Town to the streets around the Common and towards Stockwell.

Mice are one of the most common calls from Clapham. The converted Victorian terraces have shared walls full of gaps around pipes and behind kitchen units and mice travel between flats and between properties easily. A mouse problem in one flat can mean every flat in the building is affected. The high proportion of rental properties and short-term lets means small gaps can go unreported between tenancies, giving mice time to move in. Bed bugs are a growing concern in Clapham's many flats and shared houses and bed bug treatment needs to be done quickly to prevent them spreading between units.

Foxes are everywhere in Clapham, denning under sheds and in the scrubby edges of the Common and carrying fleas that can end up in homes. Wasps nest in the eaves and wall cavities of the older buildings every summer and the restaurants and food businesses along the high street attract cockroaches and other pests. The Common itself supports squirrels that range into the surrounding streets and pigeons roost on the commercial buildings along the main roads. Clapham has the full range of inner London pest pressures, intensified by the density of housing and the volume of food and nightlife.