How Mice Move Through Newham Housing
Multi-let houses around Plaistow and Manor Park
Plaistow and Manor Park have a higher share of houses split into several lets, often sharing old timber floors and party walls that were never built with pest control in mind. A mouse problem reported by one household is frequently already present, unreported, in the flat next door, which is why treatment in buildings like these tends to need everyone's cooperation rather than a single tenant's.
Kitchens in the Olympic Park regeneration flats
In the newer apartment blocks around the former Olympic Park, mice are drawn to kitchens with easy food access and can travel along shared service risers between floors, so a single flat's kitchen isn't always the full extent of the problem.
Signs to Look For
- Small, dark droppings the size of a grain of rice, often near food
- Scratching or scuttling in walls, ceilings or under floors at night
- Gnawed food packaging, skirting boards or cables
- A musky smell in cupboards, drawers or under appliances
- Greasy rub marks along frequently used routes
- Nesting material — shredded paper or fabric — tucked in quiet corners
Keeping Mice Out of Newham Homes
In shared or multi-let housing it's worth telling the landlord or managing agent as well as booking treatment for your own flat.
