
Rat Control Southwark
Southwark's older drain runs under Camberwell and Walworth are a frequent cause of rats appearing indoors, especially in terraces backing onto rail land.
Across the London Borough of Southwark, Pest Control London 24 treats homes, flats, rental properties and commercial premises. You'll find Southwark's services, prices and local areas all together on this page.
The services on offer cover rats, mice, wasps, bed bugs, fleas, cockroaches, ants, squirrels, carpet moths, carpet beetles and spiders. Rodent proofing is also available for small, accessible entry points. Call 0800 955 2347 and we'll confirm cover for your part of Southwark.
Southwark runs from the packed Victorian streets around Camberwell to the riverside towers near London Bridge, and what we find depends heavily on which part of the borough a job is in.

The large council-built blocks around Peckham and the old Aylesbury Estate area have long shared corridors, communal bin stores and risers that run through several floors. Mice and cockroaches use these routes to move between flats, so a problem in one unit is often part of something wider in the block, and treatment usually needs the managing agent brought in.

Much of the housing between Camberwell and Walworth is Victorian terraces, many split into flats with shared party walls and old suspended timber floors. Rats here are more often a drain fault under the street than a garden problem, and mice travel easily between neighbouring properties through the same gaps.

Bermondsey and Rotherhithe have a large stock of former warehouses turned into flats, with deep floor plates, sealed service ducts and shared plant rooms. These buildings need a proper inspection rather than a single-flat visit, since the route a pest is using is rarely obvious from inside one property.

The newer residential towers close to London Bridge and the Elephant & Castle regeneration area bring communal bin chutes, long internal corridors and busy ground-floor commercial units into the mix. Call 0800 955 2347 with the building name and floor so we can plan access with the concierge or managing agent in advance.
Each service page here covers the warning signs, where the problem tends to begin in Southwark, and the published price.

Southwark's older drain runs under Camberwell and Walworth are a frequent cause of rats appearing indoors, especially in terraces backing onto rail land.

Large ex-GLC blocks around Peckham and the old Aylesbury Estate area can let one mouse problem run behind skirting through several flats at once.

Nests turn up under the tiled roofs of Victorian terraces and in the communal gardens behind converted houses. Fixed price, guaranteed: back within 30 days if it's still active.

Riverside warehouse conversions near Bermondsey and Rotherhithe have shared corridors and lift lobbies, so bed bugs can move flat to flat quickly.

A recurring issue in ex-council flats with a history of pets — fleas hatch out of carpets once a new tenant moves in and disturbs them.

Communal risers and bin chutes in the newer towers near London Bridge give cockroaches a route between units that a single flat treatment won't solve.

Terraced houses with small gardens around Nunhead and Dulwich see ants coming in through patio edges and gaps under kitchen units.

The mature trees around Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye give squirrels easy access to roofs and loft spaces on the surrounding streets.

Larger period houses near Dulwich with original wool carpets and curtains left undisturbed for long spells suit carpet moths well.

Converted flats with fitted carpets and stored soft furnishings, common across Walworth and Camberwell, are a typical site for carpet beetle larvae.

Cellars and ground-floor rooms in Southwark's older terraces, left cold and rarely used, are where spider numbers tend to build up.
The same prices apply right across Southwark.
| Pest treatment | Price |
|---|---|
| Wasp Nest Treatment | £90 fixed price – guaranteed (return visit if the nest is still active within 30 days) |
| Rat Control – Flat | £190 |
| Rat Control – House | £240 |
| Mouse Control – Flat | £190 |
| Mouse Control – House | £240 |
| Cockroach Control – Flat | £190 |
| Cockroach Control – House | £240 |
| Ant Control – Flat | £190 |
| Ant Control – House | £220 |
| Squirrel Trapping | £280 |
| Bed Bugs – First Room | £220 |
| Bed Bugs – Additional Room | £120 |
| Fleas – First Room | £180 |
| Fleas – Additional Room | £60 |
| Carpet Moths – First Room | £180 |
| Carpet Moths – Additional Room | £60 |
| Carpet Beetles – First Room | £180 |
| Carpet Beetles – Additional Room | £60 |
| Spiders – First Room | £180 |
| Spiders – Additional Room | £60 |
| Rodent Proofing | £180 – up to 1 hour, small holes |
In Southwark, wasp nests are most often reported under terraced roof tiles, in communal gardens behind converted houses and in the sheds along the older streets. Treatment is £90 fixed price — and if the nest is still active within 30 days, we come back at no extra cost.
Our rodent-proofing price is £180 for up to one hour, small holes. It suits accessible gaps around a property that could be letting rats or mice in.
In Southwark's Victorian terraces that usually means gaps where pipework passes through party walls, damaged airbricks and worn thresholds at old back doors.
In the borough's converted and ex-council blocks, gaps around meter boxes and shared service ducts are common access points that proofing can close off.
Every Southwark area below links through to a page covering the full range of pests.
Victorian terraces around Rye Lane sit alongside the large ex-council blocks near the old Aylesbury Estate area.
→ Pest Control PeckhamDense Victorian terraces and converted houses close to the green and the hospital.
→ Pest Control CamberwellLarger period villas and semis near the park and the village, many with sizeable gardens.
→ Pest Control DulwichFormer warehouses converted to flats sit among Victorian terraces close to the river.
→ Pest Control BermondseyRiverside developments and converted dock buildings, with older terraces further from the water.
→ Pest Control RotherhitheTerraced streets and postwar estates close to the Walworth Road shops.
→ Pest Control WalworthVictorian terraces on the rising ground around the cemetery and the green.
→ Pest Control NunheadGuides to the common pest problems in Southwark's homes, flats and businesses.

How old drains under Camberwell and Walworth, and Peckham's ex-council blocks, give rats different routes in.
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Why one mouse problem in a large ex-GLC block near Peckham can run behind skirting through several flats at once.
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Why shared corridors in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe's warehouse conversions let bed bugs spread flat to flat fast.
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How cockroaches move through communal risers and bin chutes in the newer towers near London Bridge.
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Why fleas are a recurring issue in ex-council flats once a new tenant moves in and disturbs the carpet.
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Tracing an ant trail back to a nest in the terraced gardens around Nunhead and Dulwich.
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Where wasp nests hide under terraced roof tiles and in the communal gardens behind converted houses.
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How the mature trees around Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye give squirrels a route onto nearby roofs.
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Why larger period houses near Dulwich, with original wool carpets left undisturbed, suit carpet moths well.
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Identifying carpet beetle larvae, and why converted flats across Walworth and Camberwell see them in fitted carpets.
Read the guide →23A Walm Lane
London NW2 5SH
Telephone: 0800 955 2347
Every corner of the London Borough of Southwark is covered.
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That covers rats, mice, wasps, bed bugs, fleas, cockroaches, ants, squirrels, carpet moths, carpet beetles and spiders, with rodent proofing for small entry points too.
£190 in a flat, or £240 in a house.
Expect £190 for a flat or £240 for a house.
£90 is the fixed price, guaranteed: if the nest is still active within 30 days, we come back at no extra cost.
£220 for room one, then £120 a room after that.
£180 for the first room, then £60 for each room after that.
The published price is £190 for a flat and £240 for a house.
The price is £190 for flats and £220 for houses.
£280 covers the trapping service.
£180 covers the first room for each of these, with £60 for every room after.
Every part of the borough, with area pages for Peckham, Camberwell, Dulwich, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Walworth and Nunhead.
Yes — send us your postcode and details of the problem and we'll confirm the price before booking.
Send over what you've found, the property type, how many rooms are affected, and your Southwark postcode.
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