How Mice Move Through Southwark's Blocks
Shared risers on the Peckham estates
In the larger council-built blocks near Peckham, service risers and boxed pipework run floor to floor behind kitchen and bathroom walls, giving mice an unbroken route between flats that never shows on the surface. One reported sighting is often just the visible edge of activity spread across several units, which is why we ask whether neighbouring flats have mentioned anything before we treat just one.
Party walls in Camberwell's converted terraces
The Victorian terraces around Camberwell were mostly built as single houses and later split into flats, so the party walls and old floor voids weren't designed with separate households in mind. Mice cross between neighbouring properties through the same timber gaps the original builders left, which is why mouse activity in a converted terrace so rarely stays confined to one flat for long.
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 Southwark Properties
We'll explain what we've found and, in blocks of flats, whether the managing agent needs bringing in before treatment goes further.
