
Rat Control Westminster
Rats in Westminster are most often a drain or basement issue under the grand terraces of Belgravia and Pimlico, rather than a garden problem.
Pest Control London 24 provides pest control across the City of Westminster for homes, flats, landlords and commercial properties, from grand period terraces to busy mixed-use streets. You'll find Westminster's services, prices and local areas all together on this page.
The services covered here are 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. Reach us on 0800 955 2347 for pest control anywhere in Westminster.
Westminster covers everything from grand stucco terraces near Belgravia to dense restaurant streets in Soho, and the type of building tells us most of what to expect before we arrive.

The grand terraces and mansion blocks around Mayfair and Marylebone have deep basements, shared communal areas and older service risers. Mice and cockroaches can move between flats through these shared spaces, and original wool carpets in rarely used rooms make carpet moths a recurring issue in houses of this size.

Soho and parts of Paddington combine ground-floor restaurants, bars and shops with flats above them. Cockroaches follow warm pipework and waste routes between kitchens and the residential floors, so treating the flat alone rarely solves a problem that starts in the commercial premises below.

Westminster's larger estates, including Churchill Gardens near Pimlico and the Church Street area near Paddington, have communal corridors, shared bin stores and risers running through several floors. A problem reported in one flat is often part of something wider in the block, and treatment usually needs the managing agent involved.

The stucco-fronted terraces and garden squares around Belgravia and Pimlico are largely Victorian, with deep basements and old drain runs beneath the street. Call 0800 955 2347 with your postcode and what you've found so we can plan the right treatment for a period property.
Open any service below for the signs to check, where it usually starts in Westminster, and what it costs.

Rats in Westminster are most often a drain or basement issue under the grand terraces of Belgravia and Pimlico, rather than a garden problem.

Mansion blocks and mixed-use buildings around Marylebone and Bayswater can let one mouse problem run through several flats sharing risers and voids.

Nests turn up in roof spaces above stucco terraces and in the courtyards behind mews properties. One flat charge, guaranteed to still be active-free within 30 days.

Short-let flats and busy shared housing around Paddington and Bayswater see bed bugs arrive with new occupants more often than they breed locally.

Flats above ground-floor shops in Soho and Pimlico, with a history of resident pets, are the usual source once carpets are disturbed.

Dense clusters of restaurants and food premises around Soho give cockroaches a route between kitchens, cellars and neighbouring flats.

Ants come into ground-floor kitchens and basement flats around Pimlico and Bayswater through gaps in old sash windows and skirting.

The garden squares and mature plane trees around Mayfair and Marylebone give squirrels access to roofs on the surrounding terraces.

Large period houses in Mayfair and Belgravia with original wool carpets and curtains in rarely used rooms are well suited to carpet moths.

Fitted carpets and stored textiles in the borough's mansion blocks and hotels are a common site for carpet beetle larvae.

Basements and cellars beneath Westminster's grand terraces, left cold and undisturbed, are where spider numbers build up.
No postcode variation — one set of prices across Westminster.
| 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 Westminster, wasp nests are most often found in roof spaces above stucco terraces, in mews courtyards and in the garden squares behind the larger period houses. Treatment costs a fixed £90; if the nest is still active within 30 days, we come back at no extra cost.
Proofing work is priced at £180 for up to one hour, small holes. It's designed for accessible entry points that could be letting rats or mice through.
In Westminster's period terraces that usually means gaps where old pipework passes through basement walls and damaged airbricks at ground level.
In the borough's mansion blocks and estates, gaps around meter boxes and shared service ducts are common entry points that proofing can close off.
Every area below has its own page covering all our services for that corner of Westminster.
Government and institutional buildings sit alongside residential streets and mansion blocks.
→ Pest Control WestminsterDense mixed-use streets of restaurants, bars and flats above the shopfronts.
→ Pest Control SohoGrand stucco terraces, mews houses and mansion blocks close to the garden squares.
→ Pest Control MayfairGeorgian terraces and mansion blocks around the high street and the park.
→ Pest Control MaryleboneMixed housing near the station, from Victorian terraces to newer developments by the basin.
→ Pest Control PaddingtonStucco-fronted terraces and squares close to the river, with social housing nearby.
→ Pest Control PimlicoLarge converted terraces and mansion blocks close to the park and the tube.
→ Pest Control BayswaterMixed commercial and residential streets close to the station and the coach terminal.
→ Pest Control VictoriaGuidance on the pest issues that crop up most often across Westminster.

Why rats here are usually a basement or drain issue under the grand terraces of Pimlico, not a garden problem.
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How mansion blocks around Marylebone and Bayswater let mice run through several flats sharing risers.
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Why short-let flats near Paddington and Bayswater see bed bugs arrive with new occupants more than breed locally.
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How dense restaurant clusters around Soho give cockroaches a route between kitchens, cellars and flats.
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Why flats above Soho and Pimlico shops, with a history of resident pets, are the usual source.
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Why basement flats in Pimlico and Bayswater, and old sash windows across the borough, both let ants in.
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Where nests hide above stucco terraces and in the mews courtyards and garden squares behind period houses.
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How the garden squares and mature plane trees around Mayfair and Marylebone give squirrels access to roofs.
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Why large period houses in Mayfair with original wool carpets and curtains are especially at risk.
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Why extensive fitted carpet in mansion blocks and hotels across the borough is a common source.
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London NW2 5SH
Telephone: 0800 955 2347
The whole of the London Borough of Westminster 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.
That's £190 for a flat and £240 for a house across Westminster.
It's a fixed £90, and it's guaranteed: if the nest is still active within 30 days, we come back at no extra cost.
The first room is £220; every extra room after is £120.
£180 for the first room, then £60 for each room after that.
The price is £190 for flats and £240 for houses.
£190 covers a flat, £220 covers a house.
It's £280 for the trapping service.
£180 covers the first room for each of these, with £60 for every room after.
The whole borough, with area pages for Westminster, Soho, Mayfair, Marylebone, Paddington, Pimlico, Bayswater and Victoria.
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