Pest Control
Council Pest Control Officers will deal with pests that are harmful to public health and well being at homes and businesses.
Rats and mice, are particularly unpleasant and have been shown to carry disease organisms. The Council will deal with these pests within 5 working days. There is no charge to domestic occupiers for rat treatments but there is a fee for mouse and rat treatments where there is a landlord or in commercial properties.
Insects of public health significance are treated. These include bed-bugs, fleas, wasps, ants and various other insects. These are treated for a fee. Costs are specified below.
Pest Control services can be arranged by telephoning during normal working hours, where our staff will provide advice and make an appointment for treatment if you wish. Alternatively you can contact us by email.
Officers call by prior appointment and apply safe and effective treatments. If for any reason the problem persists they will return and make every effort to ensure the pest is controlled.
Our current charges are listed below.
Prices are charged to homeowners and landlords as follows. The price includes VAT.
- Treatment for mice is £127.15 for up to 3 visits. Rat treatment is free to home owners but landlords are charged £127.15 for up to 3 visits in domestic premises.
- Tropical (Pharaoh’s) Ants and cockroaches cost £114.43 for a single visit treatment.
- Treatment for bedbugs costs £127.15 for a single visit and it is usually the tenants responsibility to pay.
- Treatment for fleas costs £114.43 for a single visit and it is usually the tenants responsibility to pay.
- We will treat wasp nests for £70.00 (we do not normally remove the nest).
- Larger premises and treatment for other pests are charged based on an estimate and will depend on whether we have the resources to deliver the service.
Commercial Premises
Commercial premises are charged at broadly the same rate as domestic premises though we would normally visit and give an estimate for the cost, based on the pests involved and the size of the premises or problem.
Page updated: 20 May 2008