Bed bugs in a Croydon flat, mice behind the kitchen units or rats in the garden in Purley? We provide pest control for homes and businesses across the whole of Croydon, from the high-rise blocks around East Croydon to the family homes of Coulsdon and Sanderstead. I’ll find out exactly what you’re dealing with, explain it clearly and give you a price over the phone before I visit. Call me to get started.
Croydon is one of London’s biggest boroughs, and the pest problems we see change a lot from one end to the other. The town centre and the streets around East and West Croydon are dominated by flats, many of them in tall blocks and newer developments, where pests travel easily between homes through shared walls, risers and service ducts.
Further south, towards Purley, Coulsdon and Sanderstead, the borough opens out into larger houses with big gardens, close to the green edge of the North Downs. Here the calls are more often about rats in gardens, mice getting in from outside, and squirrels in lofts.
In blocks of flats and shared houses, bed bugs spread through gaps around pipes and cables and on people’s belongings. Treating one flat on its own often isn’t enough, so we look at where they are coming from and advise on neighbouring flats. Our bed bug treatment uses steam and insecticide over three visits.
German cockroaches thrive in the warm kitchens and heated service areas of larger buildings. Once they are established in a block, they need treating properly and consistently. See our cockroach control page for how we deal with them.
Mice move through the voids behind kitchen units, under floors and above ceilings, and they can travel between several flats. Clearing them and sealing the gaps they use, through our rodent proofing service, stops them coming back.
The houses in Purley, Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Selsdon and Shirley tend to have large gardens, mature trees and outbuildings, and many back onto woodland, playing fields or open land. That gives rodents and squirrels plenty of cover, food and places to nest, and the problems we deal with here are different from those in the town centre.
Rats are drawn to compost heaps, bird feeders, sheds and the space under decking. Once they are settled in a garden, it’s usually only a matter of time before one finds a way into the house, often through a damaged air brick or a defect in the drains. Our rat control service tracks them back to where they are living and how they are getting in.
Grey squirrels are common wherever there are mature trees, and branches close to the roof give them an easy route in. Thumping and scratching in the loft early in the morning, chewed fascia boards and shredded insulation are the usual signs. Our squirrel control page explains how we remove them and seal the roof so they stay out.
As the weather cools in autumn, mice move from gardens and fields into houses, looking for warmth and food. Detached and semi-detached homes with suspended floors and older air bricks are particularly easy for them to get into.
The town centre has a huge concentration of restaurants, cafes, takeaways, food markets such as Surrey Street, shops and offices, along with the retail parks and trade units along the Purley Way. Food businesses in particular need to show environmental health officers that pests are being controlled. Our commercial pest control contracts provide regular visits, and we can work early mornings, evenings and weekends to avoid disrupting trade.
With so many rented flats and shared houses in the borough, a lot of our work is with landlords and letting agents. Pests often come to light at the start or end of a tenancy, or when one tenant reports a problem that is affecting the whole building. We explain what caused the problem and what needs doing, so the right person can deal with it, and a new property pest inspection can check a property before new tenants move in.
When you call, I’ll ask what you’ve been seeing, where in the property and for how long, and give you an estimate over the phone. On the first visit, I inspect the property, confirm what the pest is and show you where it’s coming from before any treatment starts. Most treatments are carried out over three visits, so I can check that activity is dropping and adjust the treatment if needed. If there are gaps letting pests in, I’ll show you where they are and how to close them.
Mice and rats are at their busiest indoors from autumn through winter, as they look for warmth. Ants become active in spring, particularly in homes with patios and gardens. Summer brings flies, fleas and the peak time for bed bugs, as people travel and bring them home in luggage. Squirrels are most likely to move into lofts in late winter and again in summer, when they are looking for somewhere to raise their young.
We cover every part of Croydon, including the town centre, South Croydon, Addiscombe, Shirley, Thornton Heath, Norbury, South Norwood, Selhurst, Waddon, Purley, Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Selsdon and New Addington. That takes in the CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7 and CR8 postcodes, along with the parts of SE25 and SW16 that fall within the borough.
We also cover the neighbouring areas of Sutton, Streatham and Bromley. See all the areas we cover.
Rentokil-trained and Level 2 certified, so you know you’re in safe hands.
We don’t just show up, treat, and leave. We walk you through exactly what we found, why it happened, and what we’re doing to fix it.
Pests don’t work 9 to 5, and neither do we. We’re available when you need us most.
We are Level 2 certified technicians, fully insured, and members of BPCA, BASIS Prompt and RSPH. You’re in safe, qualified hands.
Hundreds of satisfied clients across South London have trusted us to get the job done right, and we back every job with a satisfaction guarantee.
We’re not a faceless national company. We’re local, we care about our community, and we treat every property as if it were our own.
Call us or fill out the contact form. We’ll assess your situation and give you a straight, honest estimate over the phone.
Our technician visits your property, carries out a thorough on-site inspection, and begins treatment right away.
We carry out a 3-visit treatment programme to make sure the problem is fully resolved, not just temporarily patched.
Job done. Your property is protected, and you’ll know exactly what was done and why every step of the way.
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