Rats coming in from Mitcham Common, mice in a semi in Pollards Hill, or a pest problem in a warehouse on Willow Lane? We provide pest control for homes and businesses across Mitcham, from Fair Green and Cricket Green to Eastfields, Phipps Bridge and Mitcham Junction. I’ll inspect the property, show you where the problem is coming from and seal the routes in, as well as treating it. Call me for a price over the phone.
Mitcham Common covers several hundred acres of grassland, scrub, woodland and ponds on the south-east side of the town, and the River Wandle runs along the western edge through Ravensbury Park, Watermeads and Morden Hall Park. Both give rats exactly what they need: cover, water and space to burrow. The tram line and railway lines crossing the area add more routes between green space and back gardens.
Homes on the streets bordering the Common and the river see far more rat activity than those further in. It usually starts in the garden, with burrows under sheds, decking and paving, gnawed compost bins and droppings around bird feeders, before rats find a way into the house through damaged air bricks, gaps around pipes or defects in older drains. Our rat control service deals with the rats and the reasons they arrived.
If your garden backs onto the Common, a park or the riverbank, a few changes make a real difference: raise bird feeders and use trays to catch seed, keep compost in closed bins, store pet food in metal containers and clear the space under sheds and decking. Sealing the gaps around the house matters more here than almost anywhere else, as there will always be rats nearby.
Much of the local housing dates from between the wars, including the large estates of semi-detached and terraced homes around Pollards Hill, Eastfields and Figges Marsh, along with older Victorian streets near the town centre. These houses typically have suspended timber floors, air bricks, side passages and attached garages, and many have been extended at the back. Mice get in through gaps around pipes, under worn back doors, through damaged air bricks and where extensions meet the original walls, and they move along the floor void into every ground-floor room.
Our mice control service clears them, and rodent proofing seals the routes so they don’t return next autumn. Air bricks are proofed with mesh rather than blocked, so the floor stays ventilated.
The area has a large amount of industrial and commercial space, including the estates along Willow Lane, around Mitcham Junction and towards Beddington, with warehouses, distribution units, trade counters, food production sites and workshops. Large buildings with loading bays, roller shutters and stored goods give rats and mice plenty of ways in and places to nest, and sites next to open land or the river face constant pressure.
For food production and storage, pests are also a hygiene and audit issue, and stored product insects can spread through stock. Our commercial pest control contracts include regular inspections, monitoring and treatment arranged around your shifts, and our stored product insect control service deals with insects in stored goods.
Gaps under roller shutters and loading bay doors, worn brush strips and holes where cables and pipes enter the building are the most common entry points in commercial units. Sealing these is often the single most effective step in keeping rodents out of a warehouse.
The shops, cafes, takeaways and grocers around Fair Green, London Road and the town centre, and the parades in Pollards Hill and Eastfields, face mice and rats in storerooms and bin areas, and cockroaches and flies in kitchens. Food businesses must show environmental health officers that pests are being controlled, and we can arrange visits before opening or after closing.
Shops and takeaways that share a bin area at the back of a parade can keep rats coming back for everyone if just one bin overflows. Agreeing a routine with neighbouring businesses, with lids kept shut, nothing left on the ground and regular collections, makes treatment far more effective. Our commercial pest control contracts can cover several units on the same parade.
In blocks of flats and maisonettes, bed bugs and German cockroaches can spread between homes through gaps around pipes, risers and shared walls. Treating one flat on its own often only moves the problem next door. We work with residents, landlords and housing providers so that affected flats can be inspected and treated together, and give residents clear instructions to help the treatment work. Our cockroach control page explains how we deal with cockroaches in shared buildings.
Mature trees around the Common, Cricket Green and the parks give grey squirrels easy access to nearby roofs, and they get into lofts through gaps at the eaves and under loose tiles. Our squirrel control service removes them and seals the roof.
In spring and summer, black garden ants nest under patios and paths next to the house and find their way into kitchens, and our ant control service treats the nest itself. Homes with cats and dogs, or houses where previous owners had pets, can also see fleas, especially in late summer. Our flea treatment deals with the eggs and larvae in carpets and furnishings while your vet treats the pets.
We cover Mitcham town centre, Fair Green, Cricket Green, Lower Mitcham, Pollards Hill, Eastfields, Figges Marsh, Phipps Bridge, Mitcham Junction and the industrial areas, across the CR4 postcode. Mitcham is part of the borough of Merton, and our Merton pest control page covers Morden, Colliers Wood, Raynes Park and the rest of the borough.
We also cover neighbouring Streatham, Tooting, Croydon and Sutton. See all the areas we cover.
There will always be rats in the surrounding area, but they don’t have to get into your house. Treating any activity and sealing the entry points around the property keeps them outside.
Yes. We set a visit frequency based on the site and the level of risk, with monitoring and call-outs between visits if you spot activity.
Yes. We work with housing providers, managing agents and residents so that affected flats and shared areas are treated together.
We aim to respond quickly and can arrange evening and weekend visits when needed. Call us and we’ll tell you when we can be with you.
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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