Pest control in Kensington and Chelsea

Pest problems in Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea has grand stucco terraces, mansion blocks and mews houses, often with basements and lots of natural fabrics and wool carpets. That makes moths and carpet beetles a bigger issue here than in most boroughs, alongside mice in older buildings.

Housing across the borough ranges from period houses and leafy streets in Chelsea, Kensington and Holland Park, Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Notting Hill and Earl's Court and purpose-built flats and estates in North Kensington and World's End. Local features that affect pests include the Thames at Chelsea Embankment and the Grand Union Canal at Kensal, green spaces such as Holland Park, Brompton Cemetery and the Chelsea Physic Garden, and busy streets like the King's Road and Portobello Road market.

Rats in Kensington and Chelsea

With the Grand Union Canal at Kensal and the Thames at Chelsea Embankment running through the borough and green spaces like Holland Park and Brompton Cemetery, Kensington and Chelsea has plenty of places for rats to live. Busy streets such as Golborne Road and Portobello Road market add food waste to the mix.

Rat Control in Kensington and Chelsea: £120

Mice in Kensington and Chelsea

Mice are the most common indoor pest we treat in Kensington and Chelsea, especially from October to March. In older housing in Chelsea, Earl's Court and Kensington, mice travel under floorboards and through shared walls between homes. In suburban streets in Holland Park, Chelsea and Kensington, they usually come in from gardens in autumn through air bricks, garages and pipe gaps. In flats and over shops in South Kensington, North Kensington and World's End, they use pipe runs, boxing-in and service ducts.

Mouse Control in Kensington and Chelsea: £120

Cockroaches in Kensington and Chelsea

Cockroach problems in Kensington and Chelsea cluster around food and warmth: restaurants and takeaways along Kensington High Street and Golborne Road, and blocks with shared heating and hot water pipes, particularly in South Kensington, World's End and North Kensington.

Cockroach Control in Kensington and Chelsea: £120

Bed bugs in Kensington and Chelsea

Bed bugs are found in every kind of home in Kensington and Chelsea, from flats in North Kensington, World's End and South Kensington to family houses. Being well connected through Notting Hill Gate and South Kensington makes it easy for them to travel in on luggage and clothing.

Bed Bug Treatment in Kensington and Chelsea: £180

Fleas in Kensington and Chelsea

Flea problems in Kensington and Chelsea usually start with a pet. Dogs walked in Holland Park and Brompton Cemetery and cats roaming gardens pick fleas up and bring them home, where eggs and larvae settle in carpets and soft furnishings.

Flea Treatment in Kensington and Chelsea: £180