Pest Control Gravesend

Pest Control in Gravesend

Gravesend is a busy Thames-side town in the DA11 and DA12 postcode area in north-west Kent. The town has a long maritime history and the buildings range from the oldest parts around the High Street and St George's Church to Victorian terraces and modern developments along the waterfront. The Thames on the northern edge and the London Road corridor running through the town centre create strong pest pressures. Rats are a constant issue in Gravesend. The river provides water and movement routes and the Victorian drainage under the town centre is well past its design life. Cracked and collapsed pipes give rats access from the sewers to the surface and the food businesses along the High Street and New Road generate waste that draws them in. Properties near the canal basin and the older streets south of the river see some of the heaviest rat activity in the whole DA postcode.

The terraced housing across Gravesend produces a high volume of mouse call-outs. Shared party walls let mice travel between houses and the Victorian and Edwardian properties have enough gaps in their ageing brickwork to provide access at almost any point. The conversion of houses into flats has added new entry points where floors have been divided and services rerouted. Streets around Windmill Hill and the Overcliffe area are typical of the older housing that keeps us busy here year round.

Seagulls are a growing problem along the waterfront and in the town centre. Herring gulls nest on flat roofs and their droppings and aggressive behaviour during the breeding season cause real issues for businesses. Wasp nests are treated across the town every summer and the range of building types means nests turn up in everything from Georgian roof voids to modern garage blocks. Gravesend is a town where the riverside location and the density of older housing create a higher than average demand for pest control.