Pest Control in Basildon

Basildon was built as a new town in the 1950s and has grown into one of the largest urban areas in south Essex. The town centre, the Eastgate and Westgate shopping areas and the industrial zones at Burnt Mills and Cranes Farm Road create a busy commercial environment where rats thrive. The food outlets, warehouses and waste handling associated with a town of this size keep rat numbers high and the sewer network underneath Basildon provides them with a transport system that covers the whole town. We deal with rat control in Basildon on a constant basis, for both businesses and residents and the drainage buildings and drainage is often at the heart of the problem.

The housing in Basildon covers a wide range. The original new town estates at Lee Chapel, Ghyllgrove, Barstable and Vange were built quickly in the post-war decades using a variety of construction methods, some of which are now showing their age. System-built houses, concrete panel walls and flat-roofed designs are common and all of them develop weaknesses over time that mice take advantage of. Gaps where wall panels meet, deteriorating seals around windows and cracked render over lightweight construction all create entry points. Mouse control in Basildon is our single most common residential job and the construction types used across the original estates mean that proofing these houses takes a good understanding of how they were put together.

The green wedges that were designed into Basildon's layout give the town some breathing space, but they also act as wildlife corridors. Rats and foxes move along these strips of open land between the housing areas. The Wat Tyler Country Park and the marshland along the Thames estuary at Vange provide habitat close to the residential areas and the proximity to the river means there is always moisture and food available. Wasp nests are a big summer issue here, with the flat roofs on garages and extensions being a particular favourite for nesting queens. Basildon's new town construction and its sheer scale make it one of the most consistently busy areas for pest control in Essex.