Pest Control Bedford Hill

Pest Control in Bedford Hill

Bedford Hill is the road and surrounding area that runs between Balham and Streatham Hill and while it does not always get its own billing on the map, the streets around it form a clear neighbourhood. The housing is mainly Victorian terraces and Edwardian semis, with some converted mansion blocks and a scattering of post-war council housing. The terraces along Bedford Hill itself and on the side streets like Boundaries Road and Dinsmore Road are typical South London three-storey houses with basements and those basement levels are often where pest problems start. Rats can access basements through broken airbricks, gaps around old drain pipes and cracks in the brickwork below ground level. We handle rat control on Bedford Hill regularly and the basement-level entry points are a factor in most jobs.

The area sits between Tooting Bec Common to the west and Streatham Common to the south-east and these large green spaces are assets for the neighbourhood but also create pathways for pests. Squirrels travel along the tree-lined streets from the commons into the residential areas and the mature London planes and limes that are so characteristic of these South London roads give them a direct route to rooftop level. Mice are an even more common issue than rats in the houses on Bedford Hill. The party walls in the Victorian terraces let mice move from house to house and the multiple conversions that many of these properties have undergone create new voids and hidden spaces where mice can nest undisturbed. Mouse control on Bedford Hill is one of our most frequent calls in this part of the SW postcode.

The restaurants and shops along Bedford Hill and nearby Balham High Road add to the attraction for rodents, with food waste and deliveries providing easy feeding opportunities. Wasp nests appear in the eaves and roof spaces of the Victorian houses every summer and the ornate brickwork and corbelled cornices on these properties create countless sheltered spots for a nest to go unnoticed until the colony is well grown.