Pest Control in Stevenage
We provide professional pest control across Stevenage and the surrounding Hertfordshire towns — from the New Town residential areas and the town centre out to Old Stevenage, Shephall, Pin Green, Bedwell and the Gunnels Wood industrial corridor. Stevenage's unique character as Britain's first post-war New Town gives it a distinctive pest pressure profile: ageing post-war infrastructure, generous green corridors, and a mix of residential property types from 1950s maisonettes to modern estates. Our RSPH-qualified technicians respond the same day to all pest types.
- Fully insured
- RSPH & BASIS PROMPT qualified
- All pest types covered
- Unmarked vehicles available
Stevenage coverage
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Response timeSame day in most cases
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PostcodesSG1, SG2, SG4, SG5, SG6
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Property typesResidential, industrial, commercial, retail
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QualificationsRSPH, BASIS PROMPT, CRRU
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Emergency line24/7, 365 days a year
Common Pests in Stevenage
Stevenage's identity as Britain's first designated New Town shapes its pest pressures in ways that differ markedly from neighbouring towns. Here's what we see most in this area.
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Mice via shared service ducts
The New Town's 1950s and 1960s housing stock — the maisonettes, deck-access flats and linked terraces across Bedwell, Shephall, Broadwater and Pin Green — was built with a shared service infrastructure that traditional Victorian housing lacks. Utility ducts, communal under-floor voids and linked drainage channels create movement corridors for mice between adjacent dwellings that can be difficult to identify without a thorough survey. A mouse problem in a 1960s Stevenage flat is often shared between multiple adjacent units, and proofing one property while neighbours remain open is an ineffective strategy.
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Rats and ageing New Town drainage
Stevenage's sewer network, laid in the late 1940s through the 1960s, is now approaching or exceeding its design life. Concrete and early plastic pipe joints that have shifted over decades of ground movement — particularly in areas with clay subsoil — create entry points from the sewer network into under-floor voids. Old Stevenage, with its genuine Victorian drainage, has its own set of clay pipe vulnerabilities. Recurring rat problems that do not respond to surface-level baiting typically involve a drain defect; we carry drain survey equipment as standard for persistent rat infestations.
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Squirrels in the green spine
One of Stevenage New Town's defining features is its network of green corridors — the linear parkland and open space threaded through residential areas connecting Fairlands Valley, the Ridlins and the outer greenbelt. This continuous tree canopy supports grey squirrel populations at higher densities than more urbanised towns, and properties along the green spine in Pin Green, Chells and the western residential neighbourhoods experience particularly high squirrel pressure from late summer onward. Once squirrels access a roof void, they cause serious damage to insulation, woodwork and electrical cabling within a short time.
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Wasps across open green space
Fairlands Valley Park, the Ridlins open space, Hampson Park and the golf course at Stevenage Golf Club provide abundant undisturbed nesting opportunities for common and German wasps. Properties along Fairlands Valley, Martins Way and the residential areas bordering the A1(M) corridor typically see nests established in roof voids, garden sheds and compost heaps each summer. Nests in the green spine corridors often go undisturbed until they are large — a mature nest in late August can contain 3,000 to 5,000 workers, and disturbing one without protection is dangerous.
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Cockroaches in the commercial core
Stevenage town centre's pedestrianised retail core — Queensway and the shopping centre — along with the food businesses clustered around the leisure park and along Lytton Way, generate consistent cockroach call-out demand. The Gunnels Wood Road industrial park, home to pharmaceutical and food-adjacent businesses, also creates occasional commercial cockroach pressure. German cockroaches in particular spread readily through shared extraction and drainage systems between adjacent commercial units, and an infestation in one premises is often connected to activity in neighbouring properties.
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Bedbugs in the commuter belt
Stevenage's position on the East Coast Main Line, with fast services to London Kings Cross in under 25 minutes, makes it a genuine commuter town. That volume of regular London travel — and the international connections that follow — creates meaningful bedbug risk for households where occupants travel frequently or return from extended stays in hotels or short-term rentals. We see bedbug calls from across SG1 and SG2, typically from homeowners who have travelled rather than from rental properties, which distinguishes the Stevenage pattern from what we see in Luton or Harrow.
Postcodes We Cover in Stevenage
We cover all Stevenage postcodes plus the surrounding Hertfordshire towns. Not sure if we reach you? Call us and we'll confirm straight away.
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SG1Stevenage town centre, Old Town, Bedwell, Broadwater
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SG2Shephall, Pin Green, Chells, Symonds Green
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SG4Hitchin Rural, Codicote, Knebworth, Whitwell
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SG5Hitchin town, Pirton, Ickleford, Offley
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SG6Letchworth Garden City, Norton, Willian
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Also coveringBaldock (SG7) · Welwyn (AL6) · Welwyn Garden City (AL7, AL8)
Not listed above? Call us or enter your postcode below — we cover many surrounding villages too.
Our Stevenage Pest Control Services
Every service links to a dedicated Stevenage page with local information and targeted advice.
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Mice Control
Bait, trapping and proofing for Stevenage's New Town maisonettes and linked terraces. Shared ducts assessed as standard.
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Rat Control
CRRU-compliant baiting and drain surveys for Stevenage's ageing drainage. Same-day response across SG1 and SG2.
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Cockroach Treatment
Gel bait and IGR treatment for Stevenage commercial kitchens and food businesses. EHO documentation available.
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Ant Infestations
Colony-targeted bait treatment. Species identification before treatment — critical for pharaoh ant infestations.
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Bedbug Treatment
Chemical and heat treatment. Discreet service for Stevenage homeowners and rental properties.
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Squirrel Removal
Live trapping and loft proofing for Stevenage's green corridor properties. Legal, humane grey squirrel control.
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Wasp Nest Removal
Same-day treatment across Stevenage and the surrounding green corridors. Fully protected PPE.
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Flea Treatment
Residual insecticide and IGR treatment across Stevenage. Preparation advice for pet owners included as standard.
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Carpet Beetle Treatment
Source identification and residual treatment for wool carpets, rugs and natural-fibre textiles.
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Moth Control
Residual treatment and pheromone traps for clothes moths and pantry moths in Stevenage properties.
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Commercial Pest Control
Contracts for Stevenage's commercial and industrial sector. EHO and BRC documentation provided.
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Pest Proofing
Structural survey and proofing for Stevenage's New Town housing stock and commercial premises.
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Bird Spikes & Proofing
Pigeon and gull deterrents for Stevenage commercial and retail buildings. Non-lethal exclusion installed professionally.
Bird proofing in Stevenage
What Stevenage Residents Say
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Had squirrels in the loft for a couple of weeks — they'd got in through a gap where the fascia had started to lift. I could hear them every morning. The technician came out the same day I called, set traps, explained how the grey squirrel rules work and what would happen, and returned a few days later. Problem sorted within a week and the entry point was properly sealed. Very straightforward and professional.
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Mice in my house in Old Town — a Victorian terrace, so exactly what you'd expect. I'd tried blocking holes myself but they always found another way in. The survey found three entry points I'd never spotted, including one behind the kitchen units. They baited and sealed everything in one visit. It's been months now and nothing. Best money I spent this year, honestly.
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We run a small café on Queensway and found cockroaches in the kitchen store. Called first thing in the morning and a technician was with us before the lunchtime trade started. Gel bait treatment, no spray, no smell, no disruption to customers. They also came back three weeks later to check and the problem was gone. Very discreet and efficient — will use them for our ongoing contract.
Qualified, Registered, Insured

Fully Insured
Public liability insurance on every job, underwritten by Simply Business.

Wildlife Responsible
CRRU compliant — responsible rodenticide use to protect secondary poisoning.

BASIS PROMPT
Continuing professional development certified to BASIS PROMPT standard.

Registered
Listed on the Professional Pest Controllers Register — independently verified.

RSPH Qualified
Royal Society for Public Health qualified technicians.
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