United Kingdom
Council pest control, every UK council
We checked the pest control service of all 361 UK councils in October 2026: 148 run a full service, 37 a limited one, 6 treat rats and mice only, and 41 have withdrawn theirs. Fees and sources for each are below.
Fees across the UK
| Pest | Councils treating | Median fee | Range | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rats | 178 | £91 | £10 to £309.50 | 26 |
| Mice | 174 | £95 | £10 to £309.50 | 18 |
| Wasp nest | 160 | £76.88 | £40 to £197.90 | 0 |
| Bed bugs | 115 | £186.26 | £35.60 to £871.50 | 3 |
| Fleas | 143 | £113.10 | £40 to £871.50 | 6 |
| Cockroaches | 128 | £136.84 | £35.60 to £452.20 | 12 |
| Squirrels | 56 | £155.32 | £54 to £655 | 1 |
| Moles | 17 | £105 | £59.60 to £296 | 0 |
Domestic fees as published, including VAT where stated. Medians are of councils that charge.
East Midlands
35 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley | Treats pests | £115 | £70 | |
| Ashfield | Treats pests | £82 | £72 | £179 |
| Bassetlaw | Withdrawn | |||
| Blaby | No service | |||
| Bolsover | Treats pests | Free | £46.23 | £46.23 |
| Boston | No service | |||
| Broxtowe | No service | |||
| Charnwood | Limited service | £67.50 | £152.50 | |
| Chesterfield | No service | |||
| Derby | Treats pests | £109 | £74 | £218 |
| Derbyshire Dales | No service | |||
| East Lindsey | No service | |||
| Erewash | No service | |||
| Gedling | Not published | |||
| Harborough | Withdrawn | |||
| High Peak | Treats pests | £125 | £75 | £250 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | Treats pests | £20 | £65.44 | |
| Leicester | Treats pests | £0 | £90 | |
| Lincoln | No service | |||
| Mansfield | No service | |||
| Melton | No service | |||
| Newark and Sherwood | No service | |||
| North East Derbyshire | Treats pests | £54 | £57 | £100 |
| North Kesteven | No service | |||
| North Northamptonshire | Treats pests | £128 | £90 | £250 |
| North West Leicestershire | Treats pests | £58.10 | £63.90 | £72.10 |
| Nottingham | No service | |||
| Oadby and Wigston | Not published | |||
| Rushcliffe | Treats pests | £108.70 | £79.60 | £105 |
| Rutland | No service | |||
| South Derbyshire | No service | |||
| South Holland | No service | |||
| South Kesteven | No service | |||
| West Lindsey | No service | |||
| West Northamptonshire | Treats pests | £142.80 | £97 |
East of England
45 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh | Withdrawn | |||
| Basildon | No service | |||
| Bedford | Treats pests | £96.80 | £91.30 | £193.60 |
| Braintree | Limited service | £95 | £86 | |
| Breckland | No service | |||
| Brentwood | Withdrawn | |||
| Broadland | No service | |||
| Broxbourne | No service | |||
| Cambridge | Limited service | £100 | £75 | |
| Castle Point | Withdrawn | |||
| Central Bedfordshire | Treats pests | £60.50 | £69.30 | £120 |
| Chelmsford | Limited service | £78 | £78 | |
| Colchester | Treats pests | £130 | £90 | £315 |
| Dacorum | Treats pests | Free | £131.10 | £363.40 |
| East Cambridgeshire | No service | |||
| East Herts | Limited service | |||
| East Suffolk | Withdrawn | |||
| Epping Forest | No service | |||
| Fenland | No service | |||
| Great Yarmouth | No service | |||
| Harlow | Treats pests | £50 | £50 | Free |
| Hertsmere | Not published | |||
| Huntingdonshire | Treats pests | £100 | £75 | £125 |
| Ipswich | Withdrawn | |||
| King's Lynn & West Norfolk | No service | |||
| Luton | Treats pests | Free | £60 | |
| Maldon | Withdrawn | |||
| Mid Suffolk | Withdrawn | |||
| North Herts | No service | |||
| North Norfolk | Treats pests | £79.80 | £57.80 | £95.80 |
| Norwich | Treats pests | £90 | £65 | £226 |
| Peterborough | No service | |||
| Rochford | Withdrawn | |||
| South Cambridgeshire | No service | |||
| South Norfolk | Limited service | £156 | £74 | |
| Southend-on-Sea | No service | |||
| St Albans | Withdrawn | |||
| Stevenage | Treats pests | Free | £65 | Free |
| Tendring | Withdrawn | |||
| Three Rivers | Withdrawn | |||
| Thurrock | Withdrawn | |||
| Uttlesford | Withdrawn | |||
| Watford | Limited service | |||
| Welwyn Hatfield | Treats pests | £59.02 | £59.02 | £118.03 |
| West Suffolk | No service |
London
33 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | Treats pests | £173.35 | £86.15 | £308.29 |
| Barnet | Treats pests | £195.25 | £93.75 | £173.99 |
| Bexley | No service | |||
| Brent | Treats pests | £194 | £90 | £312 |
| Bromley | No service | |||
| Camden | Treats pests | £177.60 | £86.75 | £283.52 |
| City of London | No service | |||
| Croydon | Treats pests | £38.74 | £94.33 | £350.09 |
| Ealing | No service | |||
| Enfield | Not published | |||
| Greenwich | No service | |||
| Hackney | Treats pests | £186.26 | £102.48 | £186.26 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Treats pests | £170 | £90 | £300 |
| Haringey | Treats pests | £191 | £99.65 | £360 |
| Harrow | No service | |||
| Havering | No service | |||
| Hillingdon | No service | |||
| Hounslow | Treats pests | £180 | £87.50 | £300 |
| Islington | Not published | |||
| Kensington and Chelsea | Treats pests | £258.80 | £101.90 | £428.30 |
| Kingston upon Thames | No service | |||
| Lambeth | Treats pests | £189.60 | £112.80 | £260.40 |
| Lewisham | Treats pests | £150 | £88 | £186 |
| Merton | No service | |||
| Newham | Treats pests | £225 | £60 | £305 |
| Redbridge | Treats pests | £200 | £95 | £325 |
| Richmond upon Thames | No service | |||
| Southwark | Treats pests | £267.12 | £89.16 | £296.88 |
| Sutton | No service | |||
| Tower Hamlets | Treats pests | £0 | £81 | £213.60 |
| Waltham Forest | Not published | |||
| Wandsworth | Treats pests | £214 | £86 | £237.91 |
| Westminster | No service |
North East England
12 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham | Treats pests | £60 | £52 | £60 |
| Darlington | Treats pests | £10 | £70.20 | |
| Gateshead | Not published | |||
| Hartlepool | Treats pests | £90 | £55 | £90 |
| Middlesbrough | Not published | |||
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Treats pests | £84 | £68.40 | |
| North Tyneside | Treats pests | £40 | £40 | £40 |
| Northumberland | Treats pests | £69.30 | £69.30 | £190.58 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | No service | |||
| South Tyneside | Not published | |||
| Stockton-on-Tees | Not published | |||
| Sunderland | Not published |
North West England
35 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | Treats pests | Free | £62 | £176 |
| Blackpool | Limited service | £106.54 | £68.06 | |
| Bolton | Treats pests | Free | £83.23 | |
| Burnley | Treats pests | Free | £66.30 | |
| Bury | Treats pests | £105 | £70 | £181 |
| Cheshire East | Rats and mice only | £84 | ||
| Cheshire West and Chester | Treats pests | £70 | £85 | £100 |
| Chorley | Treats pests | Free | £72.20 | |
| Cumberland | Treats pests | £80 | £79 | |
| Fylde | No service | |||
| Halton | Limited service | £46.97 | £71.68 | |
| Hyndburn | Treats pests | £30 | £60 | |
| Knowsley | Treats pests | £24 | £75.60 | |
| Lancaster | Treats pests | £91 | £64.50 | £209 |
| Liverpool | Limited service | Free | £80 | |
| Manchester | Treats pests | £58 | £84 | £148 |
| Oldham | Treats pests | £62 | £151.80 | £124 |
| Pendle | Treats pests | £126 | £61 | £208 |
| Preston | Limited service | Free | ||
| Ribble Valley | Treats pests | £59.60 | £59.60 | |
| Rochdale | Treats pests | £49.30 | £68 | £222.70 |
| Rossendale | Withdrawn | |||
| Salford | Treats pests | £47 | £61 | £129 |
| Sefton | Treats pests | £49.30 | £80 | £110 |
| South Ribble | Treats pests | Free | £73.20 | |
| St Helens | Treats pests | £57.20 | £98.59 | £247.10 |
| Stockport | Treats pests | £102 | £116 | £236.50 |
| Tameside | Treats pests | £170 | £65 | £190 |
| Trafford | Treats pests | £109 | £63 | £262 |
| Warrington | Treats pests | £115 | £83 | £223 |
| West Lancashire | Treats pests | £83.04 | £83.04 | £83.04 |
| Westmorland and Furness | Limited service | £43.98 | £43.98 | £43.98 |
| Wigan | Withdrawn | |||
| Wirral | Treats pests | £106 | £106 | £375 |
| Wyre | Rats and mice only |
Northern Ireland
11 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | No service | |||
| Ards and North Down | Limited service | £50 | ||
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | No service | |||
| Belfast | Rats and mice only | |||
| Causeway Coast and Glens | No service | |||
| Derry City and Strabane | No service | |||
| Fermanagh and Omagh | No service | |||
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | Treats pests | £110 | £80 | £140 |
| Mid Ulster | No service | |||
| Mid and East Antrim | No service | |||
| Newry, Mourne and Down | No service |
Scotland
32 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Treats pests | £287 | £91 | £375 |
| Aberdeenshire | No service | |||
| Angus | Treats pests | £115.14 | £64.74 | |
| Argyll and Bute | Treats pests | £231.90 | £177.96 | £871.50 |
| Clackmannanshire | Limited service | |||
| Dumfries and Galloway | Treats pests | £73.95 | £51.55 | |
| Dundee | Treats pests | £125 | £125 | |
| East Ayrshire | Treats pests | £65 | £65 | £128 |
| East Dunbartonshire | Treats pests | £99 | £44 | £66 |
| East Lothian | Limited service | |||
| East Renfrewshire | Treats pests | £114 | £114 | £264 |
| Edinburgh | Limited service | |||
| Falkirk | No service | |||
| Fife | Treats pests | £97.24 | £97.24 | £97.24 |
| Glasgow | Limited service | Free | £116.50 | |
| Highland | Limited service | |||
| Inverclyde | Treats pests | £89 | £70 | |
| Midlothian | Limited service | |||
| Moray | Withdrawn | |||
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | No service | |||
| North Ayrshire | Limited service | £93.60 | £60.80 | £93.60 |
| North Lanarkshire | Treats pests | £59.77 | £59.77 | £59.77 |
| Orkney | No service | |||
| Perth and Kinross | No service | |||
| Renfrewshire | Limited service | £76.75 | £76.75 | |
| Scottish Borders | Treats pests | £128.40 | £86.40 | £180 |
| Shetland | Treats pests | £165 | ||
| South Ayrshire | Treats pests | |||
| South Lanarkshire | Treats pests | £68.30 | £68.30 | £68.30 |
| Stirling | Rats and mice only | Free | ||
| West Dunbartonshire | Treats pests | £186.54 | £46.80 | £305.58 |
| West Lothian | Treats pests | £190.23 | £79.64 |
South East
64 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | No service | |||
| Arun | Treats pests | £61.68 | £51.40 | £177.04 |
| Ashford | No service | |||
| Basingstoke and Deane | Limited service | |||
| Bracknell Forest | No service | |||
| Brighton and Hove | No service | |||
| Buckinghamshire | Treats pests | £84 | £72 | £180 |
| Canterbury | No service | |||
| Cherwell | Treats pests | £73.50 | £80 | £132 |
| Chichester | Withdrawn | |||
| Crawley | No service | |||
| Dartford | No service | |||
| Dover | Treats pests | £79.20 | £79.20 | £193.60 |
| East Hampshire | Withdrawn | |||
| Eastbourne | Withdrawn | |||
| Eastleigh | Not published | |||
| Elmbridge | No service | |||
| Epsom and Ewell | No service | |||
| Fareham | Treats pests | £87 | £75 | |
| Folkestone and Hythe | No service | £79.20 | £79.20 | £193.60 |
| Gosport | Treats pests | £79 | £91 | |
| Gravesham | No service | |||
| Guildford | Treats pests | £82.50 | £93 | £120.50 |
| Hart | No service | |||
| Hastings | Treats pests | £62 | £129 | £233 |
| Havant | Not published | |||
| Horsham | No service | |||
| Isle of Wight | No service | |||
| Lewes | Limited service | Free | ||
| Maidstone | No service | |||
| Medway | Treats pests | £195 | £110 | £300 |
| Mid Sussex | Withdrawn | |||
| Milton Keynes | No service | |||
| Mole Valley | No service | |||
| New Forest | Treats pests | £210 | £125 | £115 |
| Oxford | Treats pests | |||
| Portsmouth | Treats pests | £65.49 | £64.86 | £148.89 |
| Reading | No service | |||
| Reigate and Banstead | No service | |||
| Rother | Treats pests | £90 | £69.60 | |
| Runnymede | Withdrawn | |||
| Rushmoor | No service | |||
| Sevenoaks | Withdrawn | |||
| Slough | No service | |||
| South Oxfordshire | No service | |||
| Southampton | Treats pests | £309.50 | £197.90 | £695.20 |
| Spelthorne | No service | |||
| Surrey Heath | Treats pests | £102 | £82 | £182.50 |
| Swale | No service | |||
| Tandridge | Treats pests | £165 | £65 | |
| Test Valley | Treats pests | £104 | £72.50 | £151 |
| Thanet | Treats pests | £79.20 | £79.20 | £193.60 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | Limited service | £50 | ||
| Tunbridge Wells | Limited service | |||
| Vale of White Horse | No service | |||
| Waverley | Treats pests | £103.70 | £91 | £200.70 |
| Wealden | Limited service | £90 | £69.60 | |
| West Berkshire | No service | |||
| West Oxfordshire | No service | |||
| Winchester | Withdrawn | |||
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Treats pests | £48 | £45 | £85 |
| Woking | Treats pests | £88 | £85 | £165 |
| Wokingham | No service | |||
| Worthing | No service |
South West
27 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP | Withdrawn | |||
| Bath & NE Somerset | Treats pests | £199 | £122 | |
| Bristol | Treats pests | £140.45 | £114.44 | |
| Cheltenham | Treats pests | £200 | £80 | £455 |
| Cornwall | No service | |||
| Cotswold | No service | |||
| Dorset | Withdrawn | |||
| East Devon | Treats pests | £91.80 | £61.20 | |
| Exeter | Treats pests | £76 | £76 | |
| Forest of Dean | No service | |||
| Gloucester | Limited service | £52 | £49 | |
| Isles of Scilly | No service | |||
| Mid Devon | No service | |||
| North Devon | No service | |||
| North Somerset | Not published | |||
| Plymouth | Treats pests | £197 | £129 | |
| Somerset | No service | |||
| South Gloucestershire | Limited service | £220 | £132 | £360 |
| South Hams | No service | |||
| Stroud | Treats pests | £135 | £85 | £65 |
| Swindon | No service | |||
| Teignbridge | Rats and mice only | £95 | ||
| Tewkesbury | No service | |||
| Torbay | No service | |||
| Torridge | No service | |||
| West Devon | No service | |||
| Wiltshire | Treats pests | £156 | £88 | £360 |
Wales
22 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglesey | Treats pests | £57.60 | £76.75 | £257 |
| Blaenau Gwent | Treats pests | Free | £57.60 | £57.60 |
| Bridgend | No service | |||
| Caerphilly | Treats pests | Free | ||
| Cardiff | Treats pests | £75 | £75 | £200 |
| Carmarthenshire | No service | |||
| Ceredigion | Withdrawn | |||
| Conwy | Withdrawn | |||
| Denbighshire | Withdrawn | |||
| Flintshire | Limited service | £84 | £75 | |
| Gwynedd | Treats pests | £60 | £65 | £180 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Treats pests | £59.10 | £73.87 | £58.90 |
| Monmouthshire | Withdrawn | |||
| Neath Port Talbot | Treats pests | £47.41 | £80.89 | £163.89 |
| Newport | Treats pests | £70 | £70 | £170 |
| Pembrokeshire | Treats pests | £105.88 | £104.32 | £104.32 |
| Powys | Withdrawn | |||
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Limited service | £35.60 | £35.60 | |
| Swansea | Treats pests | Free | £103 | Free |
| Torfaen | Withdrawn | |||
| Vale of Glamorgan | Treats pests | £73 | £83 | £110 |
| Wrexham | Not published |
West Midlands
30 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Limited service | Free | ||
| Bromsgrove | Limited service | Free | ||
| Cannock Chase | Treats pests | Free | ||
| Coventry | Treats pests | Free | ||
| Dudley | Rats and mice only | £88.23 | ||
| East Staffordshire | Withdrawn | |||
| Herefordshire | Withdrawn | |||
| Lichfield | No service | |||
| Malvern Hills | Limited service | Free | ||
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Treats pests | £78 | £94 | |
| North Warwickshire | Withdrawn | |||
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | No service | |||
| Redditch | Limited service | Free | ||
| Rugby | Treats pests | £67.80 | £96.10 | |
| Sandwell | Treats pests | £82 | £71 | £130 |
| Shropshire | Withdrawn | |||
| Solihull | Treats pests | £174 | £77 | £266 |
| South Staffordshire | No service | |||
| Stafford | Treats pests | £93 | £87 | |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | Treats pests | £125 | £75 | £250 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Treats pests | £65 | £68 | £130 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | Withdrawn | |||
| Tamworth | No service | |||
| Telford and Wrekin | No service | |||
| Walsall | Withdrawn | |||
| Warwick | No service | |||
| Wolverhampton | Treats pests | £88 | £80 | £205 |
| Worcester | Limited service | Free | ||
| Wychavon | Limited service | Free | ||
| Wyre Forest | No service |
Yorkshire and the Humber
15 councils| Council | Service | Rats | Wasps | Bed bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Treats pests | £149 | £80 | £296 |
| Bradford | Withdrawn | |||
| Calderdale | Withdrawn | |||
| Doncaster | Treats pests | £56.50 | £72.50 | £223 |
| East Riding | Treats pests | £105 | £68 | £485 |
| Hull | Limited service | Free | £68 | £172 |
| Kirklees | Treats pests | £234 | £90 | £70 |
| Leeds | Treats pests | £160 | £76 | £190 |
| North East Lincolnshire | No service | |||
| North Lincolnshire | Not published | |||
| North Yorkshire | Treats pests | £120 | £75 | |
| Rotherham | Treats pests | £86 | £113 | £256 |
| Sheffield | Treats pests | £130 | £83 | £362 |
| Wakefield | Treats pests | £159 | £89 | |
| York | No service |