North West England
Checked October 2026Wigan council pest control
Wigan Council no longer runs a pest control service. Residents use a private pest controller instead.
What the council treats
WiganThere is no council service to book. A private pest controller is the route for every pest.
- Businesses: the council also offers commercial pest control
- Notes: Council page states it no longer offers pest control to private tenants, landlords or homeowners; only council housing tenants are served (cost covered in rent). withdrawn_year not stated on the page. No contractor referral given. Business pest control offered (treatments from £250 by quotation, wigan.gov.uk/Business/Environmental-Health/Pest-control.aspx).
Status: Withdrawn. Fees as published, read on the council's own fees page, checked 2026-10-02.
Places this council covers
Ashton-in-Makerfield, Atherton, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Orrell, Platt Bridge and Abram, Standish, Tyldesley, Wigan
Private pest control
Private firms usually come sooner, treat more pests and give a guarantee. Here is what each service involves and costs.