Pest Control Services in Clapton E5

Pest control in Clapton, E5

Clapton runs north from Hackney Central up Lower Clapton Road to Clapton Pond and Upper Clapton, and east to the River Lea, Millfields and Springfield Park. Georgian houses around Clapton Square, large Victorian and Edwardian houses, now mostly flats, and post-war estates sit side by side. Chatsworth Road is the local shopping street, with its own market, cafes and food shops.

Signs we get called about in E5

• Droppings in kitchen cupboards or behind the cooker. Usually mice, coming up through gaps around pipes from the floor void. In a house split into flats, the void is shared.

• Scratching overhead in the early morning. Often squirrels in the loft, especially in the streets near Springfield Park and the Lea.

• Holes under the shed or by the back wall. Rats burrowing in gardens, most often near the river, the marshes and the railway.

• Itchy bites and small dark spots on the mattress. Bed bugs, common in shared and rented flats.

• Tiny holes in wool jumpers or a rug. Clothes moths, which thrive in the older houses.

By the River Lea

The Lea at Clapton is lined with moorings, boatyards and towpath, and the marshes and filter beds beyond it are wild land. Rats follow the river and move into the gardens and bin stores of the streets that back onto it. Proofing is the key here: sealing gaps under doors and around pipes, fixing damaged air bricks and drains, and keeping bins closed.

Businesses on Chatsworth Road

Cafes, bakeries and delis on Chatsworth Road and Lower Clapton Road need regular checks for mice and cockroaches, and a written log of each visit for their food safety records.

Also covered: Stamford Hill and Stoke Newington N16, Homerton E9, Dalston E8 and, across the Lea, Leyton E10.