Tameside Council pest control
Offers pest control
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · England · checked 5 October 2026
What Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council says:
"If the service required is not covered above contact Call Centre on 0161 342 8355."
Source: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council website
What Tameside Council charges
| Pest | Household price | Council's wording |
|---|---|---|
| Rats | £170 Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time. | "Rats ,Mice and Squirrels £141.67 plus vat (£170) Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time." Typical council charge: £97.24 |
| Mice | £170 Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time. | "Rats ,Mice and Squirrels £141.67 plus vat (£170) Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time." Typical council charge: £102 |
| Wasps | £65 We do not remove the nest | "Wasps £54.17 + vat (£65.00)" Typical council charge: £79.20 |
| Bed bugs | £190 Minimum charge subject to quotation. One visit only. | "Bedbugs & Cockroach’s £158.33 + vat (£190) Minimum charge subject to quotation. One visit only." Typical council charge: £185.63 |
| Fleas | £130 Standard Charge Non Public Health Pests and Public health pests | "Standard Charge Non Public Health Pests and Public health pests £108.33 + vat (£130) Ants, fleas , clovermites, silverfish, woodlice, garden beetles, earwigs, flies, demestes and spider beetles, plaster beetle, food infestation insects and non-identified insects" Typical council charge: £113.05 |
| Cockroaches | £190 Minimum charge subject to quotation. One visit only. | "Bedbugs & Cockroach’s £158.33 + vat (£190) Minimum charge subject to quotation. One visit only." Typical council charge: £136.84 |
| Squirrels | £170 Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time. | "Rats ,Mice and Squirrels £141.67 plus vat (£170) Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time." Typical council charge: £164 |
| Ants | £130 Standard Charge Non Public Health Pests and Public health pests | "Standard Charge Non Public Health Pests and Public health pests £108.33 + vat (£130) Ants, fleas , clovermites, silverfish, woodlice, garden beetles, earwigs, flies, demestes and spider beetles, plaster beetle, food infestation insects and non-identified insects" Typical council charge: £85 |
| Pigeons | £170 Daytime rate; minimum rates and may be subject to quotation | "Feral Pigeon Treatments (internal) Prices are from Daytime £141.67 plus vat (170)" Typical council charge: £100 |
At £170, Tameside is above the typical council charge for rats of £97.24. Compare every council.
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Stray dogs in Tameside
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council publishes this number for reporting a stray dog: 01948 662931.
Out of hours: Keep the dog until the wardens are available on the next working day. Take the dog to Manchester Dogs Home: Crofter’s House, Moss Brook Road Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5PG
Source: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council website
Questions
Does Tameside Council do pest control?
Yes. The council's own words: "If the service required is not covered above contact Call Centre on 0161 342 8355."
How much does Tameside Council charge for rats?
£170 (Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time.), as the council states: "Rats ,Mice and Squirrels £141.67 plus vat (£170) Up to 2 visits within a 4-week period. Additional visits £60 within treatment time."
How do I report a stray dog in Tameside?
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council publishes this number for stray dogs: 01948 662931.
Prices and wording are copied from Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council's own pages; we never estimate a council price. Councils change their charges, so check with the council before booking. How we check.