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A typical service involves 2 visits to treat a full house. Expect to pay roughly £400 for a 2 bedroom property up to about £600 for a 4 bedroom property.
This can vary depending on the type of treatment (chemical vs heat treatment), the number of visits required and location. Prices generally start from £50 for a callout and inspection.
Average Cost in the UK
Example prices are given for different house types below.
| Bed Bug Treatment Example | Cost (1 Visit) | Cost (2 Visits) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Bedroom House, Bedrooms Only | £100 | £200 |
| 2 Bedroom House, Full House | £200 | £400 |
| 3 Bedroom House, Bedrooms Only | £150 | £295 |
| 3 Bedroom House, Full House | £250 | £495 |
| 4 Bedroom House, Bedrooms Only | £200 | £395 |
| 4 Bedroom House, Full House | £300 | £595 |
Most companies will offer a callout free of charge. However, others may charge for a callout to cover themselves. Expect to pay roughly £50-£60 including VAT if a company charges for a callout.
Below are the prices per room for spray treatments and include VAT.
| Bed Bug Treatment | Cost Per Room |
|---|---|
| UK Average | £50 |
| Typical Range | £35 - £70 |
Factors That Affect the Cost
Type of Treatment Used
The two ways to treat bed bugs are fumigation and heat treatment.
Fumigation is used when immediate eradication of bed bugs is needed and involves chemical treatment. It is used to treat whole complexes at once.
Heat treatment does not require chemical usage and treats bed bugs by heating infected to temperatures high enough to kill every stage of a bed bug.
A pest control specialist will be able to advise which is more appropriate for your infestation. Expect to pay more for heat treatment than fumigation.
During our research, one contractor quoted for heat treatment:
- £525 + VAT for 1 room
- £750 + VAT for 2 rooms
- £100 + VAT per additional room treated.
Level of Infestation
Bed bugs are amongst the worst pests to get rid of and very rarely you can get away with one visit. To fully eradicate bed bugs often requires two visits, but if you’re lucky, you may only need the one visit.
Location
Labour costs in London and the south of England are generally more expensive than elsewhere.
If the contractor needs to travel beyond a certain radius that they serve, then they may charge an extra call out fee on top. Not all pest control companies offer to treat bed bugs, so this could be a possibility if you live in a rural area.
Heat Treatment vs Chemical Spray
Chemical Spray
The traditional spray method is usually the most cost-effective option, especially for low infestation levels. However, when the infestation is more severe, then heat treatment may be preferred.
The eggs can take up to a month to hatch, and the residuals have pretty much worn off within two weeks. This means that two visits about 2.5 weeks apart are generally recommended to give around 5 weeks of effective residual.
There are also a few things to remember when using the conventional spray method:
- Chemical treatment usually requires more than one visit to completely eradicate bed bugs and cannot kill the eggs
- Certain bed bug species have built up resistance to most insecticides on the market
- Certain materials cannot be treated with chemical
Heat treatment is far more expensive than the conventional chemical spray, but may be necessary.