Birmingham City Council area only, B1 to B48 and Sutton Coldfield B72 to B76
An introduction service: you hear the firm's name before your details go anywhere.
Bed bug control in Birmingham is a process, not a single spray. A specialist confirms what you have, picks heat or a spray course, and comes back until the bugs and their eggs are gone.
Below you can see each method's temperatures, visits and typical costs before you ask anyone round.
Free to use. This is an introduction service, not a pest control firm: we pick a bed bug specialist who covers your postcode, tell you who they are, and pass on nothing until you agree. About this service
A heat treatment day, measured two ways
Five ways the job is done, with the visits, time on site and a guide price for each. Prices are national ranges, VAT included where the source says so.
| Service | What it is | Visits | Time on site | Guide price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspection | Confirms it is bed bugs and maps which rooms are involved. | 1 | 30 to 60 min | £60 to £120 |
| Spray course | Residual insecticide on seams, joints and edges, often with steam on beds and sofas. | 2 or 3 | A few hours each | from £280 to £550 |
| Heat treatment | Rooms and furniture held at 50°C or more until every stage is dead. | 1 and a check | Most of a day | from £700 to £1,100 |
| HMOs and lets | Whole-house plans for shared houses, with tenant notices and a report. | Planned per house | 2 to 4 weeks | priced per house |
| Hotels and businesses | Room-by-room work for hotels, hostels, serviced flats and care homes. | Per room | Often out of hours | quoted per site |
Most insecticides do not kill bed bug eggs. Eggs laid just before the first visit hatch over the next week or two, so the second visit is timed to catch the young bugs before they are old enough to lay eggs themselves.
Heat is different: held at the right temperature it kills eggs too, which is why it is a single day with a check later.
Spray course
Insecticide, often with steam
Heat treatment
One long day, every stage at once
Whole-home figures for private firms, rounded from two national cost guides read in October 2026. A guide, not a quote.
| Home | Spray course | Heat |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or 1-bed flat | £280 to £550 | £700 to £1,100 |
| 2-bed flat or terrace | £320 to £650 | £900 to £1,400 |
| 3-bed semi or terrace | £360 to £750 | £1,000 to £1,700 |
| 4-bed house | £400 to £850 | £1,200 to £2,000 |
| 5 or more bedrooms (often an HMO) | £450 to £950 | £1,400 to £2,200 |
Sources: Fantastic Services cost guide (updated 30 September 2026) and Checkatrade cost guide (May 2026). Neither gives a Birmingham or West Midlands figure.
Birmingham City Council has charged residents for some pest treatments, such as rats, and its pest service was disrupted during the bin strike, with some insect treatments suspended. We could not find a current bed bug price on its website, so check with the council through its pest problems at home page before relying on it.
Bed bugs move between flats along pipe runs and through gaps in shared walls. If you live in a block, tell the specialist which neighbours have had them, and if your landlord is the council or a housing association, report it to them too: they may need to treat the flats around yours.
Selly Oak, Bournbrook and the streets around Aston University have many shared houses, where bugs travel along landings. Birmingham's landlord licensing schemes make the condition of a let the landlord's business; our landlords and HMOs page explains the usual split.
The stages a straightforward spray course follows. Heat replaces visit 1 with a treatment day and the follow-up with a check.
| Time | Stage | What happens | Done when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Request | You send the form. We find a bed bug specialist for your postcode and give you their name first; nothing is shared before that. | You have said yes to the firm. |
| Day 1 to 5 | Inspection and price | The specialist establishes it is bed bugs, looks through the neighbouring rooms, then puts the price, the method and your preparation list in writing. | Price and visits in writing. |
| Day before | Preparation | Bedding and clothing from rooms with signs are washed at 60°C, dried hot and sealed in bags. Floors round the bed are cleared. Furniture stays where it is. | Every item on the sheet done. |
| Visit 1 | Treatment | Spray and steam, or the heat treatment day. You and any pets stay out for as long as the specialist says. | Treatment record left with you. |
| Day 14 to 21 | Follow-up | The second spray visit catches newly hatched bugs; after heat, a check with monitors. | No live bugs and no new bites. |
We are a free introduction service, not the firm that treats your home. How this service works.
Three short steps. Detail about the home and the signs helps us choose the right specialist and helps them price it accurately.
| 1 | We read the request and pick a bed bug specialist who covers your postcode and your type of property. |
|---|---|
| 2 | We get in touch to tell you who that is, by name. |
| 3 | Only if you say yes do they receive your details and contact you to arrange a visit. |
This is a free introduction service, not a pest control firm. No firm rings you about it until you have accepted the one we put forward.
Treatment request
Step 1 of 3