Areas We Cover
We take woodworm enquiries across England, Scotland and Wales. Pick your city or send your postcode.
One request, a specialist near you
Woodworm does not respect postcodes, so it appears in every region. The common furniture beetle turns up in period terraces, suspended floors and neglected lofts across the country. For that reason we take enquiries from England, Scotland and Wales, while each local specialist sets the visit time.
Send your postcode and a local specialist will call to arrange a visit, because each area has its own specialists. They know the housing in your area, whether that means sandstone tenements, Georgian terraces or coastal villas. Local knowledge speeds up the diagnosis because it points to likely problems. It also helps with access, as many older streets have shared lofts.
Start with your city. Read the local risks. Then send your postcode, because that is all we need to begin. We do the rest.
Pick your nearest city
Each city page lists local property risks and the towns around it.
London (Greater London, England)
London's Victorian terraces, converted flats and cellars give woodworm cool, damp softwood to eat. Areas include Camden, Islington, Hackney, Wandsworth, while other towns are welcome too.
Birmingham (West Midlands, England)
Birmingham's Victorian and interwar homes still rely on original softwood floors and roofs. Areas include Edgbaston, Moseley, Harborne, Kings Heath, while other towns are welcome too.
Glasgow (Greater Glasgow, Scotland)
Glasgow's sandstone tenements hide floors, joist ends and roof frames in thick damp stone. Areas include West End, Dennistoun, Shawlands, Partick, while other towns are welcome too.
Bristol (South West England, England)
Bristol's Georgian and Victorian terraces sit in damp air that keeps old timber moist. Areas include Clifton, Bedminster, Totterdown, Redland, while other towns are welcome too.
Plymouth (Devon, England)
Plymouth's coastal weather and older terraces keep timber damp, and beetle likes damp wood. Areas include Stoke, Mutley, Mannamead, Plymstock, while other towns are welcome too.
Bournemouth (Dorset, England)
Bournemouth's seaside villas and converted flats hold decades-old timber in humid air. Areas include Westbourne, Boscombe, Southbourne, Poole, while other towns are welcome too.
Exeter (Devon, England)
Exeter's historic centre and Victorian suburbs mix old oak with softwood. Areas include St Leonard's, Heavitree, Pennsylvania, Topsham, while other towns are welcome too.
Weston-super-Mare (Somerset, England)
Weston's seafront terraces sit in salty, damp air that stops timber drying out. Areas include Worle, Milton, Uphill, Hutton, while other towns are welcome too.
Manchester (Greater Manchester, England)
Manchester's Victorian terraces, Edwardian semis and old mills hold a lot of softwood. Areas include Didsbury, Chorlton, Salford, Stockport, while other towns are welcome too.
Leeds (West Yorkshire, England)
Leeds' back-to-back terraces and stone villas hide decades of untreated softwood. Areas include Headingley, Hyde Park, Roundhay, Horsforth, while other towns are welcome too.
Sheffield (South Yorkshire, England)
Sheffield's hillside stone homes hold damp, and damp timber attracts woodworm. Areas include Nether Edge, Broomhill, Sharrow, Hillsborough, while other towns are welcome too.
Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Edinburgh's Georgian and Victorian buildings hide timber inside thick stone walls. Areas include New Town, Old Town, Leith, Morningside, while other towns are welcome too.
Cardiff (South Wales, Wales)
Cardiff's Edwardian terraces in Pontcanna, Canton and Roath rely on original timber. Areas include Pontcanna, Canton, Roath, Splott, while other towns are welcome too.
Liverpool (Merseyside, England)
Liverpool's dock-era terraces and townhouses hold old timber in a damp climate. Areas include Wavertree, Toxteth, Aigburth, Wallasey, while other towns are welcome too.
Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England)
Nottingham's lace-era terraces and Victorian suburbs hold plenty of original softwood. Areas include Sherwood, Mapperley, The Meadows, West Bridgford, while other towns are welcome too.
Why local knowledge matters
Local property types
Victorian floors, interwar roofs and tenement joist ends each carry different risks. A surveyor who knows them finds problems faster, because they know where to look.
The right species
In historic cities with old oak, death watch beetle is possible. Elsewhere, furniture beetle is far more likely, so the first guess changes by place.
Your town
Towns we have not listed are still welcome. Send your postcode and we will confirm who can visit, since cover grows over time.
Can't see your town?
The lists above are a guide, not a limit. Enter your postcode in the form and we will confirm coverage. You can also read the survey guide or the treatment guide first.
Coverage: your questions
Do you cover Scotland and Wales?
Yes. We take enquiries from England, Scotland and Wales. See the Glasgow, Edinburgh and Cardiff pages.
What if my town is not listed?
Send your postcode anyway. Coverage depends on location, and we will confirm who can visit.
Is the service the same everywhere?
The process is similar, but each specialist sets their own quote. Compare at least two, wherever you live.
Get rid of woodworm — for good
Book a survey to find out whether the beetle is still active. Then you can decide what treatment, if any, you need.