Cheltenham has an unusually strong field of pest controls — five of the 25 servicing the area have earned a recent Word of Mouth Service Award (20% award rate), with 311 customer reviews and an average rating of 4.9 stars.
Timing & availability
Review patterns in Cheltenham suggest pest control demand runs hottest in July and coolest in December — if your timing is flexible, booking outside peak can shorten the wait.
Going rates
The typical pest control job in Cheltenham runs $690 at the median, with the bulk of jobs sitting between $452 and $715 based on review data — 12% below the Victorian average. Nearby: Mentone ($690), Highett ($690), Beaumaris ($690). Quotes above $715 sit in the top 25% of reviewed jobs for the area — a useful benchmark when comparing estimates.
Area profile in brief
Interesting pattern in Cheltenham: income runs above the national median ($1,919/week vs $1,748/week) but local pest controls price 12% below the Victorian average. Worth comparing quotes to take advantage of that.
Reviews & ratings
Local pest control ratings have climbed from 4.5/5 (2007) to 5.0/5 (2024) — a clear quality improvement over the 17-year window. At 19.4 pest control reviews a year — 116% above the Victorian average — Cheltenham collects more feedback per year than typical for the state.
Based on 311 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2007–2024, and ABS Census 2021 data.
