Short answer
Nearly half of the bed bug treatments JG Pest Control carried out between October 2025 and September 2026 were heat treatments: more than 1,300 out of about 2,800. That share has held steady at between about 45% and 50% in every six-month period since April 2024, and customers across England and Wales choose heat about as often as Londoners do.
Key findings
Nearly half
of JG’s bed bug treatments were heat treatments, more than 1,300 out of about 2,800 (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026)
About 45% to 50%
the heat share in every six-month period since April 2024: steady, not a passing trend
4 to 5 in 10
treatments were heat in London, the rest of the South, the Midlands and the North of England alike
Nearly 4 rooms
covered by the average heat treatment booked since December 2025
- Between October 2025 and September 2026, nearly half of the bed bug treatments carried out by JG Pest Control were heat treatments: more than 1,300 out of about 2,800.
- That share has held steady for two years, at between about 45% and 50% of JG’s bed bug treatments in every six-month period since April 2024.
- More than half of JG’s bed bug heat treatments, about 700, were in London postcode areas, which is also where JG carries out more than half of its bed bug work.
Heat is not just a London choice
Outside London, across the rest of England and Wales, customers choose heat about as often as Londoners: in London, the rest of the South, the Midlands and the North of England, heat made up between four and five in every ten JG bed bug treatments.
London
4 to 5 in every 10 bed bug treatments were heat
Rest of the South
4 to 5 in every 10 bed bug treatments were heat
Midlands
4 to 5 in every 10 bed bug treatments were heat
North of England
4 to 5 in every 10 bed bug treatments were heat
In Scotland and Northern Ireland, where JG has no dedicated heat team, most bed bug treatments were sprays.
Where JG’s heat treatments happen
More than half of JG’s bed bug heat treatments, about 700, were in London postcode areas, which is also where JG carries out more than half of its bed bug work. Here London means 19 postcode areas: E, EC, N, NW, SE, SW, W, WC, BR, CR, DA, EN, HA, IG, KT, RM, SM, TW and UB.
The postcode districts with the most JG heat treatments in homes were:
- CR0 (Croydon)
- E14 (Poplar, Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf)
- SW17 (Tooting)
- N16 (Stoke Newington)
- SW18 (Wandsworth)
- N1 (Islington)
- E1 (Whitechapel)
- SW16 (Streatham)
Each had between 10 and 15 heat treatments over the year. For all bed bug call-outs by district, see our London bed bug hotspot map.
Most of JG’s heat treatment specialists work from its London team, and they also carry out about half of JG’s heat treatments in the rest of southern England.
How big a heat treatment is
Heat treatments booked since December 2025 covered nearly four rooms on average. A heat treatment raises the temperature of the treated area to a level bed bugs and their eggs cannot survive.
Heat or spray: which is right for you?
Heat and a spray programme are the two main options, both work when done properly, and a survey decides which suits the property: your surveyor will recommend the one that fits your home. Read more about bed bug heat treatment and our bed bug removal service. Every treatment is guaranteed, and JG Pest Control is the highest rated pest control company on Trustpilot, rated 4.7 out of 5 from more than 27,000 reviews.
How these figures are counted
JG Pest Control brand only (not other group brands), October 2025 to September 2026. Each paid, completed order is counted once, in the month of its first completed visit. “Treatments” means heat, spray and steam treatments; surveys and tests are not a treatment choice and are left out. Regions are grouped by the postcode area of the property treated. Scotland and Northern Ireland are reported in words only. District counts are for homes. Figures were checked twice, by two independent queries of JG’s job records.
Frequently asked questions
Between October 2025 and September 2026, nearly half of the bed bug treatments carried out by JG Pest Control were heat treatments: more than 1,300 out of about 2,800.
It is consistently popular rather than rising. Heat has held steady at between about 45% and 50% of JG’s bed bug treatments in every six-month period since April 2024.
Yes, about as often as Londoners. In London, the rest of the South, the Midlands and the North of England, heat made up between four and five in every ten JG bed bug treatments.
More than half, about 700, were in London postcode areas, which is also where JG carries out more than half of its bed bug work. The busiest districts for heat treatments in homes were CR0, E14, SW17, N16, SW18, N1, E1 and SW16, with between 10 and 15 each over the year.