Pest Control West Brompton

Pest Control in West Brompton

West Brompton is a well-connected part of south-west London between Earl's Court and Fulham, centred around the District line station and the streets that run south towards Fulham Road. The area is predominantly Victorian, with tall terraced houses that were mostly built as family homes and have since been divided into flats. This conversion process is at the heart of the pest picture. Every time a house is split into flats, new service routes are created through floors and walls and unless these are sealed properly they become highways for mice. We see mouse problems on virtually every street in West Brompton, from the larger houses along Finborough Road to the smaller terraces near Brompton Cemetery.

The cemetery itself is a large green space that supports urban wildlife including foxes and rats. Rat activity is higher in the streets bordering the cemetery, where the old graves, mature trees and dense undergrowth provide cover. The food waste from the restaurants and cafes along Fulham Road and Old Brompton Road also draws rats into the area and the Victorian sewer network beneath these streets is old enough to have plenty of defects that give rats underground access to properties above.

The high density of rental flats and the constant turnover of tenants in West Brompton make bed bug treatments a regular part of our work here. Bed bugs arrive with new tenants, in second-hand furniture and on luggage and in a building with multiple flats they can spread through tiny gaps in shared walls and around service ducts. Flea treatments come up regularly in ground-floor flats with access to communal gardens. The Victorian architecture that gives West Brompton its character also gives it some of the most ongoing pest challenges in this part of London.