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Fly control in Kensington
Lower-ground kitchens and mansion block bin stores are the usual sources of a persistent Kensington fly problem, rather than anything in the room where the flies are actually seen.
Local detail
Flies in Kensington
Kensington's stucco terraces and mansion blocks put a lot of kitchens and utility rooms at lower-ground level, in direct contact with soil and old drainage — exactly the conditions that let small flies breed in a drain or floor gully without anyone noticing, since the room above can look genuinely clean.
Mansion blocks add a second, separate source: a single communal bin store concentrating waste for the whole building. Flies drawn to it can reach flats on several floors, which is worth knowing before assuming the problem starts in your own kitchen.
Signs to look for
Signs of flies in Kensington
What we are usually called out to see in W8:
- Small flies persistently around a sink or floor drain in a lower-ground kitchen
- Fly activity in an upper-floor mansion flat with no obvious source of its own
- Flies concentrated near a communal bin store affecting more than one flat
- A kitchen that looks clean but still sees ongoing fly activity
Our approach to flies in Kensington
The inspection checks lower-ground drains and floor gullies first, and in a mansion block it considers the communal bin store as a possible source for flats some distance away — the full detail on identifying the species and finding the source is on our fly control guide.
Read the full flies guide
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Questions
Flies in Kensington — common questions
If your question is not here, call and ask. It is a quick conversation and it usually saves a visit either way.
07886 109682Yes. Lower-ground kitchens sit closest to old drainage, and a drain or floor gully can produce flies continuously while looking clean from above. It is usually the first thing we check.
It can. A communal bin store concentrates waste for the whole building, and flies drawn to it are not limited to the flats nearest it.
Yes. We plan visits around whatever access, security and confidentiality arrangements the premises requires.