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Rat control in Fulham
Fulham is terrace after terrace with gardens running behind them in an unbroken chain, which gives rats a continuous run that does not stop at your fence.
Local detail
Rats in Fulham
The single most useful thing to understand about rats in SW6 is the geography of the gardens: long Victorian terraces back onto each other in a continuous run, and a rat population using decking, sheds, compost heaps or a neglected corner a few doors down affects the whole row, not just the garden it is sitting in. Treating one property in isolation, without looking either side, is treating a fraction of the picture.
The other driver is construction. Fulham has seen a great deal of basement excavation and rear extension work, and that disturbs harbourage that had been undisturbed for years and opens routes through foundations and drainage that used to be sealed. We are regularly called to a property where activity started during or shortly after building work next door — worth mentioning when you call, because it usually explains the timing.
Signs to look for
Signs of rats in Fulham
What we are typically shown when a Fulham call comes in:
- Burrow holes or well-worn runs along a garden fence line, especially near decking or a shed
- Droppings around 15–20mm appearing shortly after building work has started nearby
- Gnaw marks on decking, shed timber or garden furniture
- Scratching or movement heard along a party wall or under a suspended timber floor
Our approach to rats in Fulham
Because gardens here run in a continuous chain, the inspection looks along the row rather than stopping at your own boundary, and decking is usually the first thing checked for both harbourage and a route underneath the house — the full detail on treatment and proofing is on our rat control guide.
Read the full rats guide
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Call and describe what you have found and where. We will tell you what it is likely to be, what the inspection would involve and what happens next. The line is open 24 hours.
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Questions
Rats in Fulham — 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 109682Very often, yes. Excavation and drainage work disturb established harbourage and open routes that were previously sealed, and the displaced population moves into neighbouring gardens. It is one of the most common explanations we find in SW6.
Where activity is clearly running along a terrace, yes, in the sense that the inspection considers the whole run rather than just your fence line. We will tell you plainly what the evidence suggests, so you can decide how to raise it with neighbours if needed.
Not always, but it usually has to be looked under. It creates a dry, undisturbed void at ground level that suits rats well, and that is the first place we check in a Fulham garden.