Walk High Barnet from Barnet Market and the Battle of Barnet site outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 34% of the 4,475 households in EN5 live in flats, 66% in houses.
24% of households rent privately and 68% own, which is why BBQ cleaning demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
High Barnet substrates run to some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — the reality on the streets around Barnet Market and the Battle of Barnet site. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in EN5, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — and with 29% one-person households in High Barnet, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is the mistake that costs a EN5 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in High Barnet: historic market town at the top of the Northern line, with a hill high street. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. High Barnet is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Steep Barnet Hill, narrow high-street loading and driveways on the estates. Nearest station is High Barnet (Northern), and one technician with a van-mounted dip tank; two where a barbecue has to be carried through a flat to reach a terrace.