Census 2021 puts Eltham at 13,732 households with a median age of 40. The mainly Victorian stock is owner-occupier-led, which is why 73% houses and 27% flats need different handling in SE9.
Private renting sits at 15% and owner-occupation at 64%; the first group books cooker cleaning at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are solid London stock brick in SE9, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — where 64% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year, so the fixing that matters in Eltham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — and with 28% one-person households in Eltham, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Eltham: the medieval palace, Art Deco Eltham Palace and streets of 1930s semis. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Eltham is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Driveway parking on most streets; the high street has timed loading only. Nearest station is Eltham (Southeastern), and one technician for a freestanding cooker; two for 110cm ranges, where the doors alone are a two-person lift.
