Census 2021 puts Shoreditch at 3,361 households with a median age of 30.7. The Georgian and early Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 2% houses and 98% flats need different handling in E1.
Private renting sits at 37% and owner-occupation at 20%; the first group books extractor fan cleaning at short notice, the second plans it.
Shoreditch substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — a median age of 31 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in E1, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — measured on the walk in from Shoreditch High Street (Overground) rather than assumed from a map is the mistake that costs a E1 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Shoreditch: warehouse offices, rooftop bars and Boxpark on the City fringe. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Shoreditch is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: night-economy congestion, narrow one-way streets and loft buildings with shared goods lifts. Shoreditch High Street (Overground) is the nearest station, and one technician for domestic hoods and bathroom fans; two for island canopies and any commercial kitchen.
