Walk Belmont and Banstead edge from The Royal Marsden at Belmont outwards and the inter-war pattern is obvious: 21% of the 3,212 households in SM2 live in flats, 79% in houses.
15% of households rent privately and 82% own, which is why oven cleaning demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Belmont and Banstead edge substrates run to timber stud partitions inside; locally that also means cavity brickwork outside — the reality on the streets around The Royal Marsden at Belmont. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in SM2, a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air — and steep hill roads, driveways and new estate roads with easy access is the mistake that costs a SM2 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Belmont and Banstead edge: hillside streets around the old hospital site, with the downs beyond. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Belmont and Banstead edge is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, steep hill roads, driveways and new estate roads with easy access — one reason one technician and a van-mounted dip tank; two for commercial ranges or where a lift booking limits the time on site. Fitters travelling in use Belmont (Southern).