Walk Lewisham from Lewisham Market on the High Street outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 75% of the 3,987 households in SE13 live in flats, 25% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 32% in Lewisham, so alongside the 33% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in SE13, often with surface conduit — where 32% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year, so the fixing that matters in Lewisham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — measured on the walk in from Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern) rather than assumed from a map.
Two streets can behave very differently in Lewisham: the market, the shopping centre and a cluster of new residential towers. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Lewisham is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, roundabout red routes, market-day loading limits and booked lifts in the towers — one reason one technician; the visit is usually booked alongside an oven or fridge clean to make the London call-out worth it. Fitters travelling in use Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern).
