Census 2021 puts Addiscombe at 11,026 households with a median age of 36.7. The mainly Edwardian stock is mixed-tenure, which is why 58% houses and 42% flats need different handling in CR0.
33% of households rent privately and 54% own, which is why driveway cleaning demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — which is what a 42% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Addiscombe actually produces, so the fixing that matters in Addiscombe is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in CR0, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — measured on the walk in from Addiscombe (Tramlink) rather than assumed from a map.
Anyone who knows Addiscombe knows the pattern near Ashburton Park: tree-lined Edwardian streets and a small parade east of central Croydon. We plan the CR0 visit around it. Addiscombe 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: tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops. Addiscombe (Tramlink) is the nearest station, and one technician and a van-mounted hot-water pressure washer for most driveways; two on larger block-paving jobs where re-sanding is included, since brushing sand in is a second task run alongside the wash.