Walk Eltham from Eltham Palace outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 27% of the 13,732 households in SE9 live in flats, 73% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 64% in Eltham, so alongside the 15% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Eltham substrates run to some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — where 64% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — which is why Royal Borough of Greenwich kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a SE9 customer twice.
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.
On access, driveway parking on most streets; the high street has timed loading only — one reason 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. Fitters travelling in use Eltham (Southeastern).
