Walk West Kensington and Olympia from Olympia London outwards and the post-war pattern is obvious: 95% of the 4,112 households in W14 live in flats, 5% in houses.
47% of households rent privately and 31% own, which is why driveway cleaning demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
West Kensington and Olympia substrates run to dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in W14, with metal stud partitions between rooms — where 31% 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 in W14, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — which is why London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a W14 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in West Kensington and Olympia: exhibition halls, mansion blocks and the Barons Court terraces. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. West Kensington and Olympia 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: event-day congestion at Olympia, red routes on North End Road and small block lifts. Kensington (Olympia) (District, Overground) 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.