Walk New Malden from The Korean high street on Burlington Road outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 30% of the 6,674 households in KT3 live in flats, 70% in houses.
27% of households rent privately and 67% 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 — and driveways on most streets; the high street has short loading bays, so the fixing that matters in New Malden is chosen on site — the usual failure here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — measured on the walk in from New Malden (South Western) rather than assumed from a map.
Two streets can behave very differently in New Malden: home to Europe's largest Korean community, with a high street to match. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. New Malden is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Driveways on most streets; the high street has short loading bays. Nearest station is New Malden (South Western), 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.