Census 2021 puts Tottenham at 18,113 households with a median age of 32.9. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 43% houses and 57% flats need different handling in N17.
Owner-occupation runs at 29% in Tottenham, so alongside the 36% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — the reality on the streets around Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, so the fixing that matters in Tottenham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in N17, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — the pattern behind 18,113 households inside the N17 neighbourhood.
Two streets can behave very differently in Tottenham: stadium district, Hale regeneration and long Victorian terraces on the High Road. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Tottenham 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: match-day closures and parking bans, red routes on the High Road and lift booking at Hale Village. Tottenham Hale (Victoria, Greater Anglia) is the nearest station, and one technician with a portable extraction machine and air mover on a single household booking; two technicians on HMO, student accommodation and serviced-apartment rounds where six or more mattresses are cleaned in a day.