The N12 stock around Artsdepot is inter-war. ONS records 63% flats, 37% houses and 4,717 households in North Finchley.
Private renting sits at 46% and owner-occupation at 48%; the first group books pathway jet washing at short notice, the second plans it.
Expect dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork; locally that also means with metal stud partitions between rooms — measured on the walk in from Woodside Park (Northern) rather than assumed from a map behind the plaster in N12. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in N12, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — and mostly driveways; the high road has short loading bays and heavy bus traffic is the fault we are called back to undo.
Two streets can behave very differently in North Finchley: ballards Lane shops, the artsdepot and quiet residential grids. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. North Finchley 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: mostly driveways; the high road has short loading bays and heavy bus traffic. Woodside Park (Northern) is the nearest station, and one technician for a private path; two where a communal walkway has to stay open to residents while the work is done, so one can manage access while the other washes.