Census 2021 puts Tolworth at 3,374 households with a median age of 36.9. The inter-war stock is owner-occupier-led, which is why 74% houses and 25% flats need different handling in KT5.
Private renting sits at 28% and owner-occupation at 63%; the first group books pathway jet washing at short notice, the second plans it.
Tolworth substrates run to solid London stock brick in KT5, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — the reality on the streets around Tolworth Tower. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in KT5, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — the pattern behind 3,374 households inside the KT5 neighbourhood is the mistake that costs a KT5 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Tolworth: the Tolworth Tower landmark on the A3 and quiet 1930s residential grids. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Tolworth is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, a3 access is fast but unloadable; residential streets have driveways — one reason 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. Fitters travelling in use Tolworth (South Western).