Walk Addiscombe from Ashburton Park outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 42% of the 11,026 households in CR0 live in flats, 58% in houses.
33% of households rent privately and 54% own, which is why patio and decking cleaning demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Expect solid London stock brick in Addiscombe, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops behind the plaster in CR0. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in CR0, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — which is what a 42% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Addiscombe actually produces is the fault we are called back to undo.
Two streets can behave very differently in Addiscombe: tree-lined Edwardian streets and a small parade east of central Croydon. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Addiscombe is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops — one reason one technician for a standard garden patio or deck; two for a roof terrace or balcony where water has to be carried up by bowser and furniture moved through a lift or stairwell. Fitters travelling in use Addiscombe (Tramlink).
