Walk Blackheath from Blackheath and the Paragon outwards and the Georgian and early Victorian pattern is obvious: 64% of the 2,884 households in SE3 live in flats, 36% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 51% in Blackheath, so alongside the 32% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Blackheath substrates run to lath and plaster over timber studs in Blackheath, with solid brick on the party and external walls — the reality on the streets around Blackheath and the Paragon. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster; locally that also means which crumbles the key and drops the panel — which is why Royal Borough of Greenwich kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a SE3 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Blackheath: the heath, the village and Georgian terraces facing open grass. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Blackheath is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, conservation-area restrictions, narrow village streets and listed staircases — 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 Blackheath (Southeastern).
