Walk Canonbury from Canonbury Tower and Canonbury Square outwards and the Georgian and early Victorian pattern is obvious: 84% of the 9,497 households in N1 live in flats, 16% in houses.
Private renting sits at 28% and owner-occupation at 29%; the first group books patio and decking cleaning at short notice, the second plans it.
Canonbury substrates run to often with surface conduit — and precast concrete panels and dense blockwork — which is what a 84% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Canonbury actually produces. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in N1, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — which is why London Borough of Islington kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a N1 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Canonbury: quiet conservation streets of Georgian squares between Essex Road and Highbury. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Canonbury sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate.
Conservation-area streets, narrow entrances and no vehicle access through the square gardens. Nearest station is Canonbury (Overground), and 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.
