Walk East Finchley from The Phoenix Cinema outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 61% of the 4,192 households in N2 live in flats, 39% in houses.
33% of households rent privately and 51% own, which is why spring cleaning demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in N2, with metal stud partitions between rooms — which is what a 61% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering East Finchley actually produces, so the fixing that matters in East Finchley is chosen on site — the usual failure here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs on these streets — which is why London Borough of Barnet kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in East Finchley: the Phoenix cinema, Cherry Tree Wood and streets of Edwardian terraces. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. East Finchley is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, narrower terraced streets near the station with permit bays; driveways further out — one reason two cleaners for a flat, two to three for a house, working together in one visit rather than spreading the job across days. Fitters travelling in use East Finchley (Northern).