Census 2021 puts Royal Docks at 2,668 households with a median age of 31.9. The recent new-build stock is renter-heavy, which is why 26% houses and 74% flats need different handling in E16.
38% of households rent privately and 23% own, which is why spring cleaning demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — which is what a 74% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Royal Docks actually produces, so the fixing that matters in Royal Docks is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in E16, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — which is why London Borough of Newham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in Royal Docks: water on three sides — ExCeL, the cable car and dockside apartment terraces. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Royal Docks is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: event congestion around ExCeL, gated estates and mandatory lift booking. Royal Victoria (DLR) is the nearest station, and two cleaners for a flat, two to three for a house, working together in one visit rather than spreading the job across days.