Walk New Malden from The Korean high street on Burlington Road outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 30% of the 6,674 households in KT3 live in flats, 70% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 67% in New Malden, so alongside the 27% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Expect solid London stock brick in KT3, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — the reality on the streets around The Korean high street on Burlington Road behind the plaster in KT3. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — the pattern behind 6,674 households inside the KT3 neighbourhood is the fault we are called back to undo.
Two streets can behave very differently in New Malden: home to Europe's largest Korean community, with a high street to match. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. New Malden 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: driveways on most streets; the high street has short loading bays. New Malden (South Western) is the nearest station, and one technician with a portable extraction machine — the standard kit for London flats, where a truck-mount hose cannot reach a fourth floor.