Walk Wealdstone and Harrow Weald from The former Kodak factory site outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 25% of the 3,088 households in HA3 live in flats, 75% in houses.
Private renting sits at 25% and owner-occupation at 64%; the first group books appliance clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — measured on the walk in from Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo, Overground) rather than assumed from a map, so the fixing that matters in Wealdstone and Harrow Weald is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in HA3, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — and with 24% one-person households in Wealdstone and Harrow Weald, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Wealdstone and Harrow Weald: the industrial side of Harrow, with Kodak's old works and terraced streets. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Wealdstone and Harrow Weald 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: terraced streets with on-street parking, plus new blocks with booked lifts. Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo, Overground) is the nearest station, and two crew and a Luton with a sack barrow; three for American fridge-freezers, range cookers and basement carries.
