Census 2021 puts Lewisham at 3,987 households with a median age of 35.3. The mainly Victorian stock is social-housing-led, which is why 25% houses and 75% flats need different handling in SE13.
Private renting sits at 33% and owner-occupation at 32%; the first group books appliance clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in SE13, often with surface conduit — a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here, so the fixing that matters in Lewisham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in Lewisham: the market, the shopping centre and a cluster of new residential towers. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Lewisham 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: roundabout red routes, market-day loading limits and booked lifts in the towers. Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern) is the nearest station, and two crew and a Luton with a sack barrow; three for American fridge-freezers, range cookers and basement carries.
