Census 2021 puts Romford at 18,759 households with a median age of 37.6. The mainly Victorian stock is owner-occupier-led, which is why 68% houses and 32% flats need different handling in RM1.
Private renting sits at 23% and owner-occupation at 66%; the first group books building waste clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are solid London stock brick in RM1, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and with 23% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does, so the fixing that matters in Romford is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in RM1, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — which is why London Borough of Havering kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in Romford: market town turned regional centre — the market, the Brewery and a growing skyline. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Romford is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Ring-road one-way system, market-day closures and booked lifts in the new blocks. Nearest station is Romford (Elizabeth line), and two crew and a Luton on most strip-outs; three crew and a tipper where the load is rubble, hardcore or soil and weight rather than volume decides the run.
