Census 2021 puts Stratford at 10,391 households with a median age of 32.4. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 39% houses and 61% flats need different handling in E15.
Owner-occupation runs at 28% in Stratford, so alongside the 37% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are often with surface conduit — and precast concrete panels and dense blockwork — a median age of 32 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here, so the fixing that matters in Stratford 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 — the pattern behind 10,391 households inside the E15 neighbourhood.
Two streets can behave very differently in Stratford: westfield, the Olympic Park and a skyline of new residential towers. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Stratford is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Every tower needs a booked goods lift and loading bay; estate roads are camera-controlled. Nearest station is Stratford (Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, DLR), and three to six operatives depending on the plant, with skates, pallet trucks and a tail-lift 7.5t as standard and a HIAB where a machine cannot be moved to the bay by hand.