Walk Mitcham from Mitcham Common and the Cricket Green outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 46% of the 10,087 households in CR4 live in flats, 54% in houses.
28% of households rent privately and 47% own, which is why hotel clearance demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Mitcham substrates run to lath and plaster over timber studs; locally that also means with solid brick on the party and external walls — measured on the walk in from Mitcham (Tramlink) rather than assumed from a map. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in CR4, which crumbles the key and drops the panel — the pattern behind 10,087 households inside the CR4 neighbourhood is the mistake that costs a CR4 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Mitcham: one of the largest commons in London, a cricket green and Wandle-valley industry. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Mitcham 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: tram-line crossings, wide suburban roads and driveways on most streets. Mitcham (Tramlink) is the nearest station, and two to four operatives depending on room count, scaling to a second team on a full-floor or full-closure clearance where the schedule is set by a redevelopment date.