Walk Purley from Purley Rotary Field outwards and the inter-war pattern is obvious: 44% of the 7,502 households in CR8 live in flats, 56% in houses.
Private renting sits at 26% and owner-occupation at 64%; the first group books retail and shop clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are solid London stock brick; locally that also means some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Purley is chosen on site — the usual failure here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — where 64% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Two streets can behave very differently in Purley: a downland town at the foot of the Brighton Road hills, with big detached houses above. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Purley is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Steep hill roads with sharp turns; driveways on most residential streets. Nearest station is Purley (Southern), and two to three operatives for a small or mid-size unit, with access equipment booked separately for fascia and signage above ground floor level.
