Census 2021 puts Richmond at 2,969 households with a median age of 40.1. The Georgian and early Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 32% houses and 68% flats need different handling in TW9.
Private renting sits at 43% and owner-occupation at 51%; the first group books retail and shop clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are with metal stud partitions between rooms, over dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork — a median age of 40 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here, so the fixing that matters in Richmond is chosen on site — the usual failure here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs on these streets — and with 36% one-person households in Richmond, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Richmond: the green, the riverside terrace and the park gates at the top of the hill. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Richmond is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, steep Richmond Hill, conservation-area lanes, riverside flood-zone loading and tight CPZ — one reason two to three operatives for a small or mid-size unit, with access equipment booked separately for fascia and signage above ground floor level. Fitters travelling in use Richmond (District, Overground, South Western).
