Census 2021 puts Plumstead at 9,964 households with a median age of 35.6. The mainly Victorian stock is mixed-tenure, which is why 67% houses and 33% flats need different handling in SE18.
Private renting sits at 32% and owner-occupation at 41%; the first group books school clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick — which is why Royal Borough of Greenwich kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Plumstead is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in SE18, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — where 41% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Two streets can behave very differently in Plumstead: terraced streets climbing steeply from the high street to the common. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Plumstead 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: very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station. Plumstead (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, and two to four operatives for a single-building clear, scaling to two teams working in parallel where a full primary site has to be finished inside a two-week holiday window.
