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.
Owner-occupation runs at 64% in Purley, so alongside the 26% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Expect solid London stock brick in CR8, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — where 64% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year behind the plaster in CR8. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in CR8, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — measured on the walk in from Purley (Southern) rather than assumed from a map is the fault we are called back to undo.
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.
On access, steep hill roads with sharp turns; driveways on most residential streets — one reason four crew and a supervisor on a standard floor clearance, scaled up for phased overnight work. Fitters travelling in use Purley (Southern).
