Census 2021 puts Lewisham at 3,987 households with a median age of 35.3. The mainly Victorian stock is social-housing-led, which is why 25% houses and 75% flats need different handling in SE13.
Owner-occupation runs at 32% in Lewisham, so alongside the 33% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Lewisham substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in Lewisham, often with surface conduit — the reality on the streets around Lewisham Market on the High Street. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a SE13 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Lewisham: the market, the shopping centre and a cluster of new residential towers. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Lewisham is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, roundabout red routes, market-day loading limits and booked lifts in the towers — one reason four crew and a supervisor on a standard floor clearance, scaled up for phased overnight work. Fitters travelling in use Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern).
