In Surbiton (KT6) the split is 76% flats to 24% houses over 7,276 households, and the stock is mainly Victorian.
Because 43% of Surbiton is privately rented and 13% socially rented, a lot of KT6 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Walls are with metal stud partitions between rooms, over dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, which is what a 76% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Surbiton actually produces, so the fixing that matters in Surbiton is chosen on site — the usual failure here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs, as the Surbiton stock goes, where 43% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Surbiton is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — art Deco station, riverside walks and Victorian villa streets — which is why a KT6 quote is not a Kingston upon Thames average.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: narrow villa streets with permit bays, plus mansion blocks with small original lifts. Surbiton (South Western) is the nearest station, and two crew and a Luton for a studio or one-bed; three crew and a second van on two- and three-bedroom apartments or any duplex.