Walk Ilford from Valentines Mansion and Park outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 45% of the 11,156 households in IG1 live in flats, 55% in houses.
Private renting sits at 46% and owner-occupation at 41%; the first group books furniture disposal at short notice, the second plans it.
Expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — and with 46% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does behind the plaster in IG1. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in IG1, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — measured on the walk in from Ilford (Elizabeth line) rather than assumed from a map is the fault we are called back to undo.
Two streets can behave very differently in Ilford: a major town centre with the Exchange mall and a fast-growing skyline of new flats. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Ilford is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Town-centre loading windows, new towers with booked lifts and a busy one-way system. Nearest station is Ilford (Elizabeth line), and two crew and a Luton van; three where a wardrobe or corner sofa has to come down a shared stairwell.
