Walk Hendon from The RAF Museum London outwards and the inter-war pattern is obvious: 58% of the 14,613 households in NW4 live in flats, 42% in houses.
Private renting sits at 45% and owner-occupation at 43%; the first group books clearance services at short notice, the second plans it.
Hendon substrates run to dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork; locally that also means with metal stud partitions between rooms — where 43% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in NW4, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — measured on the walk in from Hendon Central (Northern) rather than assumed from a map is the mistake that costs a NW4 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Hendon: university campus, Brent Street's shops and the RAF Museum on the old aerodrome. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Hendon 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: a41 and M1 approaches are fast and hard to load from; side streets have driveways. Hendon Central (Northern) is the nearest station, and standard crews are two people with a 3.5-tonne Luton; bigger clears run two vans or return the same day rather than overfilling.
