The CR2 stock around Croham Hurst woods is mainly Victorian. ONS records 47% flats, 53% houses and 3,637 households in South Croydon.
Private renting sits at 30% and owner-occupation at 60%; the first group books clearance services at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are lath and plaster over timber studs; locally that also means with solid brick on the party and external walls — the pattern behind 3,637 households inside the CR2 neighbourhood, so the fixing that matters in South Croydon is chosen on site — the usual failure here is which crumbles the key and drops the panel, over a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster — which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in South Croydon: victorian and Edwardian streets on the hill above the town, with Selsdon beyond. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. South Croydon is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out — one reason standard crews are two people with a 3.5-tonne Luton; bigger clears run two vans or return the same day rather than overfilling. Fitters travelling in use South Croydon (Southern).
