Walk Wimbledon from The All England Lawn Tennis Club outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 47% of the 23,023 households in SW19 live in flats, 53% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 57% in Wimbledon, so alongside the 34% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Wimbledon substrates run to with solid brick on the party and external walls, over lath and plaster over timber studs — and championship-fortnight restrictions, steep wimbledon hill road and village conservation limits. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in SW19, which crumbles the key and drops the panel — which is what a 47% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Wimbledon actually produces is the mistake that costs a SW19 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Wimbledon: the town centre and theatre below, the Village and common above. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Wimbledon 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: championship-fortnight restrictions, steep Wimbledon Hill Road and Village conservation limits. Wimbledon (District, Southern, South Western, Tramlink) 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.