The SW15 stock around Putney Bridge and the Boat Race start is mainly Victorian. ONS records 72% flats, 28% houses and 20,613 households in Putney.
Owner-occupation runs at 47% in Putney, so alongside the 38% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in SW15, with metal stud partitions between rooms — which is what a 72% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Putney actually produces, so the fixing that matters in Putney is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in SW15, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — and with 31% one-person households in Putney, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Putney: the Boat Race start, the embankment rowing clubs and the high street shops. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Putney is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, boat Race day closures, Putney High Street bus gate and mansion blocks with small lifts — 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 Putney (South Western).