In South Croydon (CR2) the split is 47% flats to 53% houses over 3,637 households, and the stock is mainly Victorian.
With 30% private renting against 60% owner-occupied, most CR2 bookings land on a move-in day rather than a weekend.
Walls are lath and plaster over timber studs in CR2, with solid brick on the party and external walls, which is what a 47% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering South Croydon actually produces, 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 — and a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, the pattern behind 3,637 households inside the CR2 neighbourhood.
South Croydon is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — victorian and Edwardian streets on the hill above the town, with Selsdon beyond — which is why a CR2 quote is not a Croydon average.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out. South Croydon (Southern) is the nearest station, and two operatives with a Luton van as standard, scaling to a second vehicle for a full three-bed or a property with no lift.