In Feltham (TW13) the split is 35% flats to 65% houses over 15,008 households, and the stock is inter-war.
Because 25% of Feltham is privately rented and 22% socially rented, a lot of TW13 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Walls are cavity brickwork outside, over timber stud partitions inside, with 22% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first, so the fixing that matters in Feltham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air, as the Feltham stock goes, the reality on the streets around Feltham Park and the Longford River.
Feltham 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 — airport-worker housing, the Longford River and a compact shopping centre — which is why a TW13 quote is not a Hounslow average.
On access, wide roads and driveways; flight-path noise but straightforward loading — one reason two operatives with a transit-sized van as standard, upsized to a Luton for a double garage or a lock-up with heavy workshop contents. Fitters travelling in use Feltham (South Western).