Census 2021 puts Lee at 6,151 households with a median age of 37.6. The mainly Victorian stock is owner-occupier-led, which is why 60% houses and 39% flats need different handling in SE12.
Private renting sits at 22% and owner-occupation at 60%; the first group books garage clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are solid London stock brick; locally that also means some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Lee is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in SE12, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — and with 27% one-person households in Lee, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Lee: manor House library, Lee Green's shops and streets of interwar houses. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Lee 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: driveways on many streets; Lee High Road is a red route with short bays. Lee (Southeastern) is the nearest station, and 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.
