10,311 households sit inside the E13 neighbourhood covering Plaistow. The build is mainly Victorian, the tenure profile social-housing-led, and 43% of those homes are flats.
With 33% private renting against 34% owner-occupied, most E13 bookings land on a move-in day rather than a weekend.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in Plaistow, often with surface conduit, which is why London Borough of Newham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Plaistow is chosen on site — the usual failure here is drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it, as the Plaistow stock goes, where 34% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Plaistow 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 — dense terraced housing, Balaam Street's shops and a strong community feel — which is why a E13 quote is not a Newham average.
Very narrow streets, no off-street parking and permit bays throughout. Nearest station is Plaistow (District, Hammersmith & City), 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.