Walk West Ham and Plaistow from The former Boleyn Ground site outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 55% of the 3,460 households in E13 live in flats, 45% in houses.
Private renting sits at 30% and owner-occupation at 29%; the first group books loft and attic clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
West Ham and Plaistow substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in West Ham and Plaistow, often with surface conduit — which is why London Borough of Newham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in E13, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — where 29% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year is the mistake that costs a E13 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in West Ham and Plaistow: terraced streets and the memory of the Boleyn Ground, with fast links in every direction. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. West Ham and Plaistow 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: narrow terraced streets with permit bays; the A13 approach is a red route. West Ham (Jubilee, District, DLR, c2c) is the nearest station, and two operatives as standard, one in the loft and one on the ladder and ground floor, which is how a loft clear stays safe rather than a one-person job with a rope and a prayer.
