Walk New Barnet and Cockfosters from Trent Park outwards and the inter-war pattern is obvious: 46% of the 6,400 households in EN4 live in flats, 54% in houses.
32% of households rent privately and 60% own, which is why house and flat clearance demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are cavity brickwork outside, over timber stud partitions inside — where 60% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year, so the fixing that matters in New Barnet and Cockfosters is chosen on site — the usual failure here is a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air on these streets — which is why London Borough of Barnet kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in New Barnet and Cockfosters: station suburbs on the Hertfordshire edge, with Trent Park on the doorstep. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. New Barnet and Cockfosters is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, driveways almost everywhere; Cockfosters Road is fast and hard to stop on — one reason a two-person crew and a Luton for flats; three or four crew and two vans for houses with lofts, cellars or garages. Fitters travelling in use Cockfosters (Piccadilly).