Census 2021 puts Hammersmith at 3,807 households with a median age of 33.2. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 15% houses and 85% flats need different handling in W6.
38% of households rent privately and 23% own, which is why house and flat clearance demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Hammersmith substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in Hammersmith, often with surface conduit — the reality on the streets around Hammersmith Bridge and the Riverside Studios. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — measured on the walk in from Hammersmith (District, Piccadilly, Circle, Hammersmith & City) rather than assumed from a map is the mistake that costs a W6 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Hammersmith: riverside pubs and the Lyric theatre either side of a busy flyover and bus station. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Hammersmith is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, a4 red route, gyratory congestion and mansion blocks with small original lifts — 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 Hammersmith (District, Piccadilly, Circle, Hammersmith & City).
