Walk Homerton from Homerton University Hospital outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 74% of the 6,876 households in E9 live in flats, 26% in houses.
Private renting sits at 20% and owner-occupation at 28%; the first group books bulky waste collection at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are often with surface conduit — and precast concrete panels and dense blockwork — which is what a 74% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Homerton actually produces, so the fixing that matters in Homerton is chosen on site — the usual failure here is drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — which is why London Borough of Hackney kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in Homerton: hospital district beside Hackney Wick's canals and the marshes. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Homerton is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, hospital-area restrictions, estate service roads and lift booking in taller blocks — one reason one or two crew depending on the item — a sofa or mattress needs two people on a London staircase regardless of how light the piece is. Fitters travelling in use Homerton (Overground).
