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.
Private renting sits at 38% and owner-occupation at 23%; the first group books fridge and freezer disposal at short notice, the second plans it.
Hammersmith substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — with 39% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first. 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.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: a4 red route, gyratory congestion and mansion blocks with small original lifts. Hammersmith (District, Piccadilly, Circle, Hammersmith & City) is the nearest station, and one or two crew depending on access; American-style and full-height units on an upper floor with no lift are booked as a two-person job as standard.