Census 2021 puts Mitcham at 10,087 households with a median age of 36.4. The mainly Victorian stock is mixed-tenure, which is why 54% houses and 46% flats need different handling in CR4.
28% of households rent privately and 47% own, which is why green waste removal demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Expect lath and plaster over timber studs; locally that also means with solid brick on the party and external walls — where 47% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year behind the plaster in CR4. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why which crumbles the key and drops the panel, over a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster — with 25% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first is the fault we are called back to undo.
Two streets can behave very differently in Mitcham: one of the largest commons in London, a cricket green and Wandle-valley industry. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Mitcham 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: tram-line crossings, wide suburban roads and driveways on most streets. Mitcham (Tramlink) is the nearest station, and two crew and a Luton on most garden clearances; three crew and a tipper where the load is mainly soil, turf or rubble and weight rather than volume decides the run.
