Walk Muswell Hill from Alexandra Palace and Park outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 63% of the 5,479 households in N10 live in flats, 37% in houses.
Private renting sits at 35% and owner-occupation at 57%; the first group books rubbish removal at short notice, the second plans it.
Expect with solid brick on the party and external walls, over lath and plaster over timber studs — where 57% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year behind the plaster in N10. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in Muswell Hill, which crumbles the key and drops the panel — which is why London Borough of Haringey kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the fault we are called back to undo.
Two streets can behave very differently in Muswell Hill: edwardian shopping parades on a hilltop with wide views across London. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Muswell Hill is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, steep approach roads, tight parades with short loading bays and long garden paths — one reason two crew and a 3.5-tonne Luton as standard; heavy rubble loads run below the legal weight limit rather than filling the space. Fitters travelling in use Highgate (Northern).
