Census 2021 puts Stratford at 10,391 households with a median age of 32.4. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 39% houses and 61% flats need different handling in E15.
Owner-occupation runs at 28% in Stratford, so alongside the 37% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Stratford substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — where 28% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year. 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 — which is why London Borough of Newham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a E15 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Stratford: westfield, the Olympic Park and a skyline of new residential towers. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Stratford is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, every tower needs a booked goods lift and loading bay; estate roads are camera-controlled — 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 Stratford (Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, DLR).
