Census 2021 puts Charlton at 5,904 households with a median age of 36. The mainly Victorian stock is social-housing-led, which is why 52% houses and 48% flats need different handling in SE7.
Owner-occupation runs at 41% in Charlton, so alongside the 20% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in SE7, often with surface conduit — the pattern behind 5,904 households inside the SE7 neighbourhood, so the fixing that matters in Charlton 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 — and with 28% one-person households in Charlton, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Charlton: jacobean Charlton House, the Valley stadium and riverside retail parks. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Charlton 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: match-day restrictions at the Valley, steep village hill and riverside estate roads. Charlton (Southeastern) is the nearest station, and two crew and a Luton on a standard mattress and base; the same crew dismantles bunk frames and storage divans on site before the carry.
