Census 2021 puts Erith at 6,005 households with a median age of 35.1. The mainly Victorian stock is owner-occupier-led, which is why 57% houses and 43% flats need different handling in DA8.
Private renting sits at 21% and owner-occupation at 57%; the first group books rubbish removal at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick — which is why London Borough of Bexley kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Erith is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in DA8, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — and with 29% one-person households in Erith, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Erith: riverside town with the pier, the marshes and a regenerating centre. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Erith is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Riverside estate roads, tower blocks with single lifts and wide suburban streets behind. Nearest station is Erith (Southeastern), and one person and a car for boot-loads; two crew and a 3.5-tonne Luton for anything from a quarter-load upward.
