Walk Swiss Cottage from Swiss Cottage Library by Basil Spence outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 89% of the 3,083 households in NW3 live in flats, 11% in houses.
46% of households rent privately and 33% own, which is why rubbish removal demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are lath and plaster over timber studs in Swiss Cottage, with solid brick on the party and external walls — which is what a 89% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Swiss Cottage actually produces, so the fixing that matters in Swiss Cottage is chosen on site — the usual failure here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in Swiss Cottage, which crumbles the key and drops the panel — which is why London Borough of Camden kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Two streets can behave very differently in Swiss Cottage: finchley Road's shops and library beside 1930s flats and post-war blocks. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Swiss Cottage sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate.
Finchley Road is a red route; loading is from side streets with permits and lift booking in the blocks. Nearest station is Swiss Cottage (Jubilee), and one person and a car for boot-loads; two crew and a 3.5-tonne Luton for anything from a quarter-load upward.
