Walk Wood Green from Alexandra Palace outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 68% of the 5,861 households in N22 live in flats, 32% in houses.
Private renting sits at 43% and owner-occupation at 32%; the first group books rubbish removal at short notice, the second plans it.
Expect dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in Wood Green, with metal stud partitions between rooms — and with 43% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does behind the plaster in N22. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in N22, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — 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 Wood Green: the Mall shopping centre, Turkish and Greek high street and Alexandra Park behind. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Wood Green 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: high Road red route, shopping-centre service yards and estate lift booking. Wood Green (Piccadilly) is the nearest station, and one person and a car for boot-loads; two crew and a 3.5-tonne Luton for anything from a quarter-load upward.
