Census 2021 puts Putney at 20,613 households with a median age of 34.2. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 28% houses and 72% flats need different handling in SW15.
Owner-occupation runs at 47% in Putney, so alongside the 38% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Putney substrates run to with metal stud partitions between rooms, over dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork — where 47% 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 in SW15, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — and with 31% one-person households in Putney, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is the mistake that costs a SW15 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Putney: the Boat Race start, the embankment rowing clubs and the high street shops. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Putney 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: boat Race day closures, Putney High Street bus gate and mansion blocks with small lifts. Putney (South Western) 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.
