Walk Erith from Erith Pier — the longest on the Thames outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 43% of the 6,005 households in DA8 live in flats, 57% in houses.
Private renting sits at 21% and owner-occupation at 57%; the first group books shed clearance and removal at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — where 57% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year, 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 — with 22% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first.
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 two crew and a Luton on a standard timber shed; three crew where the shed is a workshop size, the base is concrete or the only route out is through the house.
