Census 2021 puts Soho at 4,257 households with a median age of 33.9. The Georgian and early Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 2% houses and 98% flats need different handling in W1.
52% of households rent privately and 20% own, which is why shed clearance and removal demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are with metal stud partitions between rooms, over dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork — which is why Westminster City Council kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Soho is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in W1, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — where 20% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Two streets can behave very differently in Soho: post-production studios, restaurants and above-shop flats packed into a Georgian grid. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Soho sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate.
Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default. Nearest station is Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line), 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.
