Census 2021 puts Temple and Aldwych at 3,927 households with a median age of 35.1. The period conversion stock is renter-heavy, which is why 5% houses and 95% flats need different handling in WC2.
Owner-occupation runs at 28% in Temple and Aldwych, so alongside the 44% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork; locally that also means with metal stud partitions between rooms — the reality on the streets around The Royal Courts of Justice, so the fixing that matters in Temple and Aldwych is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in WC2, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — and with 46% one-person households in Temple and Aldwych, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Temple and Aldwych: barristers' chambers, King's College buildings and the crescent of Aldwych. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Temple and Aldwych sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate.
Embankment red route, Inns gate control and no loading on the Strand at peak times. Nearest station is Temple (Circle, District), 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.
