Walk Putney from Putney Bridge and the Boat Race start outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 72% of the 20,613 households in SW15 live in flats, 28% in houses.
38% of households rent privately and 47% own, which is why all hanging and mounting services demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are with metal stud partitions between rooms — and dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork — where 47% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year, so the fixing that matters in Putney is chosen on site — the usual failure here is 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.
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 fitter for a typical multi-item visit; two where anything crosses 30kg or has to be carried up a shared stairwell.
