Walk Temple and Aldwych from The Royal Courts of Justice outwards and the period conversion pattern is obvious: 95% of the 3,927 households in WC2 live in flats, 5% in houses.
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.
Temple and Aldwych substrates run to 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. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in WC2, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — with 29% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first is the mistake that costs a WC2 customer twice.
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.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: embankment red route, Inns gate control and no loading on the Strand at peak times. Temple (Circle, District) 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.