Census 2021 puts Croydon at 13,716 households with a median age of 33.7. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 29% houses and 71% flats need different handling in CR0.
Private renting sits at 43% and owner-occupation at 34%; the first group books blinds and curtain fitting at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in Croydon, with metal stud partitions between rooms — and with 43% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does, so the fixing that matters in Croydon is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in CR0, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — measured on the walk in from East Croydon (Southern, Thameslink, Tramlink) rather than assumed from a map.
Two streets can behave very differently in Croydon: office towers, Boxpark, the tram network and one of the biggest town centres in the south-east. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Croydon is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, tram tracks limit kerbside loading, one-way system throughout and booked lifts in every tower — one reason one fitter for standard windows; two for bent bay tracks or full-height stairwell blinds. Fitters travelling in use East Croydon (Southern, Thameslink, Tramlink).
