Walk Sanderstead from Sanderstead Pond and the Gruffy outwards and the inter-war pattern is obvious: 15% of the 3,008 households in CR2 live in flats, 85% in houses.
Private renting sits at 10% and owner-occupation at 88%; the first group books cat flap fitting at short notice, the second plans it.
Sanderstead substrates run to solid London stock brick in Sanderstead, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — measured on the walk in from Sanderstead (Southern) rather than assumed from a map. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in CR2, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — and with 21% one-person households in Sanderstead, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is the mistake that costs a CR2 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Sanderstead: hilltop village with a green, a church and wide views over the downs. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Sanderstead is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Wide suburban roads and driveways; only the hill approaches are tight. Nearest station is Sanderstead (Southern), and one fitter for doors and panels; two where a wall tunnel is core-drilled and the debris has to be carried out of a flat.
