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Handyman in Battersea, SW11
Around Battersea Power Station in Battersea, SW11, the stock gives us dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, with metal stud partitions between rooms — which is why the same shelf takes twenty minutes in one flat and an hour in the next. The usual Wandsworth instruction is TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over.
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- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Dot-and-dab plasterboard here, so the fixings are chosen for the wall, not pulled from a pack
- Stud, pipe and cable scan before the first hole, every visit
- London Borough of Wandsworth permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Battersea
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Battersea homes are flats
- 87%Battersea homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Battersea
- 6,832Households in Battersea
Instant estimate
Price your Battersea job list
Estimated for Battersea SW11
£135 – £375
Slot needed: Half day
- Flat-pack assembly
- £55 – £190
- TV mounting
- £85 – £165
- One-visit saving
- −£25
- Lath, dot-and-dab or concrete fixings
- from £20
£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. You have told us the walls are lath, dot-and-dab or concrete, so we have allowed for the correct anchors and the extra scanning time that goes with them.
How it works
How a Battersea visit works
- Send your job listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the Battersea SW11 visit, same working day.
- Detector out before the drillEvery wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables, sheets go down, and the fixing is matched to dot-and-dab plasterboard rather than pulled from a pack.
- Load-tested, then clearedFixings are tested, holes made good, waste leaves in the van, and you sign the list off on site.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Battersea
Most likely here
Dot-and-dab plasterboard — 1990s onward new builds and conversions
Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor. Realistic load: 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone. What goes wrong: short screws that only grip the board, then lever it off the dabs.
Lath and plaster
Pre-1930 terraces and mansion blocks
- Fixing
- Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
- Safe load
- Up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
- What pulls out
- A plasterboard plug in lime plaster crumbles the key and drops the whole panel
Solid London stock brick
Victorian and Edwardian party and external walls
- Fixing
- 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor
- Safe load
- 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
- What pulls out
- Fixing into soft lime mortar joints, which spin out under load
Dot-and-dab plasterboard
1990s onward new builds and conversions
- Fixing
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor
- Safe load
- 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
- What pulls out
- Short screws that only grip the board, then lever it off the dabs
Timber or metal stud partition
Flat conversions and 1960s-onward internal walls
- Fixing
- Stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses
- Safe load
- 35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle
- What pulls out
- Two of four bracket holes on the stud and two in fresh air
Precast concrete and blockwork
Post-war estates and podium blocks
- Fixing
- SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
- Safe load
- 50 kg-plus per fixing
- What pulls out
- Hitting reinforcement or a buried conduit without a scan first
Insulated dry lining
Retrofitted period homes and low-energy refurbishments
- Fixing
- Insulation-rated frame fixings that reach the masonry beyond the board and foam
- Safe load
- 25 kg, spread across four points
- What pulls out
- Compressing the insulation so the fixing slowly works loose
Why Hello Services
Why Hello Services in Battersea
Photographed and load-tested
Each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking for Battersea (SW11) addresses.
We scan before we drill
Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Battersea wall before the first hole — not after the leak in this 87% flats neighbourhood, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood.
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole SW11 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote in this 87% flats neighbourhood.
The right anchor for the wall
We carry the lot, because short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs is what a rushed job leaves behind on the streets near Battersea Power Station, with 38% owner-occupation locally — and a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Battersea
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| TV mounting | £85 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
| Locks, handles and door furniture | £70 | £160 | 1–2 hrs | Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like |
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
Locks, handles and door furniture
£70 – £160
1–2 hrs
Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like
These are the 6 jobs we are booked for most often in Battersea SW11 — 87% of homes here are flats, and the list follows the stock. The full 14-job price list is on the reference page.
£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. Full price list, fixings matrix and scope policy.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Battersea
Hourly rate
£55
per hour, one-hour minimum
Best for one or two small jobs — a shelf, a leaking tap washer, a sticking door.
Half day
£190
up to 4 hours
The most-booked slot in London: three to six jobs from one list, one visit, one price.
Full day
£340
up to 8 hours
A snag list, a whole-flat furniture build, or a move-in day of fixings and fittings.
Same-day call-out
£95
first hour, then hourly
Lock, leak, door or safety job that cannot wait for a booked slot.
- Parking and permits
- London Borough of Wandsworth visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Wandsworth sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ. Our vans are compliant, so ULEZ never appear on your invoice.
- Access and building rules
- Concierge sign-in, goods-lift booking and out-of-hours windows are handled before the visit, so the clock starts when the work does, not in reception.
Screws, plugs, resin anchors, hollow-wall fixings, silicone and filler come out of the van and are inside the price. Anything bought for you — a replacement tap, a door closer, a specific bracket — is charged at cost with the receipt attached to your invoice.
Scope
What is included in Battersea
Included in every visit
- An insured, DBS-checked tradesperson who brings everything needed for a SW11 visit — tools, steps and floor protection.
- Van-stock anchors chosen for dot-and-dab plasterboard, including Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor, at no extra charge.
- Detector before drill, laser line rather than eye, and a load test on each fixing before we sign off.
- estate loading docks booked in advance, Nine Elms construction diversions and tight terraced streets — we plan the Battersea SW11 arrival around it and settle permits with London Borough of Wandsworth ourselves.
Not included — and why
- Gas appliances and pipework, which legally belong to a Gas Safe engineer.
- New circuits or consumer units, which are notifiable under Part P and need a registered electrician.
- Anything structural in Battersea SW11: that route starts with London Borough of Wandsworth building control, and we will point you there.
- Any fixing that would disturb possible asbestos, which is surveyed first as a matter of policy.
The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.
Coverage
Handyman work around Battersea
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Guides
Read before you book
Hiring a handyman in the UK: the complete guide
Scope, legal limits, 2026 prices, vetting questions, wall fixings and a job-list method that gets more done in one visit.
18 min read
Handyman prices in London: what jobs actually cost in 2026
Hourly, half-day and fixed job prices, with the London extras that quietly add to a quote.
9 min read
What a handyman can and cannot legally do in the UK
The real line between handyman work and jobs that need a registered electrician, gas or structural trade.
7 min read
Wall fixings guide: which anchor holds in which London wall
The fixing that actually holds in each London wall type, and the realistic load it will take.
8 min read
Related services
Other work we do in Battersea
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Battersea flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A SW11 reset after the drilling, sanding and flat-pack dust has settled.
After builders cleaning
Snag list finished by us, then the builders' dust taken out of the Battersea flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in SW11, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Battersea move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from SW11 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Battersea in context
The rebuilt power station, riverside towers and Victorian streets around the park. New riverside apartments with concierge, Victorian terraces and mansion flats, which is why SW11 work is dominated by dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork. Battersea Power Station is the landmark most customers navigate by.
The stock around Battersea Power Station sets the job. New riverside apartments with concierge, Victorian terraces and mansion flats. With 87% of Battersea's 6,832 households in flats, dot-and-dab plasterboard is what our fitters meet on most SW11 visits. That substrate wants long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor; anything lighter is a call-back, and even done properly the sensible limit is 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone.
Tenure shapes the list too: 33% of homes here are privately rented and 38% owner-occupied, so we move between check-out make-good in SW11 lets and long-planned improvements in the same week. Estate loading docks booked in advance, Nine Elms construction diversions and tight terraced streets. Nearest arrival point for the team is Battersea Power Station (Northern), and wandsworth sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ — none of it added to your invoice on the day.
- Housing mix here: 87% flats to 13% houses, 15,426 residents in total
- Dot-and-dab plasterboard dominates Battersea, so the van carries the anchors that suit it, not a generic pack
- Access: estate loading docks booked in advance, Nine Elms construction diversions and tight terraced streets
- We work the whole of SW11, SW8, including everything within walking distance of Battersea Power Station
Where Battersea sits in our coverage
Everything we fit in Battersea is booked through our handyman work in Wandsworth page, which sits under handyman work across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover handyman work in Clapham Junction SW11 (under ½ mile), handyman work in Clapham SW4 (1.3 miles), handyman work in West Brompton and Chelsea Harbour SW10 (1.3 miles), handyman work in Vauxhall and Nine Elms SW8 (1.4 miles) and handyman work in Wandsworth Town SW18 (1.7 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same. For every trade we run at this postcode, see all services in Battersea.
Most booked alongside this in Battersea
Battersea SW11 at a glance
- Area
- Battersea, Wandsworth
- Postcodes served
- SW11, SW8
- Nearest station
- Battersea Power Station (Northern)
- Dominant wall construction
- dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, with metal stud partitions between rooms
- Fixing we use most
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor
- Realistic load
- 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
- Most-booked list
- TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over
- Watch out for
- short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs
- Charging zones
- Wandsworth sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Residents (Battersea)
- 15,426
- Households (Battersea)
- 6,832
- Typical visit
- Half a day in SW11
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Battersea Latchmere, Battersea Park (E02000923, E02000925) — the published geography that covers Battersea, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Battersea SW11 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in SW11 on Wandsworth bookings, with 28% social-rented stock nearby. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65 in this 87% flats neighbourhood, with 38% owner-occupation locally. Send the list and we confirm one written figure on SW11 jobs.
Yes. Locally that usually means dot-and-dab plasterboard — long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind in Battersea, with Battersea Power Station a few streets away — and 38% owner-occupation locally, or a spread-load anchor, holding around 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone. The risk we guard against here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs on this side of Wandsworth, with 38% owner-occupation locally. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole in this 87% flats neighbourhood.
That is how we prefer to work in Battersea on Wandsworth bookings. Once you are past three jobs, £190 for a half day beats paying the £55 hourly minimum three times over in this 87% flats neighbourhood, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood. Send photos of each wall with the list and the estimator on this page shows the one-visit saving before you book on this side of Wandsworth, with this being London Borough of Wandsworth territory.
Like-for-like socket faces, switches and light fittings, yes, tested on completion for Battersea (SW11) addresses. We stop at Part P: no new circuits, no consumer units, no bathroom electrics on the streets near Battersea Power Station. No gas work at all: that is Gas Safe territory and we say so on the phone rather than on the day on Wandsworth bookings, with this being a short walk from Battersea Power Station (Northern).
Estate loading docks booked in advance, Nine Elms construction diversions and tight terraced streets on Wandsworth bookings. London Borough of Wandsworth visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price on the streets near Battersea Power Station, with 28% social-rented stock nearby. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit on SW11 jobs, with 87% of homes here being flats, so the clock starts when the work does.
The van carries the consumables — screws, plugs, resin, hollow-wall anchors, silicone, filler — and they are inside the SW11 figure you were quoted in this 87% flats neighbourhood, with this being London Borough of Wandsworth territory. Because dot-and-dab plasterboard is what we expect here, the right anchors for it are on board before the van sets off on Wandsworth bookings, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood. Anything specific bought for you is charged at cost with the receipt attached to the invoice across SW11, with Wandsworth parking rules in play.
Yes. Every area in Wandsworth has its own page in this 87% flats neighbourhood, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of SW11, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price for Battersea (SW11) addresses, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood.
Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.
Book a handyman in Battersea SW11
Send your job list and a photo of each wall for a fixed written price the same working day. Fixings, permits and taking the packaging away are already in the figure.
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