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Handyman in Soho, W1
Around Carnaby Street and Golden Square in Soho, W1, 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 Westminster instruction is TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over.
- £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
- Westminster City Council permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Soho
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Soho homes are flats
- 98%Soho homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Soho
- 4,257Households in Soho
Instant estimate
Price your Soho job list
Estimated for Soho W1
£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 Soho visit works
- Tell us the whole listA photo per wall lets us read the substrate before quoting, so the Soho W1 price we send is the price you pay.
- We scan, then drillNothing is drilled blind: we scan, mark, protect the floor and choose for dot-and-dab plasterboard.
- Signed off with youEvery fixing load-tested, packaging taken away, and a walk-round with you before we leave.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Soho
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 Soho
Photographed and load-tested
Each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking.
We scan before we drill
Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Soho wall before the first hole — not after the leak.
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole W1 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote.
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.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Soho
| 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 |
| TV mounting | £85 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
These are the 6 jobs we are booked for most often in Soho W1 — 98% 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 Soho
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
- Westminster City Council visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Part of Westminster sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ. Our vans are compliant, so ULEZ and the Congestion Charge 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 Soho
Included in every visit
- One vetted fitter for the whole Soho W1 list, with ladders, tools and sheets already in the van.
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor and the rest of our van stock, because dot-and-dab plasterboard is what most W1 fixings go into.
- Detector before drill, laser line rather than eye, and a load test on each fixing before we sign off.
- pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default — we plan the Soho W1 arrival around it and settle permits with Westminster City Council ourselves.
Not included — and why
- Anything gas — boilers, hobs, pipework — is Gas Safe territory and we will not touch it in Soho W1.
- Part P notifiable electrics — new circuits and boards — go to a registered electrician, not a handyman.
- Structural alterations and anything needing Westminster City Council building control sign-off.
- 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 Soho
Nearby areas we also cover
What customers say about handyman work
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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 Soho
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Soho flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A W1 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 Soho flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in W1, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Soho move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from W1 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Soho in context
Post-production studios, restaurants and above-shop flats packed into a Georgian grid. Narrow Georgian houses split into flats, walk-ups above bars, and small new schemes, which is why W1 work is dominated by dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork. Carnaby Street and Golden Square is the landmark most customers navigate by.
What is behind the plaster in Soho is decided by when it was built. Narrow Georgian houses split into flats, walk-ups above bars, and small new schemes. Across the 4,257 households here, dot-and-dab plasterboard dominates, so long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor is our default approach. 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: 52% of homes here are privately rented and 20% owner-occupied, so we move between check-out make-good in W1 lets and long-planned improvements in the same week. Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default. Nearest arrival point for the team is Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line), and part of Westminster sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ — none of it added to your invoice on the day.
- 98% flats, 2% houses across 4,257 Soho households (ONS Census 2021)
- Default fixing for Soho: long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor, load-tested to 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
- Access: pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default
- W1 covered, Carnaby Street and Golden Square to the borough boundary, £190 a half day
Where Soho sits in our coverage
Soho is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Westminster page, which sits under handyman work across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover handyman work in Fitzrovia (under ½ mile), handyman work in Mayfair (under ½ mile), handyman work in Covent Garden (0.9 miles), handyman work in Holborn (1.0 miles) and handyman work in St James's (1.3 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same.
Soho W1 at a glance
- Area
- Soho, Westminster
- Postcodes served
- W1
- Nearest station
- Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line)
- 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
- Part of Westminster sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ
- Residents (Soho)
- 7,879
- Households (Soho)
- 4,257
- Typical visit
- Half a day in W1
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Fitzrovia West & Soho (E02000972) — the published geography that covers Soho, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Soho W1 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in W1. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65. Send the list and we confirm one written figure.
Yes. Locally that usually means dot-and-dab plasterboard — long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, 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. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole.
That is how we prefer to work in Soho. Once you are past three jobs, £190 for a half day beats paying the £55 hourly minimum three times over. Send photos of each wall with the list and the estimator on this page shows the one-visit saving before you book.
Replacing what is already there — faceplates, switches, pendants — yes, with a test on completion. Anything notifiable under Part P — new circuits, a consumer unit, bathroom zones — needs a registered electrician instead. Gas is Gas Safe work full stop, so we decline it and point you at an engineer who is registered for it.
Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default. Westminster City Council visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit, so the clock starts when the work does.
Standard screws, plugs, resin and hollow-wall anchors, silicone and filler come out of the van and are already in the price. Loading for dot-and-dab plasterboard in advance is why a W1 visit rarely needs a mid-job supply run. If you want a specific part supplied, we buy it at cost and show you the receipt; there is no mark-up.
Yes. Every area in Westminster has its own page, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of W1, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price.
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 Soho W1
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.
What customers say about handyman work
3.9 ★ from 1,412 Google reviewsI'm answering on behalf my wife who was & still is in hospital & can't get wifi , Your two gentlemen were absolutely brilliant very impressed with the results I'm hoping my wife will be home soon so she can see the results before I make a mess when I come from the garden. Eric… Read in full →
Quoted verbatim from reviews customers left on our public Google and Trustpilot profiles. Nothing is edited, shortened beyond the link above, or written by us.