Walk Croydon from Boxpark Croydon and the Whitgift Centre outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 71% of the 13,716 households in CR0 live in flats, 29% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 34% in Croydon, so alongside the 43% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in Croydon, with metal stud partitions between rooms — which is what a 71% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Croydon actually produces, 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 — the pattern behind 13,716 households inside the CR0 neighbourhood.
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 pictures and mirrors up to about 25kg; two for overmantels, full-length glass and anything carried up a communal stairwell. Fitters travelling in use East Croydon (Southern, Thameslink, Tramlink).
