Walk Deptford from Deptford Market Yard outwards and the Georgian and early Victorian pattern is obvious: 83% of the 7,370 households in SE8 live in flats, 17% in houses.
Private renting sits at 28% and owner-occupation at 24%; the first group books outdoor furniture assembly at short notice, the second plans it.
Deptford substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — and with 33% one-person households in Deptford, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is the mistake that costs a SE8 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Deptford: market street, the Albany and the creek-side yards of the old naval dockyard. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Deptford is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: market-day closures on Deptford High Street, narrow creek lanes and estate lifts. Deptford (Southeastern) is the nearest station, and one fitter for bistro sets, parasols and BBQs; two for corner sofa sets, large dining sets and shed bases.
