Census 2021 puts Tooting at 22,241 households with a median age of 32. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 40% houses and 60% flats need different handling in SW17.
40% of households rent privately and 43% own, which is why outdoor furniture assembly demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are lath and plaster over timber studs; locally that also means with solid brick on the party and external walls — which is why London Borough of Wandsworth kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Tooting is chosen on site — the usual failure here is which crumbles the key and drops the panel — and a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster — and with 28% one-person households in Tooting, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
Two streets can behave very differently in Tooting: two covered markets, St George's Hospital and one of London's best food streets. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Tooting is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, broadway red route, market loading windows and permit-only terraced streets — one reason one fitter for bistro sets, parasols and BBQs; two for corner sofa sets, large dining sets and shed bases. Fitters travelling in use Tooting Broadway (Northern).
