Walk Dagenham from The Ford Dagenham plant outwards and the inter-war pattern is obvious: 24% of the 15,032 households in RM10 live in flats, 76% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 44% in Dagenham, so alongside the 24% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in RM10, often with surface conduit — which is why London Borough of Barking and Dagenham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in Dagenham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in RM10, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — where 44% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Two streets can behave very differently in Dagenham: heathway shops, Ford's plant on the marshes and streets of estate housing. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Dagenham 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: wide roads, driveways and easy access; the Heathway has short loading bays. Dagenham Heathway (District) is the nearest station, and one fitter up to 43 inches, two for anything larger or where the screen has to go up a stairwell.
