Walk Wood Green from Alexandra Palace outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 68% of the 5,861 households in N22 live in flats, 32% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 32% in Wood Green, so alongside the 43% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Wood Green substrates run to dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork; locally that also means with metal stud partitions between rooms — and with 43% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in N22, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — and with 32% one-person households in Wood Green, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is the mistake that costs a N22 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Wood Green: the Mall shopping centre, Turkish and Greek high street and Alexandra Park behind. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Wood Green 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: high Road red route, shopping-centre service yards and estate lift booking. Wood Green (Piccadilly) 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.
