In Cranham (RM14) the split is 12% flats to 88% houses over 5,823 households, and the stock is mixed-era.
Because 10% of Cranham is privately rented and 5% socially rented, a lot of RM14 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Walls are cavity brickwork outside — and timber stud partitions inside, measured on the walk in from Upminster (District, c2c), a mile west of Cranham rather than assumed from a map, so the fixing that matters in Cranham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is Cranham gives us a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air, where 86% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Cranham is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — quiet green-belt-edge suburb of bungalows and detached homes — which is why a RM14 quote is not a Havering average.
The easiest access in London — wide roads, drives and level thresholds. Nearest station is Upminster (District, c2c), a mile west of Cranham, and one fitter up to 43 inches, two for anything larger or where the screen has to go up a stairwell.