Walk Muswell Hill from Alexandra Palace and Park outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 63% of the 5,479 households in N10 live in flats, 37% in houses.
35% of households rent privately and 57% own, which is why wallpaper hanging demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Muswell Hill substrates run to with solid brick on the party and external walls — and lath and plaster over timber studs — and steep approach roads, tight parades with short loading bays and long garden paths. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in N10, which crumbles the key and drops the panel — which is what a 63% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Muswell Hill actually produces is the mistake that costs a N10 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Muswell Hill: edwardian shopping parades on a hilltop with wide views across London. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Muswell Hill is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Steep approach roads, tight parades with short loading bays and long garden paths. Nearest station is Highgate (Northern), and one decorator for a feature wall or single room; two for stairwells, long drops and murals that must be hung to a strict sequence.
