Walk Thamesmead from Southmere Lake outwards and the post-war pattern is obvious: 47% of the 7,133 households in SE28 live in flats, 53% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 32% in Thamesmead, so alongside the 28% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Thamesmead substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — a median age of 33 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in SE28, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — which is why Royal Borough of Greenwich kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a SE28 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in Thamesmead: brutalist canals and lakes, now under one of London's biggest regeneration programmes. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Thamesmead 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: deck-access blocks with limited lifts, long walkway carries and estate service roads. Abbey Wood (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, and one fitter for a floating fit in a single room; two for glued or secret-nailed floors and any job over 25m² in a day.
