Walk Eltham from Eltham Palace outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 27% of the 13,732 households in SE9 live in flats, 73% in houses.
Private renting sits at 15% and owner-occupation at 64%; the first group books movers near you at short notice, the second plans it.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick — where 64% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year, so the fixing that matters in Eltham is chosen on site — the usual failure here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — with 21% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first.
Two streets can behave very differently in Eltham: the medieval palace, Art Deco Eltham Palace and streets of 1930s semis. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Eltham 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: driveway parking on most streets; the high street has timed loading only. Eltham (Southeastern) is the nearest station, and two movers as standard, three where a Victorian stair turn, a heavy item or a tight completion-day schedule makes the extra pair of hands worth the hourly cost.
