Illustrated map of Streatham, South London — Illustrative map, not to scale.

Trade work in Streatham: renters, period streets and roofs in demand

More than a third of homes in Streatham's wards are privately rented, and roofer searches here sit in the same Google range as plumber and electrician searches. This guide covers what that means for plumbers, electricians, roofers, builders and every other trade working there.

Roofers alongside plumbers and electricians

In Streatham, roofer searches reach the same Google range as plumber and electrician searches, 100 to 1,000 a month, which puts all three among the most searched trades there. Builder, loft conversion, bathroom renovation and heating engineer searches sit at 10 to 100 a month. Not sure which ones you appear for? A free audit will show you.

A renters' market

Of the 25,904 households in Lambeth's five Streatham wards, 35.3% rent privately (about 9,100 homes), 44.9% are owner occupied and 18.3% rent socially. Every private let needs an annual Gas Safe check and an electrical inspection at least every five years. Lambeth also requires planning permission for small HMO conversions borough-wide, under a 2024 Article 4 direction. We can give landlords and letting agents their own route into your website, so this work finds you.

Heating

75.0% of Streatham's homes rely on mains gas alone for heating, and 9.1% on electricity alone.

Planning: check before you quote

Streatham's conservation areas include Streatham Common, Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill, Streatham Lodge, and Streatham Park and Garrads Road. In Streatham Lodge an Article 4 direction removes some permitted development rights for external alterations, so changes that are allowed elsewhere may need permission there. Jobs on these streets are good evidence for homeowners, and we can build them into project pages.

Ground conditions

Lambeth's residential basement study notes that the higher ground of Streatham is one of the few parts of the borough where London Clay comes to the surface, with head deposits over parts of Streatham Hill and Streatham South and terrace gravels in the lower parts of Streatham South. Clay at the surface moves with the seasons, swelling in wet winters and shrinking in dry summers, which can lead to settlement and subsidence. Local ground know-how reassures homeowners, and we can help your website show it.

Where the work is

SW16 (Streatham, Streatham Common, Streatham Vale, Streatham Park) and SW2 (Streatham Hill).

Getting found here

Roofing sits in the same search band as plumbing and electrics in Streatham, so if you cover more than one, each needs its own page and its own photos. Keeping those pages and your Google profile current is the part we take on for trades, along with local ads, so you can stay on the job. A free audit will show you where you stand in Streatham today.