You can plan bathroom worktop fitting in Teddington from a floor plan, but the plan and the room have a habit of disagreeing once the tape comes out. The grid of Victorian and Edwardian terraces off the high street is heavy side-return territory, a 3.4m run along the flank with a rooflight above and a 1.8m island, while the larger villas towards the lock take a 4m run plus a separate pantry or utility. Either way, the next step is the same one: get someone out to look, and get the measurements written down.
Crittall windows were swapped for plastic ones in openings that were made good rather than rebuilt, which leaves reveals that are neither straight nor equal. A vanity top is where all of that turns up in miniature, with the basin, the tap holes and a splash return crowded into a few hundred millimetres of stone. A bathroom is a short job that repays being drawn properly.
A side alley and a back door mean most pieces go in whole, and it is the alley width rather than the front door that decides it. Solid brick behind the plaster takes a bracket without any preparation, which is what keeps a wall-hung unit straightforward in a house of this age. Stud partitions want noggins before a wall-hung unit goes up.
The stock on this patch is Victorian terrace, Edwardian terrace, Victorian villa, 1930s semi and modern riverside flats. Which one you have changes the order of the day more than the design does.
Figures cover the 3 statistical areas (MSOAs) around Teddington| Figure | Teddington | Against London |
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| homes built 1919 to 1939 | 13% | inter-war share lower than 56% of the 723 areas we cover |
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| households owning their home | 64% | home-ownership share higher than 79% of the 723 areas we cover |
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| households with no car or van | 25% | no-car share lower than 76% of the 723 areas we cover |
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Sources: VOA Council Tax Stock of Properties 2025 and ONS Census 2021 for MSOAs E02000801, E02000804 and E02000805. Open Government Licence v3.0.