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Hoarder clean-up in Ealing

Discreet, consent-led hoarder clean-up across every part of Ealing, with a page of local detail for each of the 9 areas we cover. Free survey, a fixed written price, and nothing removed from any home without the agreement of the person who lives there.

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  • 9 areas covered, each with its own page
  • Fixed written price from £450 after a free survey
  • Consent-led throughout — nothing removed without agreement
  • London Borough of Ealing permits arranged and paid for by us
Hello Services clearance van with the ramp down as two crew members load bagged and sorted waste for recycling — hoarder clean-up support in Ealing

How it works

Hoarder clean-up in Ealing in three steps

Three steps, start to finish — a free survey, a fixed written price, then a consent-led clean-up in Ealing at the pace the resident sets.
  1. Step 1: Talk to us, free and private

    Tell us what the home is like today. No photographs, no judgement, no sales call.

    Same-day reply, seven days a week

  2. Step 2: Free survey, fixed written price

    In person or by video call we rate each room on the Clutter Image Rating scale, check escape routes and risks, then send one written plan and one fixed price.

    No obligation, nothing added later

  3. Step 3: Consent-led clean-up and hand-back

    We work at your pace, item by item, escape routes first, then deep clean and sanitise and hand over waste transfer notes and donation receipts.

    Discreet, unmarked vehicles on request

The service, locally

Hoarder clean-up across Ealing West London

Edwardian villas, 1930s semis, Victorian terraces in Acton and new Crossrail-era blocks at Southall and Ealing Broadway. With 50% of homes in the borough being flats, communal stairs, lift access and estate loading rules shape most Ealing jobs as much as the volume inside the property does. Mixed — driveways in Ealing and Greenford, but Acton and Southall have tight CPZs and busy narrow shopping streets.

We work with private clients, with families acting for a relative, and on referral from London Borough of Ealing, housing associations, adult social care, occupational therapists and community mental health teams. Where another professional is already involved, we run to their risk assessment and report back to them in writing.

Hoarding disorder is a recognised mental health condition, listed in the World Health Organization's ICD-11 (6B24) and in the DSM-5. It is not a lifestyle choice, a cleaning failure or a character flaw, and we do not write about it as though it were.

Most common situation across the borough: owner-occupied family houses with garages, sheds and loft space. Access and parking: Mixed — driveways in Ealing and Greenford, but Acton and Southall have tight CPZs and busy narrow shopping streets.

Areas covered
9Areas covered
Homes that are flats
50%Homes that are flats
Fixed price from
£450Fixed price from
Households
133,657Households

How we work

Consent first, always the rules we do not bend

Hoarding disorder is a recognised mental health condition, listed in the World Health Organization's ICD-11 (6B24) and in the DSM-5. It is not a lifestyle choice, a cleaning failure or a character flaw, and we do not write about it as though it were.

Consent decides everything

Nothing leaves the property unless the person who lives there has agreed to it, item by item or category by category. Change your mind about a box at eleven o'clock and that box stays.

We work at your pace

Some homes suit a single full day; many do not, and a staged plan across several visits gets further with less distress. We say which is realistic at the survey.

Discretion as standard

Unmarked vehicles on request, plain clothing, no company name at the doorstep, and no photographs beyond those needed for insurance or a landlord file, with written permission.

Trained, checked, insured

DBS-checked teams trained in trauma-informed practice and infection control, full public liability cover, and licensed waste carriage with transfer notes issued to you.

Five routes

The person decides the route not the price list

The same five routes run across every Ealing postcode. Which one we recommend comes out of the survey and the conversation, never out of what pays best.
A day at a time

Supported sorting

You sit at the sorting station and make every decision; the team fetches, holds up, bags and carries across four trays — keep, donate, recycle, undecided.

Best for: Staying in control, and homes where sentimental value does most of the work.

Two to eight visits

Staged programme

The home is split into zones in a written order, and each visit finishes a zone completely so there is a usable room before the next one starts.

Best for: Moderate to high Clutter Image Rating homes, or anyone overwhelmed by a single-day attempt before.

One to three consecutive days

Single-session clear

A larger team completes the property in one continuous programme, with a family member or advocate holding decisions where needed.

Best for: Deadline work — a tenancy ending, a completion date or an enforcement notice.

Planned around the case

Safeguarding-led clearance

Run jointly with the referring professional against their risk assessment and objectives, with our written report back afterwards.

Best for: Blocked escape routes, enforcement notices or a tenancy at risk.

Half a day to two days

Recovery clean and sanitise

After sorting: deep clean, anti-microbial treatment, carpets cleaned and odour dealt with at source.

Best for: Handing a property back, or the point where a home needs to feel like a home again.

Why Hello Services

What working with us in Ealing actually looks like

Your decisions, every time

A sorting station goes up before anything moves across W3, with 20,052 households on this patch, and the four trays — keep, donate, recycle, undecided — are yours to fill. In Acton as everywhere, an item you are unsure about goes to the undecided tray, not to the van on the streets near Acton Park and the former Acton laundries, with a median age of 33 in this neighbourhood.

Honest about the pace

We will tell you at the survey whether Acton job is realistically one day or five on W3 jobs — and this being a short walk from Acton Main Line (Elizabeth line), with Acton Park and the former Acton laundries a few streets away, and we will say so even when the slower answer is the cheaper one. Zone-by-zone visits starting with the rooms the family most wants back is what usually works here on the streets near Acton Park and the former Acton laundries, with 39% of W3 homes being privately rented.

Discretion is the default

Unmarked vehicles on request, plain clothing, no company name called out at the door across W3, with 24% social-rented stock nearby, and early or weekend starts at no surcharge. Neighbours in Ealing do not need to know anything at all on the streets near Acton Park and the former Acton laundries.

Safety assessed, not assumed

Escape routes, fire loading, floor loading and biological risk are checked and written down before the first box moves across W3, with this being London Borough of Ealing territory. Clearing a route out of the property is always the first task on site on this side of Ealing.

Licensed, insured, accountable

DBS-checked and trauma-informed teams, full public liability and treatment-risk cover, licensed waste carriage with transfer notes, donation receipts back in your hand in Acton, with 71% of homes here being flats — and 33% one-person households here, and London Borough of Ealing permits arranged and paid for by us.

Fixed prices

Hoarder clean-up prices in Ealing borough-wide

Priced per job anywhere in Ealing. Parking, permits, ULEZ, PPE, licensed disposal and the final clean sit inside every figure below.
  • Single room reset

    £450 – £850

    1 day, 2 operatives

    One room sorted with you, agreed items removed, then cleaned and sanitised back to daily use.

  • Kitchen or bathroom recovery

    £520 – £980

    1 day, 2 operatives

    The two rooms that most affect health — food handled discreetly, appliances and sanitary ware cleared and sanitised.

  • One-bedroom flat, staged

    £900 – £1800

    2–3 days

    A whole flat room by room across two or three visits, nothing removed without agreement.

  • Two or three-bedroom home

    £1800 – £3600

    3–6 days

    The most common London job: living space first, then bedrooms, then storage.

  • Four-bedroom-plus house

    £3600 – £8500

    6–12 days

    Larger homes including lofts, cellars and garages, run as a phased programme.

  • Bereavement or probate clearance

    £950 – £3200

    2–5 days

    A full property handled gently, with paperwork, photographs and personal effects set aside for the family first.

  • Deep clean and sanitising only

    £380 – £1400

    0.5–2 days

    For homes already sorted: deep clean, anti-microbial treatment and odour neutralisation.

  • Supported sorting day rate

    £420 – £620

    Per day, 2 operatives

    Two trained operatives working alongside you for a full day, at whatever pace the day allows.

Prices include VAT, with a £350 minimum on any attended visit. Every quote is fixed in writing after a free survey and does not change on the day unless you ask for more.

Landlords, housing associations, insurers, attorneys under an LPA and adult social care can all be invoiced directly, with the survey, risk assessment and photographic file supplied.

Extras and local costs

What can change the price in Ealing and what never does

Everything below is priced up front at the survey. Nothing is added on the day unless you ask us to do more.
  • Licensed disposal

    £180

    per Luton load

    Transfer notes for every load, sorted for reuse and recycling first.

  • Donation runs

    Included

    included

    Usable goods delivered to a charity you choose, with the receipt handed back.

  • Confidential paper destruction

    £45

    per sack

    Cross-shredded under a certificate of destruction.

  • Sharps and clinical waste

    £95

    per collection

    Needles, dressings and medical waste in approved containers.

  • Biohazard decontamination

    £260

    per room

    Handled in full PPE with a two-stage clean and anti-microbial treatment.

  • Odour neutralisation

    £140

    per property

    Hydroxyl or ozone treatment at source rather than masking with fragrance.

  • Held-back storage

    £120

    per month

    Anything you are not ready to decide on moved to secure storage instead.

  • Out-of-hours or discreet timing

    Included

    no surcharge

    Early starts, evenings and weekends at no extra cost.

Access and carry
Narrow terraced streets with permit bays, plus new towers requiring booked lifts. Carry distance and stair flights change the number of operatives we send, and both are counted at the survey.
Permits and charges
Ealing sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ, and our vehicles are compliant. London Borough of Ealing permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us.
Housing stock
Victorian terraces in flats, post-war estates and new Elizabeth-line-era blocks. With 50% of Ealing homes being flats, lift access often decides whether a job is two days or three.
Disposal volume
The single biggest variable, estimated at the survey from the Clutter Image Rating — we would rather over-estimate and refund than surprise you.

Scope

What is included in Ealing and what honestly is not

Every Ealing booking includes the list on the left at no extra cost. The list on the right is work we will not sell as a clean-up, because it would not be honest.

Included in every job

  • A free, no-obligation survey — in person or by video call — and a fixed written quote before anything is booked.
  • A written risk assessment covering escape routes, fire loading, floor loading and biological risk.
  • DBS-checked operatives trained in trauma-informed practice and infection control.
  • A four-tray sorting station and item-by-item consent throughout the visit.
  • Documents, photographs, jewellery, cash and keys set aside for you to review, never disposed of on a judgement call.
  • Licensed waste carriage with transfer notes, donation runs to a charity you choose, and parking, permits and ULEZ inside the quoted figure.

Not included — and why

  • Clearing a home against the wishes of a resident who has capacity — we will not do it, whoever is paying.
  • Therapy or clinical treatment. We work alongside your therapist or mental health team, but a clean is not treatment.
  • Pest eradication and structural, damp, electrical or gas work. We identify it, arrange the specialist and quote it separately.
  • Valuing or selling belongings. We flag anything that looks valuable and hand it to you rather than price it.

A shared standard

The Clutter Image Rating and the safety checks behind every plan

Every room in a Ealing survey is rated on the published Clutter Image Rating scale, so families, landlords and case workers are all reading the same number.
  • Band 1–3 · Low

    Cluttered, but every surface, doorway and appliance is still usable and the floor is largely clear.

    Usually a one-day sort and deep clean, often with the resident working alongside the team.

  • Band 4–6 · Moderate

    Floor space is significantly reduced and one or more rooms cannot be used for their purpose.

    Commonly two to four visits with a sorting station and a written plan agreed first.

  • Band 7–9 · High

    Movement is restricted to narrow paths and exits or appliances may be blocked, with structural or contamination risk.

    A staged programme with a written risk assessment, PPE throughout and other agencies usually involved.

Safety checks on every survey

Four checks run on every Ealing survey before any plan is written, and they are reported back to you in writing.

  • Escape routes: every exit checked, and clearing a route out is always the first task on site.
  • Fire and structural loading: stored material near heaters, meters and consumer units, plus upper-floor and loft loading, reported in writing.
  • Biological risk: food waste, animal waste and sharps identified and handled under the correct waste stream.
  • Pests and utilities: any evidence logged and treatment recommended first, with gas, water and electrical access points cleared.

About the borough

Ealing in context

The 'Queen of the Suburbs' at Ealing Broadway, plus Acton's terraces, Southall's Punjabi high street and Greenford's industry. Victorian villa suburbs built for City commuters, expanded hugely by the Great Western and the Central line.

Edwardian villas, 1930s semis, Victorian terraces in Acton and new Crossrail-era blocks at Southall and Ealing Broadway. On ONS Census 2021 figures the borough holds 133,657 households with a median age of 36.5, 48% owner-occupied and 18% socially rented — the mix that decides how often a housing officer or support worker is already involved before we are called.

Access sets the day's programme. Mixed — driveways in Ealing and Greenford, but Acton and Southall have tight CPZs and busy narrow shopping streets. London Borough of Ealing permits and suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, and any cost sits inside the quoted price.

Borough
Ealing, West London
Postcodes
W3
Nearest station
Acton Main Line (Elizabeth line)
Landmark
Acton Park and the former Acton laundries
Housing stock
Victorian terraces in flats, post-war estates and new Elizabeth-line-era blocks.
Acton (ONS Census 2021)
50,746 residents · 20,052 households · 71% flats · 24% social rented
Council and charges
London Borough of Ealing. Ealing sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ, and our vehicles are compliant.
First step
Free survey in W3, in person or by video call

Questions

Ealing hoarder clean-up questions, answered

Yes — all 9 areas we list for the borough, each with its own page covering local housing stock, access and parking. Mixed — driveways in Ealing and Greenford, but Acton and Southall have tight CPZs and busy narrow shopping streets.

Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.

Talk to us about Ealing

A free survey, a written plan and one fixed price — £350 minimum attended visit, and nothing removed without your agreement. Call 020 3633 4555 or ask for a quote online.

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