Crew sized to the job
Two to three operatives as standard, with a specialist F-gas engineer booked in for any unit holding refrigerant-charged equipment. Deck-access blocks with limited lifts, long walkway carries and estate service roads.
Greenwich · SE28 · Restaurant and cafe clearance
Professional Restaurant and cafe clearance in Thamesmead, SE28
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Thamesmead fitters · Fixed written pricesRestaurant and cafe clearance for Thamesmead (SE28) households — 7,133 of them, 47% in flats. From £380 fixed, two to three operatives as standard, with a specialist F-gas engineer booked in for any unit holding refrigerant-charged equipment Insured fitters, every fixing torqued, and the flat-pack packaging taken away.
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- Since 2019
SE28
- Restaurant and cafe clearance in Thamesmead SE28 from £380, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: safety fixings
- Three to five working days where degassing and Gas Safe sign-off need to be arranged first; a front-of-house-only clear can often be booked within 48 hours.
- Royal Borough of Greenwich permits, ULEZ itemised, never hidden
- Trustpilot 4.5· 3,100+ reviews
- Google 3.9· 1,426 reviews
- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
- From, front-of-house strip-out, small unit
- £380From, front-of-house strip-out, small unit
- Thamesmead homes are flats
- 47%Thamesmead homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 28%Privately rented
- Households in Thamesmead
- 7,133Households in Thamesmead
Overview
Restaurant and cafe clearance in Thamesmead SE28, explained
This page prices restaurant and cafe clearance for Thamesmead SE28 specifically: post-war stock, 28% privately rented and 7,133 households in total. Work starts at £380, fixed in writing, with parking and Royal Borough of Greenwich permit rules costed before an insured fitter travels.
How it works
How restaurant and cafe clearance works in Thamesmead
Five steps, the same on every SE28 job, so you know what happens before you commit. Council and housing-association blocks built from precast concrete and dense block, as the Thamesmead stock goes, which is what a 47% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Thamesmead actually produces is what we plan for here.
Step 1
Site visit and equipment list
Every appliance, fridge and fixture is listed against a disconnect-and-remove plan before a date is booked.
Step 2
Gas and electrical sign-off confirmed
We wait for written confirmation that appliances are isolated by a qualified engineer before moving them.
Step 3
Kitchen stripped in sequence
Fridges and cold rooms first for degassing, then cooking equipment, then extraction, so the crew is never waiting on a certificate mid-job.
Step 4
Grease trap and drainage cleared
Trap emptied and removed by a licensed handler, with the disposal note kept for the site file.
Step 5
Front-of-house and final sweep
Tables, chairs and fittings cleared, unit swept and photographed for the landlord handover.
Why choose us
Why Thamesmead customers book us
Four things decide whether a SE28 job goes well, and none of them are visible from a price list.
Booked around your day
Three to five working days where degassing and Gas Safe sign-off need to be arranged first; a front-of-house-only clear can often be booked within 48 hours. Abbey Wood (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, so a SE28 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Thamesmead walls, not generic walls
We expect precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in SE28, often with surface conduit — the reality on the streets around Southmere Lake in SE28, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — the pattern behind 7,133 households inside the SE28 neighbourhood.
Insured and documented
Registered waste carrier with F-gas certified degassing for refrigeration and licensed disposal for grease trap waste, both receipted separately from the general transfer note.
Fixed prices
Restaurant and cafe clearance prices in Thamesmead
Fixed prices for SE28 and the rest of Greenwich. The number of plumbed and gas-connected appliances, not the floor area. A small unit with a full kitchen and a grease trap can cost more to clear than a larger unit that only ever served coffee and cake.
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front-of-house strip-out, small unit | £380 | 3–4 hrs | Tables, chairs, till point and soft furnishings cleared from a café-sized unit under around 800 sq ft. |
| Commercial kitchen equipment removal, per item | £65 | 20–30 min | Ovens, fryers and prep tables are heavy, often plumbed or hard-wired, and need disconnection before they can be moved safely. |
| Refrigeration and F-gas degassing, per unit | £95 | 30–45 min | Fridges and cold rooms holding refrigerant must be certified degassed before removal, which is a licensed job, not a lift-and-carry one. |
| Grease trap emptying and removal | £210 | 1–2 hrs | Trapped fat, oil and grease is controlled waste that has to go to a licensed treatment facility, and the trap itself is often built into the drainage and needs careful disconnection. |
| Extraction canopy and ductwork removal | £340 | half day | Canopy, ductwork and filters are usually the last things fitted and the hardest to remove, often needing access equipment for ceiling-height runs. |
| Full unit closure clearance | £680 | 1 day | Kitchen, front-of-house and cellar cleared and swept in one visit for a lease handover, priced against the full inventory rather than by room. |
Front-of-house strip-out, small unit
£380 · 3–4 hrs
Tables, chairs, till point and soft furnishings cleared from a café-sized unit under around 800 sq ft.
Commercial kitchen equipment removal, per item
£65 · 20–30 min
Ovens, fryers and prep tables are heavy, often plumbed or hard-wired, and need disconnection before they can be moved safely.
Refrigeration and F-gas degassing, per unit
£95 · 30–45 min
Fridges and cold rooms holding refrigerant must be certified degassed before removal, which is a licensed job, not a lift-and-carry one.
Grease trap emptying and removal
£210 · 1–2 hrs
Trapped fat, oil and grease is controlled waste that has to go to a licensed treatment facility, and the trap itself is often built into the drainage and needs careful disconnection.
Extraction canopy and ductwork removal
£340 · half day
Canopy, ductwork and filters are usually the last things fitted and the hardest to remove, often needing access equipment for ceiling-height runs.
Full unit closure clearance
£680 · 1 day
Kitchen, front-of-house and cellar cleared and swept in one visit for a lease handover, priced against the full inventory rather than by room.
Restaurant and café clearance is quoted plus VAT at 20% after a site visit, because kitchen equipment varies enormously in size and fixing. F-gas degassing certificates, grease trap disposal and transfer notes are included; loading bay suspensions are itemised.
Scope
What's included in Thamesmead
The same scope across SE28, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- On SE28 jobs: certified F-gas degassing before any refrigeration or cold room is removed, with 47% of homes here being flats, planned around the stair or the lift
- In Thamesmead: grease trap emptying and disposal to a licensed food-waste treatment facility, the way it is done on Thamesmead jobs
- Disconnection of gas and electrical appliances confirmed with a qualified engineer before removal — including restaurant and cafe clearance london
- Standard on Greenwich bookings: extraction canopy, ductwork and filter removal, including access equipment where ceiling height requires it, arranged with Royal Borough of Greenwich where the kerb needs it
- On SE28 jobs: segregation of stainless steel and scrap catering equipment for recycling credit where applicable, agreed on the doorstep in Thamesmead before anything is unpacked
- In Thamesmead: waste transfer note and, where requested, a certificate of destruction for branded signage and menus, timed against the walk in from Abbey Wood (Elizabeth line)
Not included
- Gas safe disconnection itself, which must be carried out or signed off by a Gas Safe engineer before we remove the appliance, outside the fixed price on Thamesmead bookings
- Structural kitchen extract ducting that runs through the building fabric beyond the unit's own ceiling void, quoted separately if you need it arranged in SE28
- Cellar cooling and beer line servicing contracts, which are usually held directly with the brewery or supplier, which we refer on to the right trade in Thamesmead
- Licensed premises signage removal that requires scaffold or a road closure, which is quoted separately, handled by Royal Borough of Greenwich or a specialist contractor instead
Reviews for business clearance across the UK
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The guys arrived prompt at 9 am . Sorry I’m rubbish at names but I remember the one guys initials were AB . He really worked hard . Both guys were very polite and were happy to pop back up the stairs to finish dusting the bedrooms surfaces that were missed . Not one moan… Read in full →
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Hannah and her friend were friendly and thoughtful. They were very professional and hard working. They also turned a junk room into a nice bedroom. I cannot thank them or praise them enough.
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This was my second job for Hello services and I was delighted to have Adam and Sultan back again. I had furniture assembly and clearance work to be done, and again it was done very professionally to a very high standard, and with absolute politeness at all times. They did an excellent job yet again… Read in full →
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Coverage
Where we work around Thamesmead SE28
Restaurant and cafe clearance across Greenwich and the SE28 district, mapped below.
Restaurant and cafe clearance nearby
Also in this area
Other handyman work in Thamesmead
Same fitters, same SE28 rounds, same fixed-price approach.
Business clearance in Thamesmead
The parent commercial silo — offices, units, shops and estate handovers.
Furniture disposal in Thamesmead
Desks, chairs, bedroom and FF&E furniture removed per item or per load.
Rubbish disposal in Thamesmead
Mixed loads collected by volume with a same-day waste transfer note.
Appliance and WEEE clearance in Thamesmead
Fridges, catering plant and powered equipment removed under WEEE rules.
Most booked alongside this in Thamesmead SE28
Working in Thamesmead
Thamesmead SE28 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Thamesmead — the numbers that actually change a restaurant and cafe clearance quote.
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.
Private renting sits at 28% and owner-occupation at 32%; the first group books restaurant and cafe clearance at short notice, the second plans it.
Expect precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in SE28, often with surface conduit — the reality on the streets around Southmere Lake behind the plaster in SE28. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it on these streets — the pattern behind 7,133 households inside the SE28 neighbourhood is the fault we are called back to undo.
Anyone who knows Thamesmead knows the pattern near Southmere Lake: brutalist canals and lakes, now under one of London's biggest regeneration programmes. We plan the SE28 visit around it. Thamesmead is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Deck-access blocks with limited lifts, long walkway carries and estate service roads. Nearest station is Abbey Wood (Elizabeth line), and two to three operatives as standard, with a specialist F-gas engineer booked in for any unit holding refrigerant-charged equipment.
Area at a glance
Thamesmead SE28 by the numbers
Who lives in Thamesmead and what they live in decides how restaurant and cafe clearance is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Thamesmead Birchmere Park and West Thamesmead neighbourhood itself — not Greenwich-wide averages, and not estimates.
20,595
Residents
Thamesmead Birchmere Park and West Thamesmead neighbourhood, Census 2021
7,133
Households
Median age 33.3
Flats vs houses
Flats 47.3%Houses 52.5%
Residents by sex
Male51.3%
Female48.7%
Single-person households
29.4%
Privately rented
28.4%
- Median age
- 33.3
- Owner-occupied
- 32.3%
- Social rented
- 39%
- Postcode districts
- SE28
- Nearest station
- Abbey Wood
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Thamesmead Birchmere Park, West Thamesmead (E02000313, E02000314) — the published geography that covers Thamesmead, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE28 district: 51.5020, 0.1036 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
Restaurant and cafe clearance in Thamesmead SE28 — your questions.
How much does restaurant and cafe clearance cost in Thamesmead SE28?
Front-of-house strip-out, small unit starts at £380 in Thamesmead in this 47% flats neighbourhood, with this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. The number of plumbed and gas-connected appliances, not the floor area on this side of Greenwich. A small unit with a full kitchen and a grease trap can cost more to clear than a larger unit that only ever served coffee and cake in Thamesmead, with 32% owner-occupation locally.
Do you assemble IKEA and other flat-pack furniture in Thamesmead SE28?
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions around Abbey Wood (Elizabeth line), with this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Thamesmead most weeks, with a median age of 33 in this neighbourhood.
How long does flat-pack assembly take in Thamesmead?
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level in this 47% flats neighbourhood, with 53% of Thamesmead homes being houses.
Will a built wardrobe fit through a Thamesmead doorway?
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on Greenwich bookings. With 47% of Thamesmead homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm in Thamesmead — and this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory, with 29% one-person households here, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Who books restaurant and cafe clearance in Thamesmead SE28 — tenants, landlords or owners?
All three. With 28% of Thamesmead privately rented and 32% owner-occupied, roughly half the SE28 diary is agent- or landlord-instructed and invoiced separately from the person at the door on this side of Greenwich — and Southmere Lake a few streets away, with 28% of SE28 homes being privately rented.
How quickly can you reach Thamesmead from your Greenwich round?
Southmere Lake is the marker we route to on Greenwich bookings, with Greenwich parking rules in play, and deck-access blocks with limited lifts, long walkway carries and estate service roads. A SE28 slot added to an existing Greenwich round usually lands the same week rather than the next on the Thamesmead rounds, with 47% of homes here being flats.
Is same-day or evening restaurant and cafe clearance available in Greenwich?
Three to five working days where degassing and Gas Safe sign-off need to be arranged first; a front-of-house-only clear can often be booked within 48 hours across SE28 — and 39% social-rented stock nearby, with this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory. Thamesmead sits close to Abbey Wood (Elizabeth line) on the streets near Southmere Lake, with 47% of homes here being flats, so we can usually add a SE28 job to an existing Greenwich round at short notice.
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