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. South Circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind.
Lewisham · SE6 · Restaurant and cafe clearance
Professional Restaurant and cafe clearance in Catford, SE6
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Catford fitters · Fixed written pricesRestaurant and cafe clearance in Catford SE6, Lewisham, from £380. The fibreglass cat, the Broadway theatre and the Rushey Green shops, which is why our SE6 quotes account for south Circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind. You get a fixed price in writing, an insured fitter and a tidy finish.
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SE6
- Restaurant and cafe clearance in Catford SE6 from £380, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over
- 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.
- London Borough of Lewisham permits, ULEZ itemised, never hidden
- Trustpilot 4.5· 3,100+ reviews
- Google 3.9· 1,429 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
- Catford homes are flats
- 62%Catford homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 33%Privately rented
- Households in Catford
- 6,981Households in Catford
Overview
Restaurant and cafe clearance in Catford SE6, explained
Booked mostly by mixed-tenure households around Catford, restaurant and cafe clearance here covers supply-free fitting from £380. With 62% of Catford's 6,981 homes in flats, lift access and stair carries in SE6 shape the slot length we hold.
How it works
How restaurant and cafe clearance works in Catford
Five steps, the same on every SE6 job, so you know what happens before you commit. New-build and conversion flats lined with dot-and-dab plasterboard, as the Catford stock goes, a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here 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 Catford customers book us
Local knowledge is not a slogan on this page — it is what stops a bracket coming out of a Catford wall.
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. Catford (Southeastern) is the nearest station, so a SE6 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Catford walls, not generic walls
We expect dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in Catford, with metal stud partitions between rooms — and with 33% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does in SE6, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs on these streets — which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
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 Catford
Fixed prices for SE6 and the rest of Lewisham. 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 Catford
The same scope across SE6, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- On SE6 jobs: certified F-gas degassing before any refrigeration or cold room is removed, restaurant and cafe clearance london included
- In Catford: grease trap emptying and disposal to a licensed food-waste treatment facility, sized for the south circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind
- Disconnection of gas and electrical appliances confirmed with a qualified engineer before removal, checked on every SE6 visit
- Standard on Lewisham bookings: extraction canopy, ductwork and filter removal, including access equipment where ceiling height requires it, with 6,981 households in this neighbourhood, it is the question we are asked most
- On SE6 jobs: segregation of stainless steel and scrap catering equipment for recycling credit where applicable, agreed on the doorstep in Catford before anything is unpacked
- In Catford: waste transfer note and, where requested, a certificate of destruction for branded signage and menus, timed against the walk in from Catford (Southeastern)
Not included
- Gas safe disconnection itself, which must be carried out or signed off by a Gas Safe engineer before we remove the appliance, quoted separately if you need it arranged in SE6
- Structural kitchen extract ducting that runs through the building fabric beyond the unit's own ceiling void, which we refer on to the right trade in Catford
- Cellar cooling and beer line servicing contracts, which are usually held directly with the brewery or supplier, handled by London Borough of Lewisham or a specialist contractor instead
- Licensed premises signage removal that requires scaffold or a road closure, which is quoted separately, and we will say so before the SE6 visit rather than on the day
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Coverage
Where we work around Catford SE6
Restaurant and cafe clearance across Lewisham and the SE6 district, mapped below.
Restaurant and cafe clearance nearby
Also in this area
Other handyman work in Catford
Same fitters, same SE6 rounds, same fixed-price approach.
Business clearance in Catford
The parent commercial silo — offices, units, shops and estate handovers.
Furniture disposal in Catford
Desks, chairs, bedroom and FF&E furniture removed per item or per load.
Rubbish disposal in Catford
Mixed loads collected by volume with a same-day waste transfer note.
Appliance and WEEE clearance in Catford
Fridges, catering plant and powered equipment removed under WEEE rules.
Most booked alongside this in Catford SE6
Working in Catford
Catford SE6 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Catford — the numbers that actually change a restaurant and cafe clearance quote.
Walk Catford from The Catford Cat outwards and the mainly Victorian pattern is obvious: 62% of the 6,981 households in SE6 live in flats, 38% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 42% in Catford, so alongside the 33% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Expect dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in Catford, with metal stud partitions between rooms — and with 33% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does behind the plaster in SE6. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs on these streets — which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the fault we are called back to undo.
Anyone who knows Catford knows the pattern near The Catford Cat: the fibreglass cat, the Broadway theatre and the Rushey Green shops. We plan the SE6 visit around it. Catford is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
South Circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind. Nearest station is Catford (Southeastern), 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
Catford SE6 by the numbers
Who lives in Catford 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 Catford Bridge and Catford East & Mountsfield Park neighbourhood itself — not Lewisham-wide averages, and not estimates.
16,978
Residents
Catford Bridge and Catford East & Mountsfield Park neighbourhood, Census 2021
6,981
Households
Median age 35.2
Flats vs houses
Flats 61.9%Houses 38%
Residents by sex
Male48.2%
Female51.8%
Single-person households
33.1%
Privately rented
32.7%
- Median age
- 35.2
- Owner-occupied
- 42.1%
- Social rented
- 25.1%
- Postcode districts
- SE6
- Nearest station
- Catford
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Catford Bridge, Catford East & Mountsfield Park (E02000670, E02000672) — the published geography that covers Catford, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE6 district: 51.4385, -0.0165 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
Restaurant and cafe clearance in Catford SE6 — your questions.
How much does restaurant and cafe clearance cost in Catford SE6?
Front-of-house strip-out, small unit starts at £380 in Catford on this side of Lewisham, with this being London Borough of Lewisham 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 across SE6. 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 on Lewisham bookings — and 42% owner-occupation locally, with 6,981 households on this patch.
Do you assemble IKEA and other flat-pack furniture in Catford SE6?
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions around Catford (Southeastern), with 33% one-person households here. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Catford most weeks, with Lewisham parking rules in play.
How long does flat-pack assembly take in Catford?
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level across SE6, with 33% one-person households here.
Will a built wardrobe fit through a Catford doorway?
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in in this 62% flats neighbourhood. With 62% of Catford homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm on Lewisham bookings, with 33% one-person households here — and this being London Borough of Lewisham territory, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Are your fitters insured for work in SE6?
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 on this side of Lewisham, with 33% of SE6 homes being privately rented. That paperwork is what most Lewisham letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat across SE6, with The Catford Cat a few streets away.
What is not included in restaurant and cafe clearance in Catford?
Gas safe disconnection itself, which must be carried out or signed off by a Gas Safe engineer before we remove the appliance; Structural kitchen extract ducting that runs through the building fabric beyond the unit's own ceiling void; Cellar cooling and beer line servicing contracts on this side of Lewisham, with 25% social-rented stock nearby, which are usually held directly with the brewery or supplier; Licensed premises signage removal that requires scaffold or a road closure, which is quoted separately. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Catford SE6 price you agree is the price you pay in this 62% flats neighbourhood, with 38% of Catford homes being houses.
Who books restaurant and cafe clearance in Catford SE6 — tenants, landlords or owners?
All three. With 33% of Catford privately rented and 42% owner-occupied, roughly half the SE6 diary is agent- or landlord-instructed and invoiced separately from the person at the door on this side of Lewisham, with 42% owner-occupation locally — and The Catford Cat a few streets away.
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