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Retail and shop clearance in Greenwich

We work in Greenwich every week — maritime greenwich and the peninsula's towers, then woolwich, eltham and the suburbs behind shooters hill. Retail and shop clearance is priced against that reality, not a national average.

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  • 7 outward codes covered, 10 named areas
  • ULEZ-compliant vans, no travel surcharge
  • Two to three working days for a scheduled unit clear, next day where a lease exit has moved forward. Overnight and out-of-hours slots are available for units still trading.
  • Registered waste carrier issuing a transfer note per visit, with certificates of destruction available for branded stock and WEEE routing for tills and EPOS hardware.
Retail and shop clearance in Greenwich, Greenwich
Retail and shop clearance in Greenwich — photographed on a Hello Services job.
Hello Services clearance crew removing household contents from a property — Hello Services team working in Greenwich
Hello Services crews work across Greenwich every week.
Areas covered
10Areas covered
Outward codes
7Outward codes
Residents
289kResidents
From
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Fixed prices

Retail and shop clearance prices in Greenwich

These are the Greenwich floor prices for a shop clearance. The amount of fixed shopfitting rather than floor area — a unit stripped back to a bare shell already is quicker and cheaper than one with a full gondola run and a fitted till counter still in place. In this borough the additional variables are ULEZ, controlled parking zones and stair access, and each is quoted separately so you can see it.
Retail and shop clearance price guide for Greenwich
JobFromTypical timeWhat sets the price
Small unit clearance, up to 800 sq ft£3203–4 hrsShelving, till point and residual stock cleared from a small format unit such as a kiosk or convenience shop.
Gondola and shelving removal, per run£4520–30 minRetail shelving is bolted and baseplate-fixed, taking longer to dismantle safely than to carry once it is down.
Till point and EPOS equipment removal£6020–30 minTills, card readers and back-office IT are WEEE-classified and are removed for certified data destruction where requested.
Branded signage and shopfront fascia removal£280half dayExternal fascia often needs access equipment and, on a listed or conservation-area building, care not to damage the shopfront underneath.
Full unit clearance, 800–2,500 sq ft£7801 dayA mid-size unit with fixtures, stockroom and back-of-house furniture cleared in one visit to meet a lease exit date.
Residual stock destruction with certificate£1901–2 hrsEnd-of-line or damaged stock destroyed rather than resold, with a certificate of destruction issued so branded goods do not resurface elsewhere.

Retail clearance is quoted plus VAT at 20% after a site visit or photos of the unit. Transfer notes, segregation and certificates of destruction on request are included. Pavement licences, loading bay suspensions and out-of-hours surcharges are itemised.

Working in Greenwich

Why Greenwich is not a generic London job

The Cutty Sark and the Royal Observatory is the landmark; the working detail below is what actually changes the price and the method in Greenwich.

The housing stock

What our crews walk into in Greenwich is georgian terraces in west greenwich, 1930s eltham semis, woolwich estates and peninsula high-rise, and the mix changes street by street — Abbey Wood (SE2), Blackheath (SE3) and Charlton (SE7) each behave differently on the day.

Access, parking and permits

On the ground, cobbled and one-way streets in the world heritage core, blackwall tunnel approach red routes, and tower-block lift booking on the peninsula. Locally that means steep streets towards the abbey, wide estate roads and new blocks with booked lifts and conservation-area restrictions, narrow village streets and listed staircases. Greenwich sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, so only ULEZ applies to the van and the quote is that much simpler.

Royal Borough of Greenwich rules

Shopfitting waste — gondola runs, till points, signage and shopfront glazing — does not go out with a shop's ordinary trade waste round in Greenwich, and Royal Borough of Greenwich can reject a load at the transfer station if it looks like construction debris rather than retail refuse. We segregate metal fixtures, timber shopfitting and general stock clearance on the van so each stream is billed and disposed of correctly.

How the borough got this way

Greenwich took its present shape because royal palace and naval hospital on the river, arsenal at woolwich; the peninsula's gasworks became the o2 and new districts.

Scope

What's included in Greenwich

The same scope everywhere in the borough, whether the job is in Abbey Wood or Woolwich.

Included in the price

  • Shopfitting removed and segregated — steel gondolas, timber units and glazing kept as separate waste streams
  • WEEE-compliant removal of tills, EPOS terminals and back-office electricals
  • Certificate of destruction issued on request for branded stock, packaging or point-of-sale material
  • Signage and fascia removal, including access equipment for shopfronts above street level
  • Work scheduled around trading hours or overnight where the unit needs to stay open until the last day
  • Photographic handover pack and waste transfer note for the lease exit file

Not included

  • Reinstatement of the shopfront, flooring or ceiling once fixtures are removed
  • Alarm, CCTV or till system decommissioning with the provider, which is arranged separately
  • Scaffold or a road closure for fascia work above the first floor, which is quoted as its own line
  • Stock resale or consignment — we clear, recycle or destroy, we do not act as a stock liquidator

Method

How a Greenwich booking runs

Five steps, the same on every Greenwich job, so you know what happens before you commit.
  1. Step 1

    Unit walk-round

    Fixtures, stock and signage listed with a keep, recycle or destroy decision against each so nothing usable is thrown out by mistake.

  2. Step 2

    Trading hours agreed

    Where the unit is still open, work is scheduled overnight or after close so customers are never affected.

  3. Step 3

    Fixtures stripped and segregated

    Gondolas, till points and back-of-house furniture removed by type, keeping steel, timber and electricals separate for correct disposal.

  4. Step 4

    Signage and fascia removed

    External branding taken down carefully, particularly on conservation-area shopfronts where the original frontage has to stay undamaged.

  5. Step 5

    Sweep and handover

    Unit swept, photographed and the transfer note and any destruction certificates issued for the exit file.

Coverage

Every area we cover in Greenwich

10 named areas across SE10, SE18, SE2, SE28, SE3, SE7 and SE9. Each has its own page with local access notes.
Local questions

Retail and shop clearance in Greenwich — your questions

  • How much does a shop clearance cost in Greenwich?

    Small unit clearance, up to 800 sq ft starts at £320 in Greenwich, and the ladder runs up to £190 for the largest job on the table above. The amount of fixed shopfitting rather than floor area — a unit stripped back to a bare shell already is quicker and cheaper than one with a full gondola run and a fitted till counter still in place. The borough is outside the Congestion Charge zone, so there is no charge to pass on — only ULEZ, which our vans are compliant with.

  • Which Greenwich postcodes do you cover?

    We cover the whole borough: SE10, SE18, SE2, SE28, SE3, SE7 and SE9. On the ground that includes Abbey Wood, Blackheath, Charlton, Eltham, Greenwich and Greenwich Peninsula.

  • How quickly can you get to Greenwich?

    Two to three working days for a scheduled unit clear, next day where a lease exit has moved forward. Overnight and out-of-hours slots are available for units still trading. South London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.

  • What about parking and permits in Greenwich?

    Cobbled and one-way streets in the World Heritage core, Blackwall Tunnel approach red routes, and tower-block lift booking on the Peninsula. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with Royal Borough of Greenwich and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.

  • Do you work in Greenwich flats and blocks with no lift?

    Yes. Georgian terraces in West Greenwich, 1930s Eltham semis, Woolwich estates and Peninsula high-rise is exactly the stock we work in daily. Where there is no lift, the crew size is set by the floor level at quote stage, so a third-floor walk-up is priced as a third-floor walk-up rather than re-quoted on the doorstep.

  • Are you insured and licensed for work in Greenwich?

    Registered waste carrier issuing a transfer note per visit, with certificates of destruction available for branded stock and WEEE routing for tills and EPOS hardware. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what Royal Borough of Greenwich tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.

  • Who turns up, and with what?

    Two to three operatives for a small or mid-size unit, with access equipment booked separately for fascia and signage above ground floor level. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every Greenwich postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.

  • What is not included?

    Reinstatement of the shopfront, flooring or ceiling once fixtures are removed, Alarm, CCTV or till system decommissioning with the provider, which is arranged separately and Scaffold or a road closure for fascia work above the first floor, which is quoted as its own line. If something on that list turns up in Greenwich, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.

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