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Flat and apartment clearance in Kensington and Chelsea

Flat and apartment clearance across Kensington and Chelsea, from SW10, SW3 and SW5 outwards. The densest borough in the country — white stucco crescents, museum quarter and the Portobello and World's End ends, and that is what shapes every quote we write here.

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  • 9 outward codes covered, 11 named areas
  • Congestion Charge and ULEZ itemised, never hidden
  • Same-week across every borough, with next-day cover common on studios and single-room clears where a check-out date is fixed.
  • Registered waste carrier working to duty-of-care rules.
Flat and apartment clearance in Kensington and Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea
Flat and apartment clearance in Kensington and Chelsea — photographed on a Hello Services job.
Flat and apartment clearance in Kensington and Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea
Hello Services crews work across Kensington and Chelsea every week.
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Fixed prices

Flat and apartment clearance prices in Kensington and Chelsea

These are the Kensington and Chelsea floor prices for a flat clearance. Volume leaving the flat, the floor it is on and the building's access rules set the price. A tenth-floor flat with a booked goods lift is cheaper to clear than a third-floor walk-up holding the same contents. In this borough the additional variables are the Congestion Charge, ULEZ and permit-only frontages, and each is quoted separately so you can see it.
Flat and apartment clearance price guide for Kensington and Chelsea
JobFromTypical timeWhat sets the price
Studio or single room clear£1401–2 hrsPriced on the volume that leaves the door rather than the hours on site, so a tight studio is never charged as a full flat.
One-bedroom flat, part clear£2202–3 hrsFurniture and loose contents from one or two rooms, dismantled where a shared stairwell will not take them whole.
One-bedroom flat, full clear£3203–4 hrsEverything out including kitchen contents, with the lift or loading bay booked with the block manager first.
Two-bedroom flat, full clear£4504–6 hrsTwo bedrooms plus reception and kitchen: usually a full Luton load and a second run to the transfer station.
Three-bedroom apartment or maisonette£6201 daySplit-level and duplex layouts add a second carry stage, and the load routinely fills more than one van.
End-of-tenancy strip-out to bare shell£3803–5 hrsLandlord and agent work to a check-out deadline, with photographs and the transfer note issued the same day.

Domestic prices are the total you pay; landlord, agent, block manager and probate invoices are plus VAT. Dismantling, the carry down stairs or through a lift lobby, and the waste transfer note are all included. Where a bay suspension, permit, ULEZ or Congestion Charge applies it is itemised in the written quote.

Working in Kensington and Chelsea

Why Kensington and Chelsea is not a generic London job

The Natural History Museum and Notting Hill's Portobello Road is the landmark; the working detail below is what actually changes the price and the method in Kensington and Chelsea.

The housing stock

Kensington and Chelsea is built from stucco-fronted terraces, mansion flats, mews houses and the lancaster west and world's end estates, and the mix changes street by street — Bayswater (W2), Chelsea (SW3) and Earl's Court (SW5) each behave differently on the day.

Access, parking and permits

On the ground, some of the tightest cpzs in london, mews entrances under 2.1m and communal-stair-only access in many mansion blocks. Locally that means hotel servicing congestion, permit bays and five-storey walk-ups and cadogan estate parking rules, king's road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits. Part of Kensington and Chelsea sits inside the Congestion Charge zone, so the charge is quoted as its own line rather than hidden in the labour rate.

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea rules

Fly-tipping enforcement in Kensington and Chelsea lands on the householder, not the carrier, when waste is passed to someone unlicensed. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea can and does trace bags back. Every load we take leaves with a waste transfer note in your name and our carrier registration number on it.

How the borough got this way

Why it looks like this: market gardens turned into the great exhibition's albertopolis, then estate-built stucco terraces for the victorian wealthy.

Scope

What's included in Kensington and Chelsea

The same scope everywhere in the borough, whether the job is in Bayswater or Westbourne Park.

Included in the price

  • Two crew who clear room by room, with stairs, walk-ups and long lift-lobby carries included
  • Dismantling wardrobes, beds and sofas in the room where the door or stairwell will not take them
  • Lift booking, concierge sign-in and loading-bay arrangements made with the block manager for you
  • Reusable furniture, clothing and homeware offered to London reuse partners before anything is tipped
  • Waste transfer note issued in your name on the day, plus before-and-after photographs on request
  • Communal areas sheeted and the flat swept through before we hand the keys back

Not included

  • Asbestos-containing materials, paint, solvents and gas bottles, which need a licensed specialist
  • Removing fitted kitchens, bathrooms or built-in joinery where carcassing has to be cut out
  • Piano and safe removal, which needs specialist lifting equipment
  • Anything in a communal bin store that is not the flat's own waste

Method

How a Kensington and Chelsea booking runs

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

    Photos or a video walk-through

    A short video of each room and a note of the floor is enough for a fixed price on most London flats.

  2. Step 2

    Clear the building access

    We contact the block manager or concierge about the lift, the loading bay and the permitted hours before the day.

  3. Step 3

    Protect the route

    Hall, lift lobby and communal stairs sheeted, because damage to a shared area is the one thing a block will charge back.

  4. Step 4

    Sort, dismantle, load

    Room by room: keep pile set aside, reusable items separated, the rest dismantled and barrowed out.

  5. Step 5

    Reuse, recycle, receipt

    Usable contents to a reuse partner, the balance split by stream, transfer note handed to you on site.

Coverage

Every area we cover in Kensington and Chelsea

11 named areas across SW10, SW3, SW5, SW7, W10, W11, W14 and W2. Each has its own page with local access notes.
Local questions

Flat and apartment clearance in Kensington and Chelsea — your questions

  • How much does a flat clearance cost in Kensington and Chelsea?

    Studio or single room clear starts at £140 in Kensington and Chelsea, and the ladder runs up to £380 for the largest job on the table above. Volume leaving the flat, the floor it is on and the building's access rules set the price. A tenth-floor flat with a booked goods lift is cheaper to clear than a third-floor walk-up holding the same contents. Part of the borough is inside the Congestion Charge zone, so a £15 daily charge is added as its own line when the job falls inside the charging hours.

  • Which Kensington and Chelsea postcodes do you cover?

    We cover the whole borough: SW10, SW3, SW5, SW7, W10, W11, W14, W2 and W8. On the ground that includes Bayswater, Chelsea, Earl's Court, Holland Park, Kensington and Ladbroke Grove.

  • How quickly can you get to Kensington and Chelsea?

    Same-week across every borough, with next-day cover common on studios and single-room clears where a check-out date is fixed. Central London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.

  • What about parking and permits in Kensington and Chelsea?

    Some of the tightest CPZs in London, mews entrances under 2.1m and communal-stair-only access in many mansion blocks. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.

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

    Yes. Stucco-fronted terraces, mansion flats, mews houses and the Lancaster West and World's End estates 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 Kensington and Chelsea?

    Registered waste carrier working to duty-of-care rules. Upholstered items go into the POPs stream, mattresses to a licensed shredding facility and WEEE to an approved treatment site, with a transfer note issued in your name for every load. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.

  • Who turns up, and with what?

    Two crew and a Luton for a studio or one-bed; three crew and a second van on two- and three-bedroom apartments or any duplex. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every Kensington and Chelsea postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.

  • What is not included?

    Asbestos-containing materials, paint, solvents and gas bottles, which need a licensed specialist, Removing fitted kitchens, bathrooms or built-in joinery where carcassing has to be cut out and Piano and safe removal, which needs specialist lifting equipment. If something on that list turns up in Kensington and Chelsea, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.

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