London bulky waste collection · South London
Local bulky waste collection for Croydon and its 10 covered areas. A town in its own right — office towers and trams in the centre, Purley and Coulsdon's downland suburbs to the south.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofa or armchair | £50 | 20–30 min | Priced per item because a single sofa does not need a full van booked against it. |
| Bed frame and mattress | £55 | 20–30 min | Covers dismantling a divan or frame and carrying the mattress separately, since the two are usually collected together. |
| Wardrobe or set of drawers | £45 | 20–30 min | Most flat-pack wardrobes have to be part-dismantled to clear a stairwell, which is why this sits above a loose item. |
| Dining table and up to 4 chairs | £60 | 30 min | Table legs are usually unscrewed to get the piece down a narrow London staircase. |
| Second item on the same visit | £30 each | Added to visit | One call-out, one carry route surveyed — each extra piece only adds the carrying time, not a second job. |
| Same-day booking (2+ items) | £90 | Within hours | A fixed same-day rate for two or more bulky items, cheaper per item than booking two single collections. |
Sofa or armchair
£50 · 20–30 min
Priced per item because a single sofa does not need a full van booked against it.
Bed frame and mattress
£55 · 20–30 min
Covers dismantling a divan or frame and carrying the mattress separately, since the two are usually collected together.
Wardrobe or set of drawers
£45 · 20–30 min
Most flat-pack wardrobes have to be part-dismantled to clear a stairwell, which is why this sits above a loose item.
Dining table and up to 4 chairs
£60 · 30 min
Table legs are usually unscrewed to get the piece down a narrow London staircase.
Second item on the same visit
£30 each · Added to visit
One call-out, one carry route surveyed — each extra piece only adds the carrying time, not a second job.
Same-day booking (2+ items)
£90 · Within hours
A fixed same-day rate for two or more bulky items, cheaper per item than booking two single collections.
Domestic prices are the total you pay. Landlord and letting-agent invoices are quoted plus VAT at 20%. Bulky items are priced per piece, not by volume, because carrying time — not tip weight — is what a single wardrobe or sofa actually costs. Permits, bay suspensions, ULEZ and the Congestion Charge are itemised where they apply.
Working in Croydon
Croydon is built from 1930s semis, victorian terraces in thornton heath, tower blocks and converted office buildings in the centre, and the mix changes street by street — Addiscombe (CR0), Coulsdon (CR5) and Croydon (CR0) each behave differently on the day.
Parking is the job before the job here: tram-track loading limits in the centre, steep purley hills and wide suburban roads with driveways elsewhere. Locally that means tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops and steep downland roads, easy driveway parking and a narrow high street. Croydon sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, so only ULEZ applies to the van and the quote is that much simpler.
Flats above shops and walk-up conversions are common across Croydon, and a bulky item stuck on a landing is a fire-escape and insurance problem for the managing agent, not just an inconvenience. We carry from the room it is in, not from the kerb, so nothing sits in a communal stairwell waiting for London Borough of Croydon to arrive.
Croydon took its present shape because an archbishop's manor and market town that became a 1960s office boom city with the croydon corporation act towers.
Scope
Method
Step 1
A photo of each item and which room or floor it is on is enough for a fixed per-item price.
Step 2
The price covers carrying the item out of the property; you never have to move it yourself.
Step 3
Next-day is standard; same-day is available for two or more items booked before mid-morning.
Step 4
Sound furniture is assessed for reuse before it is loaded as waste, which is often the fastest way to move it on anyway.
Step 5
Emailed the same day, whichever route the item took.
Coverage
Also in this borough
Single items, part-loads, garden waste and office strip-outs across the borough.
The wider rubbish disposal hub — every waste stream we collect, in one place.
Sofas, beds, wardrobes and mattresses collected per item, dismantling included.
Whole-property clears, probate and end-of-tenancy strip-outs, sorted room by room.
A van and driver for the load you have, priced by size rather than by guesswork.
Flat-pack furniture built, squared and anchored where it needs to stand.
Sofa or armchair starts at £50 in Croydon, and the ladder runs up to £90 for the largest job on the table above. The item and the carry, not the tip weight. A wardrobe down two flights with a turn in the stairwell costs more in crew time than the same wardrobe from a ground-floor flat. The borough is outside the Congestion Charge zone, so there is no charge to pass on — only ULEZ, which our vans are compliant with.
We cover the whole borough: CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7, CR8, SE19, SE25 and SW16. On the ground that includes Addiscombe, Coulsdon, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Kenley and Purley.
Next-day across every borough, with same-day slots for two or more items booked before mid-morning. South London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.
Tram-track loading limits in the centre, steep Purley hills and wide suburban roads with driveways elsewhere. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with London Borough of Croydon and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.
Yes. 1930s semis, Victorian terraces in Thornton Heath, tower blocks and converted office buildings in the centre 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.
Registered waste carrier issuing a transfer note for every collection; items suitable for reuse are logged and passed to a London reuse partner with a receipt rather than tipped. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what London Borough of Croydon tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.
One or two crew depending on the item — a sofa or mattress needs two people on a London staircase regardless of how light the piece is. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every Croydon postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.
Items containing refrigerant gas — fridges, freezers and air-conditioning units — quoted under our fridge and freezer disposal service instead, Pianos and safes, which need specialist lifting equipment and are quoted separately and Items contaminated with bodily fluids or pest infestation, which are handled as a hazardous or biohazard collection. If something on that list turns up in Croydon, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.
Free quote · 1-hour reply
Send a few details and you get a written quote for your Croydon address, with permits and charges shown separately.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
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