Bromley · BR1 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Bromley fitters · Fixed written pricesLooking for fridge and freezer disposal in Bromley BR1? We work in Bromley most weeks — the biggest town centre in south-east London, with the Glades and Church House Gardens — and price fridge and freezer disposal against that reality rather than a London average. Fixed written quote from £45, insured fitters, every fixing torqued, and the flat-pack packaging taken away.
Overview
This page prices fridge and freezer disposal for Bromley BR1 specifically: mainly Victorian stock, 24% privately rented and 19,582 households in total. Work starts at £45, fixed in writing, with parking and London Borough of Bromley permit rules costed before an insured fitter travels.
How it works
Step 1
Under-counter, full-height or American-style — that alone sets the price, no visit needed to quote.
Step 2
The degassing fee is already inside the figure; nothing is added once the facility processes the unit.
Step 3
Next-day is standard across every borough; same-day is often available for a single unit.
Step 4
Unit is kept upright wherever possible to avoid disturbing the compressor oil and refrigerant lines.
Step 5
Taken to an approved WEEE facility where the refrigerant is recovered before scrapping, with the transfer note emailed to you.
Why choose us
Refrigerant-containing appliances are classed as WEEE and controlled under the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations and the F-Gas Regulations — the gas must be recovered by a certified technician before the unit is crushed or scrapped, and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip.
One or two crew depending on access; American-style and full-height units on an upper floor with no lift are booked as a two-person job as standard. Pedestrianised High Street with timed access; driveways on the residential roads.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning. Bromley South (Southeastern) is the nearest station, so a BR1 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect cavity brickwork outside — and timber stud partitions inside, which is why London Borough of Bromley kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded in BR1, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air, as the Bromley stock goes, where 62% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under-counter fridge or freezer | £45 | 20–30 min | Smaller units still need the same degassing process, so the price floor reflects the facility charge rather than the size. |
| Full-height fridge or fridge-freezer | £60 | 20–30 min | Priced per unit for collection plus the WEEE facility's per-item gate fee for degassing and recycling. |
| American-style or larger fridge-freezer | £85 | 30–45 min | Extra crew time for the size and weight through a doorway, plus a higher refrigerant charge on some larger units. |
| Chest or upright freezer | £55 | 20–30 min | Same F-gas recovery step as a fridge, priced per unit against the approved facility's rate. |
| Wine cooler or drinks fridge | £40 | 15–20 min | Smaller refrigerant charge than a full fridge, but still requires the same certified recovery step before scrapping. |
| Second unit on the same visit | £30 each | Added to visit | One collection, one degassing trip to the facility — each extra unit avoids a second call-out charge. |
Under-counter fridge or freezer
£45 · 20–30 min
Smaller units still need the same degassing process, so the price floor reflects the facility charge rather than the size.
Full-height fridge or fridge-freezer
£60 · 20–30 min
Priced per unit for collection plus the WEEE facility's per-item gate fee for degassing and recycling.
American-style or larger fridge-freezer
£85 · 30–45 min
Extra crew time for the size and weight through a doorway, plus a higher refrigerant charge on some larger units.
Chest or upright freezer
£55 · 20–30 min
Same F-gas recovery step as a fridge, priced per unit against the approved facility's rate.
Wine cooler or drinks fridge
£40 · 15–20 min
Smaller refrigerant charge than a full fridge, but still requires the same certified recovery step before scrapping.
Second unit on the same visit
£30 each · Added to visit
One collection, one degassing trip to the facility — each extra unit avoids a second call-out charge.
Domestic prices are the total you pay. Landlord and letting-agent invoices are quoted plus VAT at 20%. Every price includes the WEEE facility's degassing and recycling charge, which is fixed per unit regardless of how far it travels. Where a permit, bay suspension, ULEZ or the Congestion Charge applies it is itemised separately.
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Coverage
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Working in Bromley
In Bromley (BR1) the split is 44% flats to 56% houses over 19,582 households, and the stock is mainly Victorian.
Because 24% of Bromley is privately rented and 14% socially rented, a lot of BR1 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Expect cavity brickwork outside — and timber stud partitions inside, which is why London Borough of Bromley kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded behind the plaster in BR1. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why a four-hole bracket with two screws in a stud and two in fresh air, as the Bromley stock goes, where 62% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year is the fault we are called back to undo.
The biggest town centre in south-east London, with the Glades and Church House Gardens. That character decides the practical detail of fridge and freezer disposal here far more than the borough boundary does. Bromley is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, pedestrianised High Street with timed access; driveways on the residential roads — one reason one or two crew depending on access; American-style and full-height units on an upper floor with no lift are booked as a two-person job as standard. Fitters travelling in use Bromley South (Southeastern).
Area at a glance
Who lives in Bromley and what they live in decides how fridge and freezer disposal is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Bromley Common and Bromley North & Sundridge and Bromley South and Plaistow (Bromley) and Shortlands Bromley Road neighbourhood itself — not Bromley-wide averages, and not estimates.
46,308
Residents
Bromley Common and Bromley North & Sundridge and Bromley South and Plaistow (Bromley) and Shortlands Bromley Road neighbourhood, Census 2021
19,582
Households
Median age 38.6
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
30.7%
Privately rented
24.2%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Bromley Common, Bromley North & Sundridge, Bromley South, Plaistow (Bromley), Shortlands Bromley Road (E02000134, E02000137, E02000144, E02000152, E02006782) — the published geography that covers Bromley, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the BR1 district: 51.4120, 0.0209 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in Bromley across BR1, with 24% of BR1 homes being privately rented, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Unit size and the refrigerant charge set the floor price; stairs, narrow galley kitchens and integrated housings that need levering out add crew time on top on the Bromley rounds — and 44% of homes here being flats, with this being a short walk from Bromley South (Southeastern).
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions across BR1, with The Glades and Bromley Palace a few streets away. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Bromley most weeks on the streets near The Glades and Bromley Palace, with 56% of Bromley homes being houses.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level on the streets near The Glades and Bromley Palace, with 62% owner-occupation locally.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in across BR1. With 44% of Bromley homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm on the streets near The Glades and Bromley Palace, with 31% one-person households here — and 19,582 households on this patch, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
The Glades and Bromley Palace is the marker we route to on the streets near The Glades and Bromley Palace, with 19,582 households on this patch, and pedestrianised High Street with timed access; driveways on the residential roads. A BR1 slot added to an existing Bromley round usually lands the same week rather than the next on Bromley bookings, with 31% one-person households here.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, with 24% of BR1 homes being privately rented, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning across BR1. Bromley sits close to Bromley South (Southeastern), with The Glades and Bromley Palace a few streets away, so we can usually add a BR1 job to an existing Bromley round at short notice around Bromley South (Southeastern).
Pedestrianised High Street with timed access; driveways on the residential roads across BR1. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Bromley it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on this side of Bromley — and Bromley parking rules in play, with 31% one-person households here.
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Free quote · 1-hour reply
Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Bromley BR1 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of bromley.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
