Camden · NW3 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Hampstead fitters · Fixed written pricesLooking for fridge and freezer disposal in Hampstead NW3? We work in Hampstead most weeks — georgian hill village of narrow lanes, artists' houses and the Heath on its doorstep — 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
Fridge and freezer disposal in Hampstead NW3 is a fixed-price visit for renter-heavy homes in Camden, most of them Georgian and early Victorian. 11,433 households sit inside this NW3 patch, 84% of them flats, so we quote on access near Hampstead Heath and Kenwood House rather than a London average.
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. Steep, narrow lanes where a 3.5t Luton is the practical maximum; several streets need a shuttle from Whitestone Pond.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning. Hampstead (Northern) is the nearest station, so a NW3 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect lath and plaster over timber studs in NW3, with solid brick on the party and external walls, and with 37% one-person households in Hampstead, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site in NW3, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in Hampstead, which crumbles the key and drops the panel, the reality on the streets around Hampstead Heath and Kenwood House.
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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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.
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Working in Hampstead
11,433 households sit inside the NW3 neighbourhood covering Hampstead. The build is Georgian and early Victorian, the tenure profile renter-heavy, and 84% of those homes are flats.
The renter-heavy mix here (39% owned, 45% privately rented) means a NW3 diary swings between short-notice tenancy deadlines and appointments set a fortnight out.
Hampstead substrates run to lath and plaster over timber studs in NW3, with solid brick on the party and external walls, and with 37% one-person households in Hampstead, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster in Hampstead, which crumbles the key and drops the panel, the reality on the streets around Hampstead Heath and Kenwood House is the mistake that costs a NW3 customer twice.
Georgian hill village of narrow lanes, artists' houses and the Heath on its doorstep. That character decides the practical detail of fridge and freezer disposal here far more than the borough boundary does. Hampstead sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate.
On access, steep, narrow lanes where a 3.5t Luton is the practical maximum; several streets need a shuttle from Whitestone Pond — 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 Hampstead (Northern).
Area at a glance
Who lives in Hampstead 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 Hampstead Town and South Hampstead and West Hampstead neighbourhood itself — not Camden-wide averages, and not estimates.
24,357
Residents
Hampstead Town and South Hampstead and West Hampstead neighbourhood, Census 2021
11,433
Households
Median age 35.4
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
37.4%
Privately rented
44.6%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Hampstead Town, South Hampstead, West Hampstead (E02000167, E02000175, E02000181) — the published geography that covers Hampstead, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the NW3 district: 51.5523, -0.1725 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in Hampstead in this 84% flats neighbourhood, with 17% of Hampstead homes being houses, 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 around Hampstead (Northern) — and a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood, with Hampstead Heath and Kenwood House a few streets away.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on NW3 jobs, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Hampstead most weeks on the Hampstead rounds, with this being London Borough of Camden territory.
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 Hampstead Heath and Kenwood House, with 84% of homes here being flats.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in in Hampstead. With 84% of Hampstead homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm around Hampstead (Northern) — and 17% social-rented stock nearby, with 84% of homes here being flats, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
5t Luton is the practical maximum; several streets need a shuttle from Whitestone Pond around Hampstead (Northern). Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Camden it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards across NW3 — and 84% of homes here being flats, with this being London Borough of Camden territory.
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 on NW3 jobs — and 84% of homes here being flats, with this being a short walk from Hampstead (Northern), and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip. That paperwork is what most Camden letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat on the Hampstead rounds, with 45% of NW3 homes being privately rented.
Disconnecting an integrated fridge or freezer that is plumbed or wired in — that is a trade job we can refer you for; Commercial catering refrigeration and cold rooms, with this being London Borough of Camden territory, which are quoted separately due to larger refrigerant volumes; Units that have been dismantled or had the refrigerant circuit cut open on this side of Camden — and 17% social-rented stock nearby, which need a specialist hazardous-waste route instead. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Hampstead NW3 price you agree is the price you pay on NW3 jobs, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood.
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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. Hampstead NW3 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of camden.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
