Croydon · CR0 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Addiscombe fitters · Fixed written pricesAddiscombe CR0 is a regular stop on our Croydon round. Tree-lined Edwardian streets and a small parade east of central Croydon, so fridge and freezer disposal here is quoted on the street the job is on — from £45, in writing, with insured fitters, every fixing torqued, and the flat-pack packaging taken away.
Overview
This page prices fridge and freezer disposal for Addiscombe CR0 specifically: mainly Edwardian stock, 33% privately rented and 11,026 households in total. Work starts at £45, fixed in writing, with parking and London Borough of Croydon 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
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. Tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning. Addiscombe (Tramlink) is the nearest station, so a CR0 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick — which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded in CR0, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is in CR0, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — measured on the walk in from Addiscombe (Tramlink) rather than assumed from a map.
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.
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
Also in this area
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.
Drum, seal and filter cleaned to clear odours and standing water.
Working in Addiscombe
Walk Addiscombe from Ashburton Park outwards and the mainly Edwardian pattern is obvious: 42% of the 11,026 households in CR0 live in flats, 58% in houses.
Private renting sits at 33% and owner-occupation at 54%; the first group books fridge and freezer disposal at short notice, the second plans it.
Expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick — which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded behind the plaster in CR0. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in CR0, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — measured on the walk in from Addiscombe (Tramlink) rather than assumed from a map is the fault we are called back to undo.
Anyone who knows Addiscombe knows the pattern near Ashburton Park: tree-lined Edwardian streets and a small parade east of central Croydon. We plan the CR0 visit around it. Addiscombe is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops — 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 Addiscombe (Tramlink).
Area at a glance
Who lives in Addiscombe 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 Addiscombe East and Addiscombe North and Addiscombe West neighbourhood itself — not Croydon-wide averages, and not estimates.
26,774
Residents
Addiscombe East and Addiscombe North and Addiscombe West neighbourhood, Census 2021
11,026
Households
Median age 36.7
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
30.3%
Privately rented
32.7%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Addiscombe East, Addiscombe North, Addiscombe West (E02000210, E02000214, E02000215) — the published geography that covers Addiscombe, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the CR0 district: 51.3732, -0.0780 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in Addiscombe on Croydon bookings, with 58% of Addiscombe 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 on the streets near Ashburton Park, with 13% social-rented stock nearby.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on Croydon bookings, with 33% of CR0 homes being privately rented. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Addiscombe most weeks, with this being a short walk from Addiscombe (Tramlink).
For CR0 bookings, 5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level in this 42% flats neighbourhood, with 11,026 households on this patch. It works the same way on every Addiscombe (CR0) booking.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on the streets near Ashburton Park. With 42% of Addiscombe homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm across CR0, with Croydon parking rules in play — and 42% of homes here being flats, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, with 13% social-rented stock nearby, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning on Croydon bookings. Addiscombe sits close to Addiscombe (Tramlink), with 54% owner-occupation locally, so we can usually add a CR0 job to an existing Croydon round at short notice in this 42% flats neighbourhood.
Tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops for Addiscombe (CR0) addresses. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Croydon it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on the streets near Ashburton Park — and this being a short walk from Addiscombe (Tramlink), with this being London Borough of Croydon 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 around Addiscombe (Tramlink), with this being London Borough of Croydon territory, and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip. That paperwork is what most Croydon letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat on CR0 jobs, with 42% of homes here being flats.
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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. Addiscombe CR0 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of croydon.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
