Croydon · CR2 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local South Croydon fitters · Fixed written pricesWe provide fridge and freezer disposal in South Croydon CR2 for houses and flats around Croham Hurst woods. From £45, quoted in writing before the visit, with 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 Units are built in the room they live in, then wall-anchored where they need it.
Overview
Fridge and freezer disposal in South Croydon CR2 is a fixed-price visit for owner-occupier-led homes in Croydon, most of them mainly Victorian. 3,637 households sit inside this CR2 patch, 47% of them flats, so we quote on access near Croham Hurst woods 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
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning. South Croydon (Southern) is the nearest station, so a CR2 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect lath and plaster over timber studs in South Croydon, with solid brick on the party and external walls, which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded in CR2, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is which crumbles the key and drops the panel, over a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, where 60% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
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 hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out.
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 South Croydon
South Croydon CR2 is mainly Victorian and owner-occupier-led: 47% of homes here are flats and 53% are houses, across 3,637 households (ONS Census 2021).
The owner-occupier-led mix here (60% owned, 30% privately rented) means a CR2 diary swings between short-notice tenancy deadlines and appointments set a fortnight out.
Walls are lath and plaster over timber studs in South Croydon, with solid brick on the party and external walls, which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded, so the fixing that matters in South Croydon is chosen on site — the usual failure here is which crumbles the key and drops the panel, over a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, where 60% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
South Croydon is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — victorian and Edwardian streets on the hill above the town, with Selsdon beyond — which is why a CR2 quote is not a Croydon average.
On access, steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out — 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 South Croydon (Southern).
Area at a glance
Who lives in South Croydon 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 Croham neighbourhood itself — not Croydon-wide averages, and not estimates.
8,350
Residents
Croham neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,637
Households
Median age 37.2
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
32.3%
Privately rented
30.3%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Croham (E02000222) — the published geography that covers South Croydon, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the CR2 district: 51.3478, -0.0820 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in South Croydon on Croydon bookings, with this being a short walk from South Croydon (Southern), 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 South Croydon rounds, with 60% owner-occupation locally — and Croham Hurst woods a few streets away.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on this side of Croydon, with 3,637 households on this patch. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in South Croydon most weeks, with a median age of 37 in this neighbourhood.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level on this side of Croydon, with 3,637 households on this patch. On South Croydon jobs we confirm it when the slot is booked, not on the day.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in across CR2. With 47% of South Croydon homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm on the streets near Croham Hurst woods — and Croham Hurst woods a few streets away, with 60% owner-occupation locally, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Croham Hurst woods is the marker we route to on this side of Croydon, with 47% of homes here being flats, and steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out. A CR2 slot added to an existing Croydon round usually lands the same week rather than the next in this 47% flats neighbourhood, with this being London Borough of Croydon territory.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, with 10% social-rented stock nearby, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning across CR2. South Croydon sits close to South Croydon (Southern) on the streets near Croham Hurst woods, with 60% owner-occupation locally, so we can usually add a CR2 job to an existing Croydon round at short notice.
Steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out on the South Croydon rounds. 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 CR2 jobs — and 32% one-person households here, with 30% of CR2 homes being privately rented.
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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. South Croydon CR2 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.
