Ealing · W7 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Hanwell fitters · Fixed written pricesBooking fridge and freezer disposal near The Wharncliffe Viaduct? Narrow bridges over the Brent, permit bays near the station and driveways elsewhere, and that is planned into the slot rather than discovered on the day. Prices start at £45 and are fixed before we travel. Units are built in the room they live in, then wall-anchored where they need it.
Overview
Fridge and freezer disposal in Hanwell W7 is a fixed-price visit for mixed-tenure homes in Ealing, most of them mainly Victorian. 3,219 households sit inside this W7 patch, 45% of them flats, so we quote on access near The Wharncliffe Viaduct 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. Narrow bridges over the Brent, permit bays near the station and driveways elsewhere.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning. Hanwell (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, so a W7 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick, measured on the walk in from Hanwell (Elizabeth line) rather than assumed from a map in W7, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is Hanwell gives us fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body, where 55% 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
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 Hanwell
Hanwell W7 is mainly Victorian and mixed-tenure: 45% of homes here are flats and 55% are houses, across 3,219 households (ONS Census 2021).
Because 31% of Hanwell is privately rented and 14% socially rented, a lot of W7 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick, measured on the walk in from Hanwell (Elizabeth line) rather than assumed from a map, so the fixing that matters in Hanwell is chosen on site — the usual failure here is Hanwell gives us fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body, where 55% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
The Wharncliffe Viaduct, the Brent valley and a village-like clock tower centre. That character decides the practical detail of fridge and freezer disposal here far more than the borough boundary does. Hanwell is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: narrow bridges over the Brent, permit bays near the station and driveways elsewhere. Hanwell (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, and 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.
Area at a glance
Who lives in Hanwell 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 Hanwell neighbourhood itself — not Ealing-wide averages, and not estimates.
8,150
Residents
Hanwell neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,219
Households
Median age 38
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
26.5%
Privately rented
31.2%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Hanwell (E02000267) — the published geography that covers Hanwell, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the W7 district: 51.5119, -0.3360 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in Hanwell in this 45% flats neighbourhood, with a median age of 38 in this neighbourhood, 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 Hanwell (Elizabeth line) — and 31% of W7 homes being privately rented, with 3,219 households on this patch.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions in this 45% flats neighbourhood, with a median age of 38 in this neighbourhood. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Hanwell most weeks on this side of Ealing, with this being London Borough of Ealing territory.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level across W7, with 27% one-person households here.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on this side of Ealing. With 45% of Hanwell homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm across W7 — and 45% of homes here being flats, with Ealing parking rules in play, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Narrow bridges over the Brent, permit bays near the station and driveways elsewhere around Hanwell (Elizabeth line). Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Ealing it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards in Hanwell — and 27% one-person households here, with 14% social-rented stock nearby.
For W7 bookings, 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 Ealing bookings — and a median age of 38 in this neighbourhood, with 45% of homes here being flats, and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip. That paperwork is what most Ealing letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat in this 45% flats neighbourhood, with The Wharncliffe Viaduct a few streets away. It works the same way on every Hanwell (W7) booking.
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, which are quoted separately due to larger refrigerant volumes; Units that have been dismantled or had the refrigerant circuit cut open in this 45% flats neighbourhood, with 31% of W7 homes being privately rented — and 14% social-rented stock nearby, which need a specialist hazardous-waste route instead. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Hanwell W7 price you agree is the price you pay on Ealing bookings, with this being a short walk from Hanwell (Elizabeth line).
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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. Hanwell W7 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of ealing.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
