Lambeth · SE11 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Kennington fitters · Fixed written pricesBooking fridge and freezer disposal near The Kia Oval? Match-day restrictions at the Oval, Duchy estate rules and basement-step access, 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 Kennington SE11 is a fixed-price visit for social-housing-led homes in Lambeth, most of them Georgian and early Victorian. 8,644 households sit inside this SE11 patch, 88% of them flats, so we quote on access near The Kia Oval 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. Kennington (Northern) is the nearest station, so a SE11 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit, measured on the walk in from Kennington (Northern) rather than assumed from a map in SE11, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is Kennington gives us drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it, where 28% 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. Match-day restrictions at the Oval, Duchy estate rules and basement-step access.
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 Kennington
In Kennington (SE11) the split is 88% flats to 12% houses over 8,644 households, and the stock is Georgian and early Victorian.
The social-housing-led mix here (28% owned, 25% privately rented) means a SE11 diary swings between short-notice tenancy deadlines and appointments set a fortnight out.
Walls are precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit, measured on the walk in from Kennington (Northern) rather than assumed from a map, so the fixing that matters in Kennington is chosen on site — the usual failure here is Kennington gives us drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it, where 28% owner-occupation means the same home is booked again rather than a new tenant each year.
Kennington sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — georgian terraces, the Oval's gasholders and the park between them — which is why a SE11 quote is not a Lambeth average.
On access, match-day restrictions at the Oval, Duchy estate rules and basement-step access — 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 Kennington (Northern).
Area at a glance
Who lives in Kennington 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 Kennington West & Vauxhall North and Lambeth Walk & North Kennington neighbourhood itself — not Lambeth-wide averages, and not estimates.
18,944
Residents
Kennington West & Vauxhall North and Lambeth Walk & North Kennington neighbourhood, Census 2021
8,644
Households
Median age 34.2
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
37.9%
Privately rented
25.4%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Kennington West & Vauxhall North, Lambeth Walk & North Kennington (E02000619, E02000620) — the published geography that covers Kennington, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE11 district: 51.4898, -0.1116 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in Kennington on the Kennington rounds, with 25% of SE11 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 SE11 jobs — and a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood, with this being a short walk from Kennington (Northern).
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on this side of Lambeth, with 12% of Kennington homes being houses. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Kennington most weeks across SE11, with 47% social-rented stock nearby.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level on SE11 jobs, with 28% owner-occupation locally.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on Lambeth bookings. With 88% of Kennington homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm in this 88% flats neighbourhood, with 47% social-rented stock nearby — and this being a short walk from Kennington (Northern), so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Match-day restrictions at the Oval, Duchy estate rules and basement-step access on the Kennington rounds. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Lambeth it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on SE11 jobs, with 28% owner-occupation locally — and this being London Borough of Lambeth 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 this side of Lambeth, with 8,644 households on this patch, and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip. That paperwork is what most Lambeth letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat across SE11, with a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood.
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 on SE11 jobs — and 47% social-rented stock nearby, with Lambeth parking rules in play, which need a specialist hazardous-waste route instead. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Kennington SE11 price you agree is the price you pay around Kennington (Northern), with 88% 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. Kennington SE11 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of lambeth.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
