Richmond upon Thames · TW10 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Richmond Hill and Ham fitters · Fixed written pricesRichmond Hill and Ham TW10 is a regular stop on our Richmond upon Thames round. The protected view from the hill, Ham House and the riverside meadows below, 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 Richmond Hill and Ham TW10 specifically: Georgian and early Victorian stock, 15% privately rented and 2,156 households in total. Work starts at £45, fixed in writing, with parking and London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 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. Extremely steep hill, narrow riverside lanes at Ham and conservation-area limits.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning. Richmond (District, Overground, South Western) is the nearest station, so a TW10 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect solid London stock brick; locally that also means some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — measured on the walk in from Richmond (District, Overground, South Western) rather than assumed from a map in TW10, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is in TW10, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — which is why London Borough of Richmond upon Thames kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
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 Richmond Hill and Ham
The TW10 stock around Ham House and the Richmond Hill view is Georgian and early Victorian. ONS records 35% flats, 65% houses and 2,156 households in Richmond Hill and Ham.
Owner-occupation runs at 58% in Richmond Hill and Ham, so alongside the 15% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Expect solid London stock brick; locally that also means some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — measured on the walk in from Richmond (District, Overground, South Western) rather than assumed from a map behind the plaster in TW10. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in TW10, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — which is why London Borough of Richmond upon Thames kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the fault we are called back to undo.
Anyone who knows Richmond Hill and Ham knows the pattern near Ham House and the Richmond Hill view: the protected view from the hill, Ham House and the riverside meadows below. We plan the TW10 visit around it. Richmond Hill and Ham 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: extremely steep hill, narrow riverside lanes at Ham and conservation-area limits. Richmond (District, Overground, South Western) 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 Richmond Hill and Ham 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 Ham neighbourhood itself — not Richmond upon Thames-wide averages, and not estimates.
5,411
Residents
Ham neighbourhood, Census 2021
2,156
Households
Median age 41.8
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
29.6%
Privately rented
15.2%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Ham (E02000800) — the published geography that covers Richmond Hill and Ham, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the TW10 district: 51.4477, -0.3029 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in Richmond Hill and Ham on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with 30% one-person households here — and 2,156 households on this patch, 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 in Richmond Hill and Ham — and 35% of homes here being flats, with 2,156 households on this patch.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on this side of Richmond upon Thames, with 30% one-person households here. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Richmond Hill and Ham most weeks in this 35% flats neighbourhood, with Richmond upon Thames parking rules in play.
For TW10 bookings, 5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level around Richmond (District, Overground, South Western), with this being London Borough of Richmond upon Thames territory. It works the same way on every Richmond Hill and Ham (TW10) booking.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on TW10 jobs. With 35% of Richmond Hill and Ham homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm around Richmond (District, Overground, South Western) — and this being a short walk from Richmond (District, Overground, South Western), with 35% of homes here being flats, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
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 in this 35% flats neighbourhood, with a median age of 42 in this neighbourhood — and this being a short walk from Richmond (District, Overground, South Western), and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip. That paperwork is what most Richmond upon Thames letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat for Richmond Hill and Ham (TW10) addresses, with this being a short walk from Richmond (District, Overground, South Western).
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 35% flats neighbourhood — and this being London Borough of Richmond upon Thames territory, with 65% of Richmond Hill and Ham homes being houses, which need a specialist hazardous-waste route instead. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Richmond Hill and Ham TW10 price you agree is the price you pay around Richmond (District, Overground, South Western), with Ham House and the Richmond Hill view a few streets away.
All three. With 15% of Richmond Hill and Ham privately rented and 58% owner-occupied, roughly half the TW10 diary is agent- or landlord-instructed and invoiced separately from the person at the door on the streets near Ham House and the Richmond Hill view — and this being London Borough of Richmond upon Thames territory, with 15% of TW10 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. Richmond Hill and Ham TW10 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of richmond upon thames.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
