Camden · NW3 · Green waste removal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Swiss Cottage fitters · Fixed written pricesLooking for green waste removal in Swiss Cottage NW3? We work in Swiss Cottage most weeks — finchley Road's shops and library beside 1930s flats and post-war blocks — and price green waste removal against that reality rather than a London average. Fixed written quote from £55, insured fitters, every fixing torqued, and the flat-pack packaging taken away.
Overview
Booked mostly by renter-heavy households around Swiss Cottage, green waste removal here covers supply-free fitting from £55. With 89% of Swiss Cottage's 3,083 homes in flats, lift access and stair carries in NW3 shape the slot length we hold.
How it works
Step 1
Roughly how many cubic yards, whether it is soft green waste or heavy soil and turf, and whether there is rear access or everything has to go through the house.
Step 2
Green waste is priced by volume and soil or rubble by weight, so the quote separates the two rather than guessing at one blended rate.
Step 3
Branches and hedge cuttings cut down to fit the van; loose material bagged so nothing spills through a hallway or side return on the way out.
Step 4
Green waste, soil and any rubble kept apart in the van, because the green waste site and the inert tip are two different gate fees.
Step 5
Weighed in at a licensed green waste or inert site and the transfer note emailed the same day.
Why choose us
Same-week across every borough, with weekend availability through spring and summer when demand for a one-off garden clearance is highest. Swiss Cottage (Jubilee) is the nearest station, so a NW3 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect with solid brick on the party and external walls, over lath and plaster over timber studs, the pattern behind 3,083 households inside the NW3 neighbourhood in NW3, 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 — and a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, which is what a 89% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Swiss Cottage actually produces.
Registered waste carrier working to duty-of-care rules for green and inert waste. Soft green waste is taken to a composting or green waste treatment site, soil and turf to inert recycling, and any invasive plant material identified on site is routed to a licensed consignment facility rather than mixed with standard garden waste.
Two crew and a Luton on most garden clearances; three crew and a tipper where the load is mainly soil, turf or rubble and weight rather than volume decides the run. Finchley Road is a red route; loading is from side streets with permits and lift booking in the blocks.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass cuttings and light green waste, per cubic yard | £55 | By volume | Light and bulky rather than heavy, so it is priced on the space it takes in the van, not its weight. |
| Hedge cuttings and branches, per cubic yard | £65 | By volume | Woody material needs to be cut down to fit before loading, which adds labour over a straight bag-and-carry. |
| Quarter-load mixed garden waste | £120 | 45–60 min | A typical small London garden clearance, priced on volume plus the green waste site's gate fee. |
| Half-load garden waste | £210 | 1–2 hrs | Covers a full rear garden clear where there is no side access and everything has to come out through the house. |
| Full Luton load of garden waste | £360 | 2–3 hrs | Full van, two crew and the site fee, typical after years of growth are tackled in one visit rather than several bin cycles. |
| Soil, turf and rubble, per cubic yard | £85 | By volume | These are weighed rather than measured by volume — a yard of wet turf or soil can weigh several times the same yard of hedge cuttings. |
Grass cuttings and light green waste, per cubic yard
£55 · By volume
Light and bulky rather than heavy, so it is priced on the space it takes in the van, not its weight.
Hedge cuttings and branches, per cubic yard
£65 · By volume
Woody material needs to be cut down to fit before loading, which adds labour over a straight bag-and-carry.
Quarter-load mixed garden waste
£120 · 45–60 min
A typical small London garden clearance, priced on volume plus the green waste site's gate fee.
Half-load garden waste
£210 · 1–2 hrs
Covers a full rear garden clear where there is no side access and everything has to come out through the house.
Full Luton load of garden waste
£360 · 2–3 hrs
Full van, two crew and the site fee, typical after years of growth are tackled in one visit rather than several bin cycles.
Soil, turf and rubble, per cubic yard
£85 · By volume
These are weighed rather than measured by volume — a yard of wet turf or soil can weigh several times the same yard of hedge cuttings.
Domestic prices are the total you pay; landlord, agent and landscaper invoices are plus VAT at 20%. Cutting material down to load size, carrying through the house where there is no rear access and the green waste site fee are included. Where a bay suspension, permit, ULEZ or the Congestion Charge applies it is itemised in the written quote.
Scope
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Coverage
Also in this area
Single items, part-loads, garden waste and office strip-outs across the borough.
Mixed household and bulky waste taken by the load with a transfer note the same day.
Sofas, wardrobes, tables and old white goods collected per item, dismantling included.
Overgrown beds, hedges and years of accumulated green waste cleared and taken away.
Natural stone patios and timber or composite decking cleaned at the right pressure for each.
Sheds, bases and outdoor storage built square, levelled and weather-fixed.
Working in Swiss Cottage
In Swiss Cottage (NW3) the split is 89% flats to 11% houses over 3,083 households, and the stock is mainly Victorian.
With 46% private renting against 33% owner-occupied, most NW3 bookings land on a move-in day rather than a weekend.
Walls are with solid brick on the party and external walls, over lath and plaster over timber studs, the pattern behind 3,083 households inside the NW3 neighbourhood, so the fixing that matters in Swiss Cottage is chosen on site — the usual failure here is which crumbles the key and drops the panel — and a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, which is what a 89% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Swiss Cottage actually produces.
Swiss Cottage 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 — finchley Road's shops and library beside 1930s flats and post-war blocks — which is why a NW3 quote is not a Camden average.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: finchley Road is a red route; loading is from side streets with permits and lift booking in the blocks. Swiss Cottage (Jubilee) is the nearest station, and two crew and a Luton on most garden clearances; three crew and a tipper where the load is mainly soil, turf or rubble and weight rather than volume decides the run.
Area at a glance
Who lives in Swiss Cottage and what they live in decides how green waste removal is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Swiss Cottage neighbourhood itself — not Camden-wide averages, and not estimates.
7,117
Residents
Swiss Cottage neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,083
Households
Median age 35.2
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
35.7%
Privately rented
45.9%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Swiss Cottage (E02000182) — the published geography that covers Swiss Cottage, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the NW3 district: 51.5523, -0.1725 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Grass cuttings and light green waste, per cubic yard starts at £55 in Swiss Cottage on the Swiss Cottage rounds — and 11% of Swiss Cottage homes being houses, with 21% social-rented stock nearby, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Volume for soft green waste, weight for soil and rubble, and access on NW3 jobs. A rear garden with no side return means every barrow load comes out through the house around Swiss Cottage (Jubilee) — and 36% one-person households here, with Swiss Cottage Library by Basil Spence a few streets away, which is the single biggest driver of price in inner London terraces.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on this side of Camden, with 11% of Swiss Cottage homes being houses. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Swiss Cottage most weeks across NW3, with 21% 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 around Swiss Cottage (Jubilee), with this being a short walk from Swiss Cottage (Jubilee).
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on Camden bookings. With 89% of Swiss Cottage homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm in this 89% flats neighbourhood, with 11% of Swiss Cottage homes being houses — and Camden parking rules in play, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Finchley Road is a red route; loading is from side streets with permits and lift booking in the blocks in Swiss Cottage, with 46% of NW3 homes being privately rented. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Camden it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards for Swiss Cottage (NW3) addresses — and this being London Borough of Camden territory, with this being a short walk from Swiss Cottage (Jubilee).
Registered waste carrier working to duty-of-care rules for green and inert waste on NW3 jobs. Soft green waste is taken to a composting or green waste treatment site, soil and turf to inert recycling on this side of Camden, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood — and Camden parking rules in play, and any invasive plant material identified on site is routed to a licensed consignment facility rather than mixed with standard garden waste. That paperwork is what most Camden letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat across NW3, with this being London Borough of Camden territory.
Japanese knotweed and other invasive plant material, which needs a licensed consignment route rather than standard green waste disposal; Tree felling and stump grinding above hedge height, which needs a qualified arborist rather than a clearance crew; Chemical-treated timber, decking oil tins and weedkiller containers, which are hazardous waste and need a specialist carrier; Pond water, fish and livestock waste on the Swiss Cottage rounds, with 46% of NW3 homes being privately rented — and Swiss Cottage Library by Basil Spence a few streets away, which fall outside standard green waste licensing. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Swiss Cottage NW3 price you agree is the price you pay on NW3 jobs, with this being a short walk from Swiss Cottage (Jubilee).
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Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Swiss Cottage NW3 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of camden.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
