Crew sized to the job
Two crew and a 3.5-tonne Luton as standard; heavy rubble loads run below the legal weight limit rather than filling the space. Very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station.
Greenwich · SE18 · Rubbish removal
Professional Rubbish removal in Plumstead, SE18
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Plumstead fitters · Fixed written pricesRubbish removal for Plumstead (SE18) households — 9,964 of them, 33% in flats. From £45 fixed, two crew and a 3.5-tonne Luton as standard; heavy rubble loads run below the legal weight limit rather than filling the space Licensed carriers, recycling split on the van, paperwork the same day.
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- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
SE18
- Rubbish removal in Plumstead SE18 from £45, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: bagged household waste and bulky single items
- Most London collections are covered within 48 hours, with same-day slots usually available before 10am.
- Royal Borough of Greenwich permits, ULEZ itemised, never hidden
- Trustpilot 4.5· 3,100+ reviews
- Google 3.9· 1,429 reviews
- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
- From, single item collection
- £45From, single item collection
- Plumstead homes are flats
- 33%Plumstead homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 32%Privately rented
- Households in Plumstead
- 9,964Households in Plumstead
Overview
Rubbish removal in Plumstead SE18, explained
Booked mostly by mixed-tenure households around Plumstead, rubbish removal here covers supply-free fitting from £45. With 33% of Plumstead's 9,964 homes in flats, lift access and stair carries in SE18 shape the slot length we hold.
How it works
How rubbish removal works in Plumstead
Five steps, the same on every SE18 job, so you know what happens before you commit. Terraced houses with solid London stock brick and later plasterboard linings, as the Plumstead stock goes, which is what a 33% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Plumstead actually produces is what we plan for here.
Step 1
Photograph the pile
A couple of photos are enough for a volume price; nobody has to be on site to be quoted.
Step 2
Fixed price, then a slot
Volume, tip charge and any permit are itemised in one figure before the van is booked.
Step 3
Carry and load
Crew carry from wherever it sits — flat, garden, communal bin store or garage.
Step 4
Split for recycling
Metal, WEEE, wood and textiles are separated on the van rather than tipped as one load.
Step 5
Paperwork same day
A waste transfer note with the site, weight and date arrives by email.
Why choose us
Why Plumstead customers book us
Four things decide whether a SE18 job goes well, and none of them are visible from a price list.
Booked around your day
Most London collections are covered within 48 hours, with same-day slots usually available before 10am. Plumstead (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, so a SE18 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Plumstead walls, not generic walls
We expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick — a median age of 36 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here in SE18, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — with 27% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first.
Insured and documented
We are a registered upper-tier waste carrier and issue a waste transfer note for every collection — the document that protects you from a fly-tipping fine if your waste is later found dumped.
Fixed prices
Rubbish removal prices in Plumstead
Fixed prices for SE18 and the rest of Greenwich. Volume sets the price and access moves it: stairs above the second floor without a lift, red-route frontages and permit-only bays are the three London variables.
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single item collection | £45 | 20–40 min | One mattress, sofa or appliance carried out and weighed in at a licensed transfer station. |
| Minimum load (approx. 1.5 cubic yards) | £95 | 20–30 min | A few bags and a couple of items — priced on the space taken, not on a call-out fee. |
| Quarter-load (approx. 3 cubic yards) | £120 | 30–60 min | The usual size for a flat clear-down: bagged waste, a bed frame and some boxes. |
| Half-load (approx. 6 cubic yards) | £200 | 1–2 hrs | A garage or loft clear-down, still one van and two crew. |
| Full Luton load (approx. 12 cubic yards) | £380 | 2–4 hrs | Full van, two crew, the transfer-station charge and the waste transfer note included. |
| Garden or builders' waste, per cubic yard | £70 | By volume | Soil, rubble and hardcore are capped by weight rather than space — heavy loads cost more per yard. |
Single item collection
£45 · 20–40 min
One mattress, sofa or appliance carried out and weighed in at a licensed transfer station.
Minimum load (approx. 1.5 cubic yards)
£95 · 20–30 min
A few bags and a couple of items — priced on the space taken, not on a call-out fee.
Quarter-load (approx. 3 cubic yards)
£120 · 30–60 min
The usual size for a flat clear-down: bagged waste, a bed frame and some boxes.
Half-load (approx. 6 cubic yards)
£200 · 1–2 hrs
A garage or loft clear-down, still one van and two crew.
Full Luton load (approx. 12 cubic yards)
£380 · 2–4 hrs
Full van, two crew, the transfer-station charge and the waste transfer note included.
Garden or builders' waste, per cubic yard
£70 · By volume
Soil, rubble and hardcore are capped by weight rather than space — heavy loads cost more per yard.
Domestic prices are the total you pay. Commercial and landlord invoices are quoted plus VAT at 20%. Permits, bay suspensions, ULEZ and the Congestion Charge, where they apply, are itemised in the written quote before the crew is booked.
Scope
What's included in Plumstead
The same scope across SE18, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- On SE18 jobs: two crew and all the carrying — bags and items do not need moving to the kerb first, with 33% of homes here being flats, planned around the stair or the lift
- In Plumstead: licensed disposal with a waste transfer note emailed the same day, the way it is done on Plumstead jobs
- Segregation for recycling and reuse before anything reaches residual waste — including rubbish removal london
- Standard on Greenwich bookings: a sweep-up of the collection point before the crew leaves, arranged with Royal Borough of Greenwich where the kerb needs it
Not included
- Hazardous waste — paint, solvents, gas bottles, asbestos and clinical waste need a specialist carrier, handled by Royal Borough of Greenwich or a specialist contractor instead
- Anything fixed to the building: kitchen units, boilers and radiators are quoted as a strip-out, and we will say so before the SE18 visit rather than on the day
- Loads from unsafe access — a cellar or loft that has not been surveyed, outside the fixed price on Plumstead bookings
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Coverage
Where we work around Plumstead SE18
Rubbish removal across Greenwich and the SE18 district, mapped below.
Also in this area
Other handyman work in Plumstead
Same fitters, same SE18 rounds, same fixed-price approach.
House and flat clearance in Plumstead
Whole-property clears, probate and end-of-tenancy strip-outs, sorted room by room.
All clearance services in Plumstead
Single items, garden waste, builders' waste and office strip-outs across the borough.
Man with a van in Plumstead
When the load is moving somewhere rather than going to a transfer station.
Spring cleaning in Plumstead
A full top-to-bottom clean of the property once it has been emptied.
Moving van hire in Plumstead
A van and driver for the load you have, priced by size rather than by guesswork.
Most booked alongside this in Plumstead SE18
Working in Plumstead
Plumstead SE18 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Plumstead — the numbers that actually change a rubbish removal quote.
The SE18 stock around Plumstead Common is mainly Victorian. ONS records 33% flats, 67% houses and 9,964 households in Plumstead.
32% of households rent privately and 41% own, which is why rubbish removal demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick — a median age of 36 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here behind the plaster in SE18. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — with 27% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first is the fault we are called back to undo.
Anyone who knows Plumstead knows the pattern near Plumstead Common: terraced streets climbing steeply from the high street to the common. We plan the SE18 visit around it. Plumstead is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station. Nearest station is Plumstead (Elizabeth line), and two crew and a 3.5-tonne Luton as standard; heavy rubble loads run below the legal weight limit rather than filling the space.
Area at a glance
Plumstead SE18 by the numbers
Who lives in Plumstead and what they live in decides how rubbish removal is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Plumstead Common & Riverside and Plumstead High Street and Plumstead South neighbourhood itself — not Greenwich-wide averages, and not estimates.
28,010
Residents
Plumstead Common & Riverside and Plumstead High Street and Plumstead South neighbourhood, Census 2021
9,964
Households
Median age 35.6
Flats vs houses
Flats 33.2%Houses 66.7%
Residents by sex
Male49.2%
Female50.8%
Single-person households
27.2%
Privately rented
32%
- Median age
- 35.6
- Owner-occupied
- 40.9%
- Social rented
- 26.8%
- Postcode districts
- SE18
- Nearest station
- Plumstead
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Plumstead Common & Riverside, Plumstead High Street, Plumstead South (E02000318, E02000319, E02000329) — the published geography that covers Plumstead, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE18 district: 51.4845, 0.0723 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
Rubbish removal in Plumstead SE18 — your questions.
How much does rubbish removal cost in Plumstead SE18?
Single item collection starts at £45 in Plumstead on SE18 jobs, with 33% of homes here being flats, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Volume sets the price and access moves it: stairs above the second floor without a lift, red-route frontages and permit-only bays are the three London variables on the Plumstead rounds — and 27% social-rented stock nearby, with Greenwich parking rules in play.
How much is a small rubbish collection in Plumstead SE18?
A minimum load is £95 and a quarter-load £120, priced on the space the waste takes in the van in this 33% flats neighbourhood, with 41% owner-occupation locally. Around Plumstead Common most jobs are quoted from two photos on Greenwich bookings, with 27% social-rented stock nearby, and the price is fixed before the crew sets off.
Is this cheaper than a skip in SE18?
Usually, once Royal Borough of Greenwich's skip permit, the wait for the licence and the risk of other people filling it are counted on Greenwich bookings, with Plumstead Common a few streets away. A van crew loads, leaves and issues the paperwork the same visit — nothing sits on the street overnight in this 33% flats neighbourhood, with 67% of Plumstead homes being houses.
Can you collect from a flat or a bin store in Plumstead?
Yes. 33% of homes here are flats, with 27% social-rented stock nearby, so lift bookings, porter sign-in and communal bin stores are routine — tell us the floor and whether there is a lift and the crew size is set for it around Plumstead (Elizabeth line) — and 32% of SE18 homes being privately rented.
Do I get proof of disposal in Greenwich?
Every collection comes with a waste transfer note naming the transfer station, weight and date on SE18 jobs. With 32% of Plumstead homes privately rented, that is what letting agents and landlords ask to see on the Plumstead rounds, with 27% one-person households here.
Is same-day or evening rubbish removal available in Greenwich?
Most London collections are covered within 48 hours for Plumstead (SE18) addresses, with same-day slots usually available before 10am. Plumstead sits close to Plumstead (Elizabeth line), with this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory, so we can usually add a SE18 job to an existing Greenwich round at short notice on the streets near Plumstead Common.
Do you handle difficult access in Plumstead?
Very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station on Greenwich bookings. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in Royal Borough of Greenwich it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards in this 33% flats neighbourhood — and 33% of homes here being flats, with 27% social-rented stock nearby. Royal Borough of Greenwich rules apply where the kerb or a bay suspension is involved.
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