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. Roundabout red routes, market-day loading limits and booked lifts in the towers.
Lewisham · SE13 · Rubbish removal
Professional Rubbish removal in Lewisham, SE13
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Lewisham fitters · Fixed written pricesRubbish removal for Lewisham (SE13) households — 3,987 of them, 75% 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
SE13
- Rubbish removal in Lewisham SE13 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.
- London Borough of Lewisham 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
- Lewisham homes are flats
- 75%Lewisham homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 33%Privately rented
- Households in Lewisham
- 3,987Households in Lewisham
Overview
Rubbish removal in Lewisham SE13, explained
Booked mostly by social-housing-led households around Lewisham, rubbish removal here covers supply-free fitting from £45. With 75% of Lewisham's 3,987 homes in flats, lift access and stair carries in SE13 shape the slot length we hold.
How it works
How rubbish removal works in Lewisham
Five steps, the same on every SE13 job, so you know what happens before you commit. Lewisham gives us council and housing-association blocks built from precast concrete and dense block, a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here 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 Lewisham customers book us
Four things decide whether a SE13 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. Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern) is the nearest station, so a SE13 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Lewisham walls, not generic walls
We expect often with surface conduit — and precast concrete panels and dense blockwork — which is what a 75% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Lewisham actually produces in SE13, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is in SE13, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — and with 36% one-person households in Lewisham, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site.
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 Lewisham
Fixed prices for SE13 and the rest of Lewisham. 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 Lewisham
The same scope across SE13, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- Two crew and all the carrying — bags and items do not need moving to the kerb first, checked on every SE13 visit
- Standard on Lewisham bookings: licensed disposal with a waste transfer note emailed the same day, with 3,987 households in this neighbourhood, it is the question we are asked most
- On SE13 jobs: segregation for recycling and reuse before anything reaches residual waste, rubbish removal included
- In Lewisham: a sweep-up of the collection point before the crew leaves, sized for the roundabout red routes, market-day loading limits and booked lifts in the towers
Not included
- Hazardous waste — paint, solvents, gas bottles, asbestos and clinical waste need a specialist carrier, outside the fixed price on Lewisham bookings
- Anything fixed to the building: kitchen units, boilers and radiators are quoted as a strip-out, quoted separately if you need it arranged in SE13
- Loads from unsafe access — a cellar or loft that has not been surveyed, handled by London Borough of Lewisham or a specialist contractor instead
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★★★★★Google
We had a good experience with this company for our move from London to Spain. Everything went well. They also helped us with our move out clean.
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Coverage
Where we work around Lewisham SE13
Rubbish removal across Lewisham and the SE13 district, mapped below.
Also in this area
Other handyman work in Lewisham
Same fitters, same SE13 rounds, same fixed-price approach.
House and flat clearance in Lewisham
Whole-property clears, probate and end-of-tenancy strip-outs, sorted room by room.
All clearance services in Lewisham
Single items, garden waste, builders' waste and office strip-outs across the borough.
Man with a van in Lewisham
When the load is moving somewhere rather than going to a transfer station.
Spring cleaning in Lewisham
A full top-to-bottom clean of the property once it has been emptied.
Moving van hire in Lewisham
A van and driver for the load you have, priced by size rather than by guesswork.
Most booked alongside this in Lewisham SE13
Working in Lewisham
Lewisham SE13 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Lewisham — the numbers that actually change a rubbish removal quote.
The SE13 stock around Lewisham Market on the High Street is mainly Victorian. ONS records 75% flats, 25% houses and 3,987 households in Lewisham.
33% of households rent privately and 32% own, which is why rubbish removal demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Expect often with surface conduit — and precast concrete panels and dense blockwork — which is what a 75% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Lewisham actually produces behind the plaster in SE13. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why in SE13, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — and with 36% one-person households in Lewisham, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is the fault we are called back to undo.
Anyone who knows Lewisham knows the pattern near Lewisham Market on the High Street: the market, the shopping centre and a cluster of new residential towers. We plan the SE13 visit around it. Lewisham is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Roundabout red routes, market-day loading limits and booked lifts in the towers. Nearest station is Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern), 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
Lewisham SE13 by the numbers
Who lives in Lewisham 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 Lewisham Central & Park neighbourhood itself — not Lewisham-wide averages, and not estimates.
9,142
Residents
Lewisham Central & Park neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,987
Households
Median age 35.3
Flats vs houses
Flats 75%Houses 24.9%
Residents by sex
Male49%
Female51%
Single-person households
36.4%
Privately rented
32.9%
- Median age
- 35.3
- Owner-occupied
- 32%
- Social rented
- 35%
- Postcode districts
- SE13
- Nearest station
- Lewisham
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Lewisham Central & Park (E02007009) — the published geography that covers Lewisham, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE13 district: 51.4596, -0.0097 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
Rubbish removal in Lewisham SE13 — your questions.
How much does rubbish removal cost in Lewisham SE13?
Single item collection starts at £45 in Lewisham on Lewisham bookings, with 25% of Lewisham homes being houses, 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 in this 75% flats neighbourhood — and 33% of SE13 homes being privately rented, with 35% social-rented stock nearby.
How much is a small rubbish collection in Lewisham SE13?
A minimum load is £95 and a quarter-load £120, priced on the space the waste takes in the van on the streets near Lewisham Market on the High Street, with 25% of Lewisham homes being houses. Around Lewisham Market on the High Street most jobs are quoted from two photos across SE13, with Lewisham Market on the High Street a few streets away, and the price is fixed before the crew sets off.
Is this cheaper than a skip in SE13?
Usually, once London Borough of Lewisham's skip permit, the wait for the licence and the risk of other people filling it are counted on the Lewisham rounds, with this being a short walk from Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern). A van crew loads, leaves and issues the paperwork the same visit — nothing sits on the street overnight on Lewisham bookings, with 33% of SE13 homes being privately rented.
Can you collect from a flat or a bin store in Lewisham?
Yes. 75% of homes here are flats, with 35% 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 Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern) — and 75% of homes here being flats.
Do I get proof of disposal in Lewisham?
Every collection comes with a waste transfer note naming the transfer station, weight and date in this 75% flats neighbourhood. With 33% of Lewisham homes privately rented, that is what letting agents and landlords ask to see on this side of Lewisham, with Lewisham parking rules in play.
Are your fitters insured for work in SE13?
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 on SE13 jobs — and 35% social-rented stock nearby, with 25% of Lewisham homes being houses. That paperwork is what most Lewisham letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat around Lewisham (DLR, Southeastern), with Lewisham parking rules in play.
What is not included in rubbish removal in Lewisham?
Hazardous waste — paint, solvents, gas bottles, asbestos and clinical waste need a specialist carrier; Anything fixed to the building: kitchen units, boilers and radiators are quoted as a strip-out; Loads from unsafe access — a cellar or loft that has not been surveyed on the Lewisham rounds — and 32% owner-occupation locally, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Lewisham SE13 price you agree is the price you pay on Lewisham bookings, with this being London Borough of Lewisham territory.
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