Crew sized to the job
Two crew and a Luton on a standard mattress and base; the same crew dismantles bunk frames and storage divans on site before the carry. Tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops.
Croydon · CR0 · Mattress and bed disposal
Professional Mattress and bed disposal in Addiscombe, CR0
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Addiscombe fitters · Fixed written pricesAddiscombe CR0 is a regular stop on our Croydon round. Tree-lined Edwardian streets and a small parade east of central Croydon, so mattress and bed 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.
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- Mattress and bed disposal in Addiscombe CR0 from £45, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: heavy mirrors and a full flat-pack wardrobe anchored to the wall
- Same-week across every borough, with next-day slots common where a new mattress delivery is already booked and the old one has to be out of the room first.
- London Borough of Croydon 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 mattress, any type
- £45From, single mattress, any type
- Addiscombe homes are flats
- 42%Addiscombe homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 33%Privately rented
- Households in Addiscombe
- 11,026Households in Addiscombe
Overview
Mattress and bed disposal in Addiscombe CR0, explained
This page prices mattress and bed disposal for Addiscombe CR0 specifically: mainly Edwardian stock, 33% privately rented and 11,026 households in total. Work starts at £45, fixed in writing, with parking and London Borough of Croydon permit rules costed before an insured fitter travels.
How it works
How mattress and bed disposal works in Addiscombe
Five steps, the same on every CR0 job, so you know what happens before you commit. Addiscombe gives us terraced houses with solid London stock brick and later plasterboard linings, a median age of 37 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here is what we plan for here.
Step 1
Tell us size and floor
Single through super king, mattress only or with the base, and whether there is a lift. That is enough for a fixed price with no change on the day.
Step 2
Fixed written quote
The gate fee for a mattress is higher than ordinary bulky waste because it cannot be compacted, so this is shown as its own line rather than folded into a vague total.
Step 3
Dismantle the base first
Divan bases and bunk frames come apart where they will not pass a stair turn or a communal lift door whole.
Step 4
Wrap and carry
The mattress is wrapped before it leaves the room, protecting the stairwell and keeping the load hygienic for the crew and for you.
Step 5
Weigh in and receipt
Taken to a site permitted to strip mattresses for scrap steel and foam recycling, with the transfer note emailed the same day.
Why choose us
Why Addiscombe customers book us
What follows is specific to Addiscombe: its walls, its access and the paperwork Croydon agents ask for.
Booked around your day
Same-week across every borough, with next-day slots common where a new mattress delivery is already booked and the old one has to be out of the room first. Addiscombe (Tramlink) is the nearest station, so a CR0 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Addiscombe walls, not generic walls
We expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — which is what a 42% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Addiscombe actually produces in CR0, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is in CR0, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Insured and documented
Registered waste carrier. Mattresses go to a permitted site that strips springs for scrap steel and foam for recycling rather than a standard landfill cell, and a waste transfer note is issued for every collection.
Fixed prices
Mattress and bed disposal prices in Addiscombe
Fixed prices for CR0 and the rest of Croydon. Mattress size and whether the base comes too, then the floor it sits on. A mattress cannot be compacted in the van, so the tip gate fee is charged per unit rather than by volume — that is why the price step between sizes is smaller than on other bulky items.
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single mattress, any type | £45 | 20–30 min | Mattresses do not compact, so the van still fills at the same rate as a much bulkier item — the tip charges a flat gate fee per mattress regardless of size. |
| Double or king mattress | £55 | 20–30 min | A wider mattress needs two carriers on most stairwells rather than one, which is the labour cost behind the size step. |
| Divan base or bed frame, per item | £40 | 20–30 min | Divan bases are often heavier than the mattress on top and usually need unscrewing from the headboard first. |
| Mattress and base together | £75 | 30–45 min | Priced as a pair rather than two singles, since both come off the same room in the same carry. |
| Bunk bed or divan with drawers, dismantled | £90 | 40–60 min | Bunk frames and storage divans have to be taken apart before they will fit through a standard door or down a stair turn. |
| Multiple mattress collection, 3+ units | £35/item | By volume | Discounted per unit for landlords, letting agents and student blocks clearing several rooms in one visit. |
Single mattress, any type
£45 · 20–30 min
Mattresses do not compact, so the van still fills at the same rate as a much bulkier item — the tip charges a flat gate fee per mattress regardless of size.
Double or king mattress
£55 · 20–30 min
A wider mattress needs two carriers on most stairwells rather than one, which is the labour cost behind the size step.
Divan base or bed frame, per item
£40 · 20–30 min
Divan bases are often heavier than the mattress on top and usually need unscrewing from the headboard first.
Mattress and base together
£75 · 30–45 min
Priced as a pair rather than two singles, since both come off the same room in the same carry.
Bunk bed or divan with drawers, dismantled
£90 · 40–60 min
Bunk frames and storage divans have to be taken apart before they will fit through a standard door or down a stair turn.
Multiple mattress collection, 3+ units
£35/item · By volume
Discounted per unit for landlords, letting agents and student blocks clearing several rooms in one visit.
Domestic prices are the total you pay; landlord, letting agent and student-accommodation invoices are plus VAT at 20%. Carrying, dismantling of bed frames and the tip gate fee are included. Where a bay suspension, permit, ULEZ or the Congestion Charge applies it is itemised in the written quote before the crew is booked.
Scope
What's included in Addiscombe
The same scope across CR0, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- Two crew who carry from the bedroom — nothing has to be dragged to the front door first — including mattress and bed disposal
- Standard on Croydon bookings: bed frames and divan bases unscrewed and broken down where a stair turn or lift will not take them whole, arranged with London Borough of Croydon where the kerb needs it
- On CR0 jobs: mattresses wrapped for the carry so a stained or worn unit does not mark the stairwell or hallway, with 42% of homes here being flats, planned around the stair or the lift
- In Addiscombe: waste transfer note issued in your name on the day, with our carrier registration number on it, the way it is done on Addiscombe jobs
- Springs, foam and fabric separated for recycling at a site permitted to strip mattresses, checked on every CR0 visit
- Standard on Croydon bookings: same-day and next-morning slots so a new bed delivery is never held up by the old one still being in the room, with 11,026 households in this neighbourhood, it is the question we are asked most
Not included
- Mattresses soaked through with bodily fluid contamination requiring a biohazard route rather than standard disposal, quoted separately if you need it arranged in CR0
- Bed bug or pest-infested mattresses, which need pest control treatment before collection can proceed safely, which we refer on to the right trade in Addiscombe
- Fitting or assembling a replacement bed, which is booked separately as a flat-pack or bed-assembly visit, and we will say so before the CR0 visit rather than on the day
- Structural bed frames fixed to the wall or floor, which need a joiner rather than a clearance crew, outside the fixed price on Addiscombe bookings
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Coverage
Where we work around Addiscombe CR0
Mattress and bed disposal across Croydon and the CR0 district, mapped below.
Also in this area
Other handyman work in Addiscombe
Same fitters, same CR0 rounds, same fixed-price approach.
All clearance services in Addiscombe
Single items, part-loads, garden waste and office strip-outs across the borough.
Rubbish disposal in Addiscombe
Mixed household and bulky waste taken by the load with a transfer note the same day.
Furniture disposal in Addiscombe
Sofas, wardrobes, tables and old white goods collected per item, dismantling included.
Garden clearance in Addiscombe
Overgrown beds, hedges and years of accumulated green waste cleared and taken away.
Movers near you in Addiscombe
Local moving crews working from the same borough, not across the city.
Mattress cleaning in Addiscombe
Deep extraction cleaning if the mattress is worth keeping.
Most booked alongside this in Addiscombe CR0
Working in Addiscombe
Addiscombe CR0 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Addiscombe — the numbers that actually change a mattress and bed disposal quote.
Census 2021 puts Addiscombe at 11,026 households with a median age of 36.7. The mainly Edwardian stock is mixed-tenure, which is why 58% houses and 42% flats need different handling in CR0.
Private renting sits at 33% and owner-occupation at 54%; the first group books mattress and bed disposal at short notice, the second plans it.
Addiscombe substrates run to some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment, over solid London stock brick — which is what a 42% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Addiscombe actually produces. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in CR0, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the mistake that costs a CR0 customer twice.
Anyone who knows Addiscombe knows the pattern near Ashburton Park: tree-lined Edwardian streets and a small parade east of central Croydon. We plan the CR0 visit around it. Addiscombe is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops. Nearest station is Addiscombe (Tramlink), and two crew and a Luton on a standard mattress and base; the same crew dismantles bunk frames and storage divans on site before the carry.
Area at a glance
Addiscombe CR0 by the numbers
Who lives in Addiscombe and what they live in decides how mattress and bed disposal is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Addiscombe East and Addiscombe North and Addiscombe West neighbourhood itself — not Croydon-wide averages, and not estimates.
26,774
Residents
Addiscombe East and Addiscombe North and Addiscombe West neighbourhood, Census 2021
11,026
Households
Median age 36.7
Flats vs houses
Flats 41.5%Houses 58.4%
Residents by sex
Male49%
Female51%
Single-person households
30.3%
Privately rented
32.7%
- Median age
- 36.7
- Owner-occupied
- 53.9%
- Social rented
- 13.2%
- Postcode districts
- CR0
- Nearest station
- Addiscombe
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Addiscombe East, Addiscombe North, Addiscombe West (E02000210, E02000214, E02000215) — the published geography that covers Addiscombe, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the CR0 district: 51.3732, -0.0780 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
Mattress and bed disposal in Addiscombe CR0 — your questions.
How much does mattress and bed disposal cost in Addiscombe CR0?
Single mattress, any type starts at £45 in Addiscombe for Addiscombe (CR0) addresses, with 42% of homes here being flats, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Mattress size and whether the base comes too on the Addiscombe rounds, then the floor it sits on. A mattress cannot be compacted in the van on Croydon bookings, with 58% of Addiscombe homes being houses — and this being London Borough of Croydon territory, so the tip gate fee is charged per unit rather than by volume — that is why the price step between sizes is smaller than on other bulky items.
Do you assemble IKEA and other flat-pack furniture in Addiscombe CR0?
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions for Addiscombe (CR0) addresses, with Croydon parking rules in play. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Addiscombe most weeks on the streets near Ashburton Park, with 42% of homes here being flats.
How long does flat-pack assembly take in Addiscombe?
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level on the Addiscombe rounds, with Ashburton Park a few streets away.
Will a built wardrobe fit through a Addiscombe doorway?
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on the streets near Ashburton Park. With 42% of Addiscombe homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm on Croydon bookings — and 30% one-person households here, with 11,026 households on this patch, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Are your fitters insured for work in CR0?
Registered waste carrier. Mattresses go to a permitted site that strips springs for scrap steel and foam for recycling rather than a standard landfill cell on the Addiscombe rounds, with this being London Borough of Croydon territory, and a waste transfer note is issued for every collection. That paperwork is what most Croydon letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat on Croydon bookings, with 42% of homes here being flats.
What is not included in mattress and bed disposal in Addiscombe?
Mattresses soaked through with bodily fluid contamination requiring a biohazard route rather than standard disposal; Bed bug or pest-infested mattresses — and 11,026 households on this patch, which need pest control treatment before collection can proceed safely; Fitting or assembling a replacement bed, with 30% one-person households here, which is booked separately as a flat-pack or bed-assembly visit; Structural bed frames fixed to the wall or floor for Addiscombe (CR0) addresses, which need a joiner rather than a clearance crew. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Addiscombe CR0 price you agree is the price you pay on the streets near Ashburton Park, with Croydon parking rules in play.
Who books mattress and bed disposal in Addiscombe CR0 — tenants, landlords or owners?
All three. With 33% of Addiscombe privately rented and 54% owner-occupied, roughly half the CR0 diary is agent- or landlord-instructed and invoiced separately from the person at the door around Addiscombe (Tramlink) — and Croydon parking rules in play, with this being London Borough of Croydon territory.
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Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Addiscombe CR0 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of croydon.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.