Croydon · CR2 · Mattress and bed disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local South Croydon fitters · Fixed written pricesLooking for mattress and bed disposal in South Croydon CR2? We work in South Croydon most weeks — victorian and Edwardian streets on the hill above the town, with Selsdon beyond — and price mattress and bed disposal against that reality rather than a London average. Fixed written quote from £45, insured fitters, every fixing torqued, and the flat-pack packaging taken away.
Overview
This page prices mattress and bed disposal for South Croydon CR2 specifically: mainly Victorian stock, 30% privately rented and 3,637 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
Step 1
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
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
Divan bases and bunk frames come apart where they will not pass a stair turn or a communal lift door whole.
Step 4
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
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
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. South Croydon (Southern) is the nearest station, so a CR2 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, which is what a 47% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering South Croydon actually produces in CR2, 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, the reality on the streets around Croham Hurst woods.
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.
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. Steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out.
Fixed prices
| 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.
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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.
Local moving crews working from the same borough, not across the city.
Deep extraction cleaning if the mattress is worth keeping.
Working in South Croydon
3,637 households sit inside the CR2 neighbourhood covering South Croydon. The build is mainly Victorian, the tenure profile owner-occupier-led, and 47% of those homes are flats.
Because 30% of South Croydon is privately rented and 10% socially rented, a lot of CR2 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Walls are with solid brick on the party and external walls, over lath and plaster over timber studs, which is what a 47% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering South Croydon actually produces, so the fixing that matters in South Croydon 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, the reality on the streets around Croham Hurst woods.
South Croydon is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — victorian and Edwardian streets on the hill above the town, with Selsdon beyond — which is why a CR2 quote is not a Croydon average.
On access, steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out — one reason 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. Fitters travelling in use South Croydon (Southern).
Area at a glance
Who lives in South Croydon 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 Croham neighbourhood itself — not Croydon-wide averages, and not estimates.
8,350
Residents
Croham neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,637
Households
Median age 37.2
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
32.3%
Privately rented
30.3%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Croham (E02000222) — the published geography that covers South Croydon, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the CR2 district: 51.3478, -0.0820 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Single mattress, any type starts at £45 in South Croydon on the South Croydon rounds, with 60% owner-occupation locally, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Mattress size and whether the base comes too on CR2 jobs, then the floor it sits on. A mattress cannot be compacted in the van around South Croydon (Southern), with 53% of South Croydon 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.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions across CR2, with a median age of 37 in this neighbourhood. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in South Croydon most weeks on the streets near Croham Hurst woods, with this being London Borough of Croydon territory.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level on CR2 jobs, with Croydon parking rules in play.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on Croydon bookings. With 47% of South Croydon homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm in this 47% flats neighbourhood, with Croham Hurst woods a few streets away — and 32% one-person households here, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Croham Hurst woods is the marker we route to on the South Croydon rounds, with this being a short walk from South Croydon (Southern), and steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out. A CR2 slot added to an existing Croydon round usually lands the same week rather than the next on CR2 jobs, with 60% owner-occupation locally.
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 on this side of Croydon — and Croham Hurst woods a few streets away, with this being a short walk from South Croydon (Southern). South Croydon sits close to South Croydon (Southern) in South Croydon, with 30% of CR2 homes being privately rented, so we can usually add a CR2 job to an existing Croydon round at short notice.
Steep hills, narrow Victorian frontages and driveways further out across CR2. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Croydon it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on this side of Croydon — and Croydon parking rules in play, with this being a short walk from South Croydon (Southern).
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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. South Croydon CR2 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.
