Lewisham · SE6 · Mattress and bed disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Catford fitters · Fixed written pricesLooking for mattress and bed disposal in Catford SE6? We work in Catford most weeks — the fibreglass cat, the Broadway theatre and the Rushey Green shops — 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
Mattress and bed disposal in Catford SE6 is a fixed-price visit for mixed-tenure homes in Lewisham, most of them mainly Victorian. 6,981 households sit inside this SE6 patch, 62% of them flats, so we quote on access near The Catford Cat rather than a London average.
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. Catford (Southeastern) is the nearest station, so a SE6 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork; locally that also means with metal stud partitions between rooms, the reality on the streets around The Catford Cat in SE6, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is Catford gives us short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs, which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
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. South Circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind.
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 Catford
Catford SE6 is mainly Victorian and mixed-tenure: 62% of homes here are flats and 38% are houses, across 6,981 households (ONS Census 2021).
Because 33% of Catford is privately rented and 25% socially rented, a lot of SE6 work is agreed with a landlord or managing agent rather than the person opening the door.
Expect dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork; locally that also means with metal stud partitions between rooms, the reality on the streets around The Catford Cat behind the plaster in SE6. That is why fixings are picked in the room rather than off a van shelf, and why Catford gives us short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs, which is why London Borough of Lewisham kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is the fault we are called back to undo.
Catford 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 — the fibreglass cat, the Broadway theatre and the Rushey Green shops — which is why a SE6 quote is not a Lewisham average.
South Circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind. Nearest station is Catford (Southeastern), 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
Who lives in Catford 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 Catford Bridge and Catford East & Mountsfield Park neighbourhood itself — not Lewisham-wide averages, and not estimates.
16,978
Residents
Catford Bridge and Catford East & Mountsfield Park neighbourhood, Census 2021
6,981
Households
Median age 35.2
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
33.1%
Privately rented
32.7%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Catford Bridge, Catford East & Mountsfield Park (E02000670, E02000672) — the published geography that covers Catford, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE6 district: 51.4385, -0.0165 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Single mattress, any type starts at £45 in Catford, with 25% social-rented stock nearby, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Mattress size and whether the base comes too for Catford (SE6) addresses, then the floor it sits on. A mattress cannot be compacted in the van in this 62% flats neighbourhood — and 6,981 households on this patch, with The Catford Cat a few streets away, 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 in this 62% flats neighbourhood, with this being London Borough of Lewisham territory. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Catford most weeks on this side of Lewisham, with 62% of homes here being flats.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level in Catford, with 62% of homes here being flats.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in on SE6 jobs. With 62% of Catford homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm on the Catford rounds, with 25% social-rented stock nearby — and 6,981 households on this patch, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
The Catford Cat is the marker we route to in this 62% flats neighbourhood, with 33% one-person households here, and south Circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind. A SE6 slot added to an existing Lewisham round usually lands the same week rather than the next around Catford (Southeastern), with Lewisham parking rules in play.
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 in this 62% flats neighbourhood — and 38% of Catford homes being houses, with a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood. Catford sits close to Catford (Southeastern), with this being London Borough of Lewisham territory, so we can usually add a SE6 job to an existing Lewisham round at short notice for Catford (SE6) addresses.
South Circular red route, shopping-centre service yards and permit bays behind for Catford (SE6) addresses. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Lewisham it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on the streets near The Catford Cat, with 42% owner-occupation locally — and 38% of Catford homes being houses.
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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. Catford SE6 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of lewisham.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
