House clearance cost in London: 2026 prices by van load, with worked examples.

A house clearance in London with Hausio costs £100 for a small van load, £180 for a half Luton and £280 for a full Luton load, and a single item such as a sofa, mattress or fridge-freezer is £55. Rubbish removal uses the same scale, so the rubbish removal cost for a few bulky pieces and some bags is usually the £100 small-load price. The house clearance cost is decided mainly by volume, meaning how much of the van your things fill, rather than by the number of bedrooms.

This guide sets out the published prices, shows how they add up for real jobs, explains what pushes a quote up, and compares a council bulky collection with a private clearance.

House clearance cost in London: the price table

Hausio prices clearances and rubbish removal by load. The figures below come from the published Hausio price list and apply across all 32 London boroughs.

The "typical use" column is a guide, not a limit. The load is confirmed from your photos before the day, because a 2-bed flat with packed cupboards and a full loft is a very different job from one that has already been half emptied.

Worked examples from the published rates

These are estimates built only from the prices above. Your confirmed quote depends on what the photos show.

• One sofa. A single item: £55.
• A sofa and a mattress. As two single items that would be 2 × £55 = £110. If both fit a small van load, the small-load price is £100, so send photos of everything together rather than booking items one by one.
• Clearing a furnished 1-bed flat. Hausio's house clearance page treats a typical 2-bed flat as a full Luton, so a 1-bed usually falls between a half Luton (£180) and a full Luton (£280), depending on how much is left in cupboards, under beds and in storage.
• A 2-bed flat after the tenants have gone. Typically a full Luton: £280.
• A larger house, loft and shed included. Anything bigger than one full Luton is quoted from photos before the day, so you know the figure before the van arrives.

What changes the price of a house clearance

Because the price follows the load, the biggest saving comes from knowing exactly what is going. These are the other things that affect the quote.

• Volume and how it packs. Flat-packed or dismantled furniture takes less room than assembled wardrobes and bed frames. Loose clutter that has to be bagged on the day takes longer than items that are ready to lift.
• Access. Tell us the floor, whether there is a lift, where the van can stop and how far it is from the door. Travel and access, including the Congestion Zone, are quoted after postcode review. There is no automatic £18 charge and no separate parking charge.
• Sofas and armchairs. Government guidance says waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) must be incinerated, not landfilled, and should not be mixed with other waste. Sofas, armchairs and recliners are in scope; mattresses are not. GOV.UK: manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing POPs. Mention every sofa and armchair in your list so they can be planned for.
• Fridges, freezers and electricals. Defrost and empty fridges and freezers before collection, and list large electricals so the load is planned correctly.
• Paint, chemicals, batteries and building materials. Flag them in advance so we can confirm what can be collected. Specialist disposal requirements are confirmed after review.
• Timing. A same-day booking carries a £15 surcharge when applicable. A job requested about a month ahead may need a £100 deposit, credited to the final bill.

Council bulky waste or a private clearance?

GOV.UK notes that most councils will collect large items such as sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee (GOV.UK: collection of large waste items). A council bulky collection is often the cheaper route for a handful of items you can carry to the front of the house yourself, because councils charge per item or per batch and collect from outside at ground level. Islington, for example, asks for items to be outside the front of the property at ground floor level by 7am on the collection day (Islington Council), and Lambeth will not collect items that were not listed and paid for on the booking (Lambeth Council).

A private clearance makes more sense when items are upstairs or inside, when there are more pieces than the council will take in one booking, when the waste includes things councils exclude, or when a letting deadline fixes the date. We compare the two in detail, with prices from four boroughs, in council bulky waste collection vs a private collector in London.

How to get an accurate house clearance quote

A quote from photos is only as good as the photos. Send these and the figure you get back should be the figure you pay.

• Photos of every room, plus the loft, shed, garage, garden and any communal storage.
• A short list of what is going, room by room, with sofas, armchairs, fridges and freezers named.
• What is staying: mark it, or move it to one room, so nothing is taken by mistake.
• Floor, lift, parking and the distance from the door to where the van can stop, plus the postcode.
• Anything unusual: paint tins, chemicals, batteries, gas bottles, building materials.
• For a probate clearance, items the executors want kept, sold or looked through before anything leaves.

If the property also needs a move-out clean or the garden is full, it is usually simpler to plan those together. See end of tenancy cleaning in London and garden clearance cost in London.

FAQ

How much does a house clearance cost in London?

With Hausio, £100 for a small van load, £180 for a half Luton and £280 for a full Luton, with single items at £55. A typical 2-bed flat fits a full Luton, so £280. Larger homes that need more than one full load are quoted from photos before the day.

What is the rubbish removal cost for just a few items?

One bulky item is £55. Two or more items, or some bags alongside them, usually fit the £100 small van load. Send one set of photos for everything so it can be quoted together.

Is the council cheaper than a private clearance?

For a few items you can carry outside yourself, a council bulky waste collection is often cheaper. Councils cap the number of items per booking, collect only from outside at ground level and exclude some materials, so a private clearance is usually the better fit for a full flat, upstairs items or a fixed deadline.

Do you take sofas, mattresses and fridges?

Yes. Each is £55 as a single item, or part of a load. Name sofas and armchairs in your list, because upholstered seating containing POPs has its own disposal rules under government guidance, and defrost fridges and freezers before the day.

Do I have to pay upfront?

There is no call-out fee and no charge for a quote. Payment arrangements are confirmed before the booking is accepted, and a job requested about a month ahead may need a £100 deposit, credited to the final bill.

For the service itself, see house clearance in London and rubbish and waste removal in London. To get a price, send photos and your postcode on WhatsApp or call +44 7304 330614.