Job details
Project overview
This case study covers a two-bedroom maisonette clearance in Lewisham, SE13, where the brief was simply to take away the freestanding contents the previous occupants had left behind. 5 carriers were notified, 4 of them bid, and the price paid for the job was £775.
From posting on 31 July 2026 to completion on 14 August 2026 was a two-week stretch. Before loading could start, whoever was authorising the clearance had to sign off a room-by-room list of what should be kept and what should go – standard practice for avoiding mistakes on a job like this.
Items removed and quantity
The inventory for this job covered:
- A sofa
- Two mattresses
- Chests of drawers
- Shelving
- Bagged clutter
- A dressing table
Taken together, this amounted to an estimated 16–20 cubic yards of material. Fitted fixtures, hazardous waste, paint and rubble were excluded without a separate assessment, along with wall-fixed units and building rubble – items a project like this typically handles separately rather than through a house clearance.
Access and logistics
Handling this job needs to account for internal stairs and limited kerbside loading, together with an agreed vehicle stopping point. Furniture may require safe disassembly where appropriate to work within these conditions.
How the clearance was completed
Bulky furniture in the inventory may need to be safely disassembled where necessary to work within the access conditions above; items outside the agreed scope – wall-fixed units, hazardous materials and building rubble – are left in place.
Any reusable items are set aside for an appropriate reuse route where feasible, with the remaining waste going through authorised disposal channels.
Final cost and pricing factors
Four bids came in on this job, ranging from £775 up to £995, with the lower figure winning. The volume involved – an estimated 16–20 cubic yards of material – is a significant driver, alongside the chance that bulky furniture would need disassembling and the access conditions already noted: internal stairs, limited kerbside loading, and only an agreed vehicle stopping point rather than kerbside access right outside.
Pricing for a house clearance in Lewisham isn't fixed by houseclearance.co; it's set job by job by whichever licensed carriers choose to bid. £775 reflects this one job's record and shouldn't be read as a typical Lewisham price. For more context, see how prices are calculated.
Quote activity
This is how the request for Lewisham moved through the houseclearance.co marketplace:
The winning bid of £775 was the lowest of the 4 bids this job received in houseclearance.co's reverse-auction marketplace, where licensed carriers compete on price for each job individually.
Result and handover
The two-bedroom maisonette in Lewisham was cleared of the inventory listed above. The job achieved its stated goal to remove the listed freestanding contents after the owners moved out.
About this case study
Is this a real completed job?
Yes. This is a real completed clearance job. The property type, item list and £775 price shown on this page are real details from the completed job.
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