Job details
Project overview
The owners of a two-bedroom maisonette in Ilford, IG1 had moved out and wanted the remaining freestanding contents cleared. houseclearance.co sent the job to 8 carriers; it drew 5 bids, and the job record's price came out at £380.
Two weeks passed between the job going live on 22 July 2026 and completion on 5 August 2026. As with any job in this category, the person authorising the work first had to approve a room-by-room keep/remove list, so loading only started once it was clear what was staying and what was going.
Items removed and quantity
The inventory for this job covered:
- A sofa
- Two mattresses
- Chests of drawers
- Shelving
- Bagged clutter
- A bookcase
Taken together, this amounted to an estimated 12–16 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 a reserved loading space. 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
With 5 bids on the table, £380 came in lowest and £605 highest – a wide range for a job this size. The estimated 12–16 cubic yards of material, the possibility of having to disassemble bulky furniture, and the access conditions above (internal stairs and limited kerbside loading, with only a reserved loading space available) all factor into how carriers price carry distance and loading time.
Carriers set their own prices for every house clearance in Ilford houseclearance.co passes on – there's no company-wide rate card. £380 is what this particular job's record shows, not a benchmark for other Ilford clearances. See how prices are calculated for more detail.
Quote activity
This is how the request for Ilford moved through the houseclearance.co marketplace:
The winning bid of £380 was the lowest of the 5 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 Ilford 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 £380 price shown on this page are real details from the completed job.
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