Job details
✅ Real completed job. This case study documents a genuine completed clearance job using a verified job record provided for publication on houseclearance.co.
Project overview
Three days. That's how long it took from posting to completion on this SW18 job – the request went up on 9 August 2026 and the clearance was finished by 12 August. The property was a four-bedroom detached house in Wandsworth, and the brief was straightforward on paper but needed a careful hand on the day: separate what the owner was keeping from the furniture that had been authorised for removal, without any back-and-forth once loading began.
Eight carriers were notified about the job through houseclearance.co, but only three put in a bid. That gap between notified and bidding is common on jobs with awkward access – carriers who can see stairs and a restricted driveway in the brief tend to price cautiously or pass rather than bid low and get caught out on the day.
Items removed and quantity
The confirmed inventory for this job was:
- Large wardrobes
- A corner sofa
- Dining furniture
- Loft boxes
- Outdoor chairs
Together this came to an estimated 6–9 cubic yards of material – a mid-sized clearance for a four-bedroom property, reflecting that only a portion of the house's furniture was authorised for removal rather than a full-property strip-out. Fitted fixtures, hazardous waste, paint and rubble were all excluded from the scope without a separate assessment, which kept the job to a single visit rather than requiring a specialist return trip.
Access and logistics
The brief for this property noted multiple flights of stairs and a restricted driveway, plus a short pedestrian carry from the front door to where the vehicle could park. In practice this meant the corner sofa and the larger wardrobes had to be carried down stairs before any wheeled transport was possible, then hand-carried the final stretch rather than wheeled straight to a kerbside vehicle. This combination – stairs plus a carry plus a restricted driveway – is a large part of why only three of the eight notified carriers chose to bid.
How the clearance was completed
With the keep/remove split agreed in advance, the winning carrier worked through the property methodically: wardrobes and dining furniture that could be dismantled were taken apart to get them down the stairs and along the restricted driveway, while the loft boxes and outdoor chairs were carried out separately as lighter, quicker loads. Items outside the agreed scope – fitted fixtures, hazardous waste, paint and rubble – were left untouched throughout.
The short turnaround between posting and completion suggests the carrier was able to schedule the job quickly once the £505 bid was accepted, with no reported delays on access or on sorting retained items from those cleared.
Final cost and pricing factors
The price paid for this job was £505. That figure reflects the 6–9 cubic yards of material removed, the need to dismantle some of the larger furniture to get it down the stairs, and the access conditions described above – multiple flights of stairs, a restricted driveway and a short pedestrian carry – all of which add time to loading compared with a ground-floor job with direct vehicle access.
houseclearance.co doesn't set a fixed price for a house clearance in Wandsworth – licensed carriers quote individually on each job, so £505 is this specific job's price, not a rate that applies to every Wandsworth clearance. See how prices are calculated for the fuller picture.
Quote activity
This is how the request for Wandsworth (SW18) moved through the houseclearance.co marketplace:
Of the 8 carriers notified, 3 submitted bids: £625, £570 and the winning £505. That £120 spread between the highest and lowest bid is a reminder that even on the same job, with the same access conditions and the same inventory, carriers can price quite differently – which is the point of getting more than one quote rather than accepting the first offer.
Result and handover
The four-bedroom detached house in Wandsworth was cleared of the full inventory – wardrobes, corner sofa, dining furniture, loft boxes and outdoor chairs – with the retained items left untouched throughout. From the job going live to the clearance being marked complete took just three days, one of the faster turnarounds among the jobs published for this borough, and the stated goal of separating retained items from authorised removals was achieved without incident.
About this case study
Is this a real completed job?
Yes. This is a real completed clearance job. The property type, item list and £505 price shown on this page are real details from the completed job.
What would affect the cost of house clearance in Wandsworth?
On this job, the main factors behind the £505 price paid were the volume of material (an estimated 6–9 cubic yards), the number and weight of the large items involved – wardrobes and a corner sofa in particular – and the access conditions: multiple flights of stairs, a restricted driveway and a short pedestrian carry that all add to loading time. Parking availability on the day also factors into how long a carrier needs on site. £505 is the real price paid for this specific completed job, not a generic estimate; other Wandsworth clearances will be priced individually based on their own inventory and access conditions.
How should bulky furniture be prepared for loading?
Before a carrier arrives, it helps to measure doorways and any tight stair turns against the largest pieces being removed – on this job, that meant checking whether the wardrobes and corner sofa would pass the stairwell whole or would need dismantling first. It's also worth identifying in advance which items can be safely taken apart (most flat-pack wardrobes and some sofas) versus which need to be carried intact, and having a clear, written list of what's being kept versus what's authorised for removal so there's no ambiguity once loading starts.
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