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
This case study covers a one-bedroom cottage clearance in Wandsworth, SW18. The brief was straightforward on paper – prepare the cottage for handover without removing fixtures – but the property itself set the terms: a compact layout, a single realistic entry point for furniture, and a limited window for the carrier to load up before moving on. The job was posted to houseclearance.co on 30 August 2026 and completed on 11 September 2026, with the winning carrier paid £540 for the work.
Cottage clearances like this one tend to look small from the outside – one bedroom, a handful of rooms – but the combination of a narrow hallway, a low doorway and limited outside space for a vehicle means the planning side of the job often matters more than the volume of items being removed.
Items removed and quantity
The inventory for this Wandsworth job covered:
- A double bed
- Table
- Chairs
- Shelving
- Small appliances
- Loft-stored boxes
Together this came to an estimated 6–9 cubic yards of material – the smallest volume of any of the recent one-bedroom cottage jobs on the platform, which is consistent with a single-occupant property where the loft had already been partly boxed up before the job was posted. Fitted fixtures, hazardous waste, paint and rubble were excluded without a separate assessment, in line with the "prepare for handover without removing fixtures" scope agreed for this job.
Access and logistics
The defining constraint on this job was a narrow hallway and a low doorway between the main living space and the front of the property. Rather than a dedicated loading bay or driveway, the carrier worked to an agreed vehicle stopping point nearby, which meant every item had to be carried a short distance on foot rather than loaded directly from the doorstep. That combination – tight indoor access plus a stopping point rather than a reserved loading space right outside – is what separates this job's logistics from a typical ground-floor clearance with direct kerbside access.
How the clearance was completed
With the doorway and hallway both constraining what could pass through in one piece, the double bed and table were the two items most likely to need partial disassembly before they could be carried out. Chairs, shelving and the small appliances moved through without difficulty, and the loft-stored boxes were brought down and carried to the vehicle stopping point along with everything else.
Fixtures, hazardous waste, paint and rubble were left untouched, matching the agreed scope for the job. Items with further use were set aside for reuse where practical, with the remainder taken through authorised disposal channels.
Final cost and pricing factors
The price paid for this job was £540. For a one-bedroom cottage with a modest 6–9 cubic yards of material, that reflects a smaller item count and total weight than a larger property would carry, offset by the extra time the narrow hallway, low doorway and the walk to the agreed vehicle stopping point added to loading. Carriers pricing this kind of job weigh the volume of material against how long it will take to physically get everything out of the building and to the vehicle, and here the access conditions were the main factor working against the otherwise small volume.
houseclearance.co doesn't set a fixed price for a house clearance in Wandsworth – licensed carriers quote on each job individually, so £540 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 moved through the houseclearance.co marketplace:
Of the 8 carriers notified, 5 submitted bids – £775, £760, £670, £640 and the winning £540 – the widest spread of bids seen on a one-bedroom cottage job on the platform recently. The 12 days between posting and completion was also the longest turnaround of the comparable cottage jobs, reflecting the time it took to confirm the access arrangements and vehicle stopping point before the clearance itself could go ahead.
Result and handover
The one-bedroom cottage in Wandsworth was cleared of the inventory listed above, with fixtures left untouched as agreed. The job achieved its stated goal of preparing the cottage for handover without removing fixtures, and the agreed vehicle stopping point meant the street outside was kept clear for the short duration of the loading work.
About this case study
Is this a real completed job?
Yes. This is a real completed clearance job. The property type, item list and £540 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 were the number and weight of items being removed, the narrow hallway and low doorway inside the cottage, and the need to carry everything to an agreed vehicle stopping point rather than load directly from the door. Loading time increases when a property doesn't allow a vehicle right up to the entrance, and that was a real factor here – £540 is the actual price paid for this completed job, not an estimate.
How should bulky furniture be prepared for loading?
Before a clearance like this, it helps to measure the doorways and any stair turns the furniture will need to pass through, so it's clear in advance which pieces – such as a bed frame or a table – may need to be safely dismantled rather than carried whole. It's also worth confirming a clear keep-list against the remove-list beforehand, so fixtures and anything staying in the property are set aside and not mistaken for items to be cleared.
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