House Clearance in Colchester
House clearance in Colchester: full or partial, occupied or empty, probate, end-of-tenancy or a move. We clear the lot, donate what's reusable and recycle the rest.
House Clearance prices in Colchester
Every house clearance gets a free estimate up front, from your answers and photos, or from a walk-through if you'd rather. If the job turns out different on the day (more waste, or harder access than described), we agree any change with you before we start. Get a price.
Just a few items? Build your own collection and pay online
How we price house clearance →House Clearance in Colchester: what to know
Colchester is the largest settlement in north Essex, with narrow streets inside the Roman walls, Victorian terraces in New Town and around the Hythe, and large estates and new-build districts at Greenstead, Highwoods, Mile End and Stanway. Commercial premises are concentrated at Severalls Business Park, the Hythe and Tollgate.
Colchester's housing ranges from the Dutch Quarter, with old houses on West Stockwell Street, East Stockwell Street and Maidenburgh Street just north of the High Street, to the New Town estate of about 470 houses built from the 1880s, now a conservation area. Greenstead is a large post-war estate of houses and flats, Highwoods was built in the early 1980s, and Lexden has its own village conservation area. Flats in Greenstead and the riverside blocks at the Hythe mean carrying items down stairs, while the terraced streets of New Town rely on kerbside space rather than driveways.
On Colchester's terraced streets there's rarely a drive, so the truck stops in the road, right by the front door. Every Colchester house clearance gets a free estimate before we start, from your answers and photos or a walk-through, so you know what to expect before anything moves.
- Charge
- Electrical and white goods: £19 per item (£39 for fridges and freezers). Other large household items such as beds, sofas and wardrobes: £77 for up to six items, £100 for six to twelve items.
- Leave items
- Left on the kerbside outside the property by 7am, in clear view, not in communal areas; crews will not enter garages or properties.
- Not taken
- No glass or mirrors (must be removed before collection); no tins of paint; payment is non-refundable.
As published by the council, October 2026. Council page
Local knowledge: Colchester
House Clearance across Colchester
- Postcodes
- CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4
- From our yard
- Colchester is about 40 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A130 then A12. Collections are booked for the next working day.
- We cover
- Lexden, Shrub End, Greenstead, Mile End, Highwoods, The Hythe, Tollgate, Stanway and Severalls Business Park
- Access
- Narrow streets in the walled centre and Dutch Quarter, Victorian terraces with on-street parking in New Town and around the Hythe, flats on the former garrison and riverside sites, and large estates and new-build districts at Greenstead, Highwoods, Mile End and Stanway.
- Council
- Colchester City Council · about 130,248 residents
Nearest tip to Colchester
- Site
- Colchester Recycling Centre, 221 Shrub End Road, Shrub End, Colchester, CO3 4RN
- Hours
- 9am to 5pm every day from 1 March to 15 October, 9am to 4pm every day from 16 October to the end of February. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
- Rules
- Every visit must be booked in advance (Blue Badge holders, pedestrians and cyclists are exempt). Vans, pick-ups and large trailers are accepted with a separate van booking, and limited amounts of DIY waste from your own home are accepted. Alternative: West Mersea Recycling Centre, Upland Road, CO5 8DX is cars only, takes no DIY waste or rubble and is closed every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.
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House Clearance in Colchester: your questions
How much does a house clearance cost in Colchester?
It depends on the size of the property, how full it is and what's in it, so every Colchester house clearance is priced on its own before we start. Tap a few answers in the form and add photos of each room (and the loft, garage or shed if they're included), and we send a free estimate, usually the same working day. If there's more on the day than described, or the access is harder, we agree any change with you before we start. Only a few pieces of furniture? Build your own collection and pay online.
How soon can you start in Colchester?
Normally the next working day once the price is agreed. Colchester is about 40 minutes from our Wickford yard, so it goes on a booked run and we text you the arrival window.
Which areas near Colchester do you cover?
All of Colchester (CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4) plus Tiptree, Witham, Halstead and Braintree. See every area we cover.
House Clearance in Colchester: a free estimate the same day
Colchester (CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4). Tell us where and what, and we price it.