House clearance in Maldon

Maldon climbs up from the Blackwater, where the Thames sailing barges still moor at the Hythe Quay, to the old high street at the top of the hill, and its houses follow the slope: old cottages and town houses on the narrow streets near the church and the quay, Victorian terraces, and family homes and bungalows on the estates further out. The old part of town is the awkward one for a clearance, with steep streets, tight corners and front doors that open almost onto the road, so we plan the vehicle and the parking before the day. A lot of our Maldon work is a family emptying a parent's home before a sale, and they want it done once, carefully, with anything personal kept back. We go room by room, carry everything out, and sweep behind us, at a price agreed in writing first, from photos, a video or a viewing. Maldon District Council runs the bulky collection, but we could not read its current charges from its own site, so we do not quote one. The county recycling centre on Park Drive is for a householder's own trips. We price the whole house at once, from £349 for one bedroom.

• From Great Dunmow

  20.7 miles by road, about 30 minutes without traffic.

• Hythe

  en.wikipedia.org, read 22 October 2026

• Bulky waste collection

  loveessex.org, read 22 October 2026

• The nearest tip

  loveessex.org, read 22 October 2026