Piano removal

Piano removal in London & the South East

A piano is the heaviest thing in almost any house it sits in, several hundred kilograms balanced on castors, and moving one badly hurts people and staircases. This is specialist lifting with an honest conversation about value attached.

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  • £2m insurance verified
  • Three quotes maximum, never sold on
  • Free, with no obligation
How piano removal is priced By the visit, not by the item
£180 – £400typical, ground floor or kerbside
  • Collected from inside the property, not the kerb
  • Two or three items together cost little more than one
  • Stairs and awkward access are priced before booking, never on the day
Areas covered222
Quotes you getUp to 3
Cost to youFree
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Piano removal across London and the South East

A piano is 200–400kg on castors that do not steer. Firms that do this regularly bring the right straps and enough people; firms that do not will damage your staircase.

Every firm is checked against the Environment Agency register, insured to at least £2m, and asked for references we actually call. Your job goes to a maximum of three of them.

What a piano removal includes

  • All labour and the vehicle
  • Licensed disposal, with a waste transfer note for your records
  • Dismantling furniture where it will not fit through the door
  • Sweeping through afterwards, left broom-clean
  • Resale value on good furniture offset against your price
  • Donation to charity of anything usable, receipts on request

Piano removal prices

PropertyTypical rangeTime on site
Single item, ground floor or kerbside£180 – £400Same or next day
Two or three items, one visit£250 – £640Same or next day
Mixed load, up to half a van£90 – £240Next day

Collected from a ground floor in London. Stairs and access are priced before booking. Your actual price comes from the firms’ written quotes.

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How piano removal works

Assessed from photos, moved with proper kit, rehomed or recycled.

  1. 1
    Photos, model, and the route out

    Upright or grand, roughly how old, and what stands between it and the van: steps, turns, gravel. That fixes the crew size and the price.

  2. 2
    An honest word about value

    A few pianos are worth selling. Most older uprights, lovely as they were, have little resale value because supply outstrips the homes that want them. A good firm says which yours is before it is booked for disposal.

  3. 3
    Moved with piano kit, not enthusiasm

    Skates, straps, boards over steps, and a crew sized to the weight. This is the part you are genuinely paying for.

  4. 4
    Rehomed where possible, recycled where not

    Playable pianos are offered on; the rest are dismantled, with the iron frame and timber separated for recovery.

What a proper piano crew brings

Weight plus stairs is where amateurs get hurt.

The right equipment

Piano skates, lifting straps, stair boards. A piano moved on a furniture dolly is an accident with a soundtrack.

A crew sized to the piano

Uprights take two or three; grands and awkward staircases more. Firms that do pianos ask the weight question first.

Insurance that covers the worst case

A piano through a banister is exactly the claim public liability exists for. It is worth confirming before the day.

Honesty about resale

If it is worth money they say so and reflect it; if it is not, they say that too, kindly, because most are not.

A dismantling route that recovers the materials

Cast iron frame to metal recycling, timber recovered, keys and mechanisms stripped. A piano is mostly recyclable when taken apart properly.

Three steps, no chasing

  1. 1 Tell us about the property

    Postcode, rough size, how full it is and anything awkward about the access. Ninety seconds, and photos help but are not required.

  2. 2 Up to three firms quote

    Only firms that cover London & the South East and hold a current licence see it. Fixed prices in writing, usually inside a day.

  3. 3 Pick one and book

    Message them through us, agree a date, and pay the firm directly at the price they quoted. ClearSorted costs you nothing.

Piano removal near you

Every area page carries local prices, council bulky-waste costs and the nearest recycling centres.

London

Barking and DagenhamBarnetBexleyBrentBromleyCamdenCroydonEalingEnfieldGreenwichHackneyHammersmith and FulhamHaringeyHarrowHaveringHillingdonHounslowIslingtonKensington and ChelseaKingston upon ThamesLambethLewishamMertonNewhamRedbridgeRichmond upon ThamesSouthwarkSuttonTower HamletsWaltham ForestWandsworthWestminsterWallingtonMitchamIlfordKingstonBexleyheathWest WickhamChingfordRainhamRomfordBalham

Berkshire & Buckinghamshire

AylesburyHigh WycombeReadingSloughMarlow

Essex

ColchesterWestcliff-on-SeaChelmsfordBillericayRochfordBasildonBraintreeEpping

Kent

MaidstoneGillinghamSevenoaksOrpingtonSwanleyGravesendSittingbourneTonbridgeTunbridge Wells

Hertfordshire

WatfordPotters BarHatfieldSt AlbansStevenageHitchinWelwyn Garden CityBishop's Stortford

Surrey

WokingCoulsdonChessingtonCamberley

Sussex & Bedfordshire

BedfordLeighton BuzzardCrawleyEast GrinsteadHorshamHertfordCheshunt

Common questions

Is my piano worth anything?
Honestly: most older uprights are not, because far more exist than homes want them, and moving costs eat the difference. Named makers and good grands are the exception. Send photos and ask; a firm that deals in pianos will give you a straight answer before anything is booked.
Can it come down from upstairs?
Yes, with the right kit and crew: stair boards, skates, and slow, boring technique. Upstairs pianos cost more because they take more people and time, not because they are impossible.
Could it be donated instead?
A playable piano can be offered to schools, community spaces or families, and good firms try, but demand is genuinely small. Be open to recycling as the likely outcome and pleased if rehoming comes off.
How much does piano removal cost in London?
Most piano removal jobs in London fall between £180 and £400, depending on volume, access and what is left in the property. You will get fixed quotes from up to three vetted firms, free.
How quickly can it be done?
Quotes usually arrive within 24 hours and most jobs are booked inside a week. If you have a completion date or a relet, say so and we will match firms with capacity.
Is ClearSorted free to use?
Yes. Firms pay us a small fee when they win work. You pay the firm you choose, at the price they quoted, and nothing to us.
Do you cover the whole of London?
Yes, we work with independent clearance firms across London and the surrounding London area. Enter your postcode and we will match the closest ones.

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