Mattress Removal on College Cross, N1 – Third Floor, No Lift and No Parking in the Compound

MM Rubbish Clearance removed a double mattress, its divan base and a wardrobe from a third-floor flat on College Cross, Islington N1, just off Liverpool Road. The block has no lift and its gated compound has no space for a van, so everything was carried down narrow corridors and stairs, out through the gate and across the road to the vehicle.

How Do I Get Rid of a Mattress in Islington Today?

Location: College Cross, Islington, N1 (off Liverpool Road)
Local authority: London Borough of Islington
Service: Mattress removal
Property type: Third-floor flat in a gated block, no lift
Customer type: Residential
Items removed: Double mattress, two-part divan base and a wardrobe
Volume: Estimated 2–3 cubic yards, judged from the job photographs and the items listed
Date: Thursday 18 December 2025, afternoon
Access: Gate, about 10 metres to the main door, buzzer entry, three flights of stairs, narrow corridors
Parking: No van access to the compound; parked across the road

Mattress removal on College Cross, Islington N1 – double mattress on a two-part divan base in a third-floor bedroom before removal — Before: the double mattress and divan base in the third-floor bedroom on College Cross, N1.

What If the Van Can't Get Into My Block's Car Park?

That was the challenge here. This block on College Cross sits inside a gated compound, and a van cannot park inside it. Parking on the road was poor that day, so we parked across the road.

From there, every item had to make the same trip: through the gate, about 10 metres along the path to the main door, buzz in, then up to the third floor with no lift. The corridors are narrow, so the mattress, the divan base and the wardrobe were each carried down the stairs to the main door, along the path, out of the gate and across the road to the vehicle.

Third-floor bedroom on College Cross, Islington N1 after the mattress and divan base were removed – empty carpeted room — After: the bedroom on College Cross, N1, empty once the bed and wardrobe had gone.

Will You Take the Divan Base and Wardrobe Too?

Yes. The mattress, divan base and wardrobe all went in the same visit. The load was collected within the London Borough of Islington and taken to a licensed recycling and waste transfer station. A digital Waste Transfer Note was issued under our Environment Agency registration CBDU418527 (Carrier Dealer – Upper Tier).

Should I Sort Out Parking Before a Bigger Clearance?

Yes, and this job is why. The before and after photos were taken 38 minutes apart, and much of that was spent carrying items from the third floor to a van parked across the road. Our advice: if the job is more than a single item, check where the van can stop and secure a space if you can. Without it, a simple collection becomes a long carry.

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