What areas do you cover?

We cover Bristol and the surrounding South West, including Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead, Thornbury, Bridgwater, Taunton, Glastonbury, Wells and Frome. If your postcode isn’t listed, get in touch and we’ll let you know.

What services do you offer?

Removals, rubbish clearance, house clearance and office clearance. Storage is coming soon. Tell us what you need when you request a quote and we’ll confirm what we can cover.

Are you a licensed waste carrier?

Yes. We hold a UK waste carrier licence (CBDU445737), so any rubbish, house clearance or office clearance we take away is transported and disposed of at a licensed facility.

How do I get a quote?

Fill in the quote form on this page with a few details about your job, or call us on 0117 379 0306. We’ll come back to you with a price for your Bristol removal or clearance.

What’s the difference between rubbish clearance and house clearance?

Rubbish clearance is usually a single type of waste — garden waste, a shed full of rubble, a bulk bag of builder’s offcuts. House clearance is a larger, mixed job: sorting and removing the contents of a whole room, flat or property, typical for end-of-tenancy, probate or downsizing.

Do you do house clearances in Bath?

Yes — we cover house clearances across Bath, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and most of the South West. The quote takes the collection postcode and disposal journey into account.

Can I book a single-item move?

Yes. A lot of our removals work is single items and part loads — sofas, beds, fridges, garden furniture — as well as full house moves.

Soil Removal Bristol — man with a van in Bristol, Bristol Local Van Man

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Soil Removal Bristol

Piles of soil or dug-out borders cleared — bagged or loose, licensed disposal.

Get a quote Call 0117 379 0306

About this service

What soil removal bristol actually looks like.

Soil is the most common thing I take off Bristol gardens after a landscaping or patio job. It’s heavy, the council won’t take it, and most landscapers bill you extra for removal they don’t actually do. I take loose piles or bagged soil, load it into the van, and take it to a licensed tip that accepts inert waste. Volume-priced — but soil fills a van faster than lighter waste, so I’ll quote honestly on what a load actually looks like. No VAT, no call-out.

Soil is heavier than it looks

A cubic metre of soil is around 1.5–1.8 tonnes. A 6-yard van of soil is a ton-and-a-half at minimum, which is the van’s working payload. That means for big excavations I’ll either do multiple runs or recommend you book a grab-hire truck instead (they lift bigger volumes in one go and win on cost for 10-tonne+ jobs). For a few bags up to about 4m³, a van is the right tool.

Clean, mixed or contaminated

Clean garden soil disposes as inert waste (cheapest). Soil mixed with rubble, turf or plant matter goes as mixed waste (still fine, slightly higher tip fee). Contaminated soil (oil, chemicals, waste from industrial sites) needs testing and routing separately — I don’t take it without paperwork, and honestly that’s a specialist-waste company’s job, not mine.

How it works

Book a Bristol van in three steps.

1
Get in touch
Fill in the quote form with a few details about your move or clearance, or call us direct. The more you can tell us about access, stairs and the items involved, the tighter the price we can give you.
2
Receive a quote
We’ll reply with a price for your Bristol removal or clearance. Any access quirks or timing constraints are factored in up front, so the figure we send is the figure you pay.
3
Book the van
Confirm the date and we’ll handle the rest — loading, driving and unloading anywhere in Bristol, Bath or the South West. If it’s a clearance, waste is taken away under our waste carrier licence.

Bristol man with a van — removals and clearance in Bristol

About us

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Bristol Local Van Man — removals and clearance in Bristol.

Bristol Local Van Man is run by Nigel, a Nailsea-based owner-operator with 15+ years in removals and clearance across Bristol, Bath and the wider South West. We handle removals, rubbish clearance, house clearance and office clearance under one roof.

Most jobs are done by Nigel direct. Busy weeks and larger jobs bring in trusted local drivers Nigel has worked with for years — every one carries the same waste-carrier paperwork and works to the same fixed-price standard.

Waste is carried away under our UK registered waste carrier licence (CBDU445737), so items taken off your property go to a licensed facility rather than a side street.

Whether you’re moving a one-bed flat in central Bristol, clearing a probate property in Bath, or stripping out an office in Weston-super-Mare, get a price up front before anything is loaded.

Get a quote Call 0117 379 0306

Coverage area

Man with a van across Bristol, Bath and the South West.

Based in Nailsea (BS48), covering Bristol (BS), Bath (BA) and Somerset (TA) via the M5, M4 and A roads. If your postcode isn’t listed, get in touch — we cover most of the region.

Full list of towns we cover

Bristol, Nailsea, Weston-super-Mare, Bath, Clevedon, Thornbury, Portishead, Bridgwater, Taunton, Glastonbury, Wells, Frome.

Get a quote Call 0117 379 0306

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