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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does tip runs in Southwater from £70 for a single item, £99 for a Mini load and up to £519 for a full load, and house clearances from £599. Disposal at a licensed recycling centre is included and there's no charge for the distance. The price is fixed and shown before you book, and you can book online in 30 seconds.
Tip run prices.
Tip runs in Southwater from £70, all in, with no charge for the distance.
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What's included
Loading from your home or garden
Disposal at a licensed recycling centre
A waste transfer note
A fixed price
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We cover all of these, and the rest of Southwater.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Southwater.
Horsham (Hop Oast) Recycling Centre, Worthing Road. 1 Oct–31 Mar: Mon, Thu–Sun 9am–4pm; Tue–Wed closed. 1 Apr–30 Sep: open until 6pm. Book a slot before you go.
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Tip runs in Southwater: what we take
How it works round here.
Southwater, West Sussex • Tip Runs
Southwater, in the RH13 postcode area, sits less than a mile from the Hop Oast recycling centre on Worthing Road in Horsham, which requires a booking slot for van access rather than turning up on the day.
That's useful to know if you're clearing out old furniture, garden waste, DIY rubble or just a build-up of boxes and bags, since the tip run itself needs somewhere licensed to end up. Van & Driver is planning to launch a Tip Runs service here, covering the village and nearby places such as Broadbridge Heath and Horsham, with the same fixed-price approach used elsewhere: a driver loads from your home or garden, takes everything to a licensed disposal site, and hands over a waste transfer note so there's a proper record of where it went. No partner driver is covering Southwater yet, so this isn't something you can book right now, but the service is on its way and will work the same as it does in other West Sussex towns once it starts. In the meantime, it's worth knowing that alternatives further afield exist, including the recycling centres near Crawley and Cranleigh, though neither has confirmed van access rules. When Tip Runs does go live in Southwater, the aim will be straightforward: one fixed price, no hidden extras, and a clear route to proper disposal without you having to organise the logistics yourself.
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What it costs
Tip runs in Southwater are a fixed price, with the charge at the recycling centre included and no charge for the distance.
No partner covers Southwater yet, so you can get a price and book, and we’ll confirm once a local partner takes the booking.
One item or a bin from £70, a load from £99 and a whole house clearance from £599. Several items cost the cheaper of item by item and the load they fill.
| Load | Similar to | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mini load | 1 wheelie bin or 8 bin bags | £99 |
| Small load | 2 wheelie bins or 16 bin bags | £149 |
| Medium load | 4 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair | £209 |
| Large load | 7 wheelie bins, 56 bin bags, or a corner sofa and 2 armchairs | £289 |
| X-Large load | 10 wheelie bins or 80 bin bags | £389 |
| XX-Large load | 14 wheelie bins or a 1-bed flat | £479 |
| Full load | 18 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat | £519 |
The same anywhere in Southwater and any day, with no charge for the distance.
What we move
The price is matched to how much you book, from a single item to a full load.
Tip runs
Recycling centres near Southwater
The council’s nearest recycling centres are Horsham (Hop Oast) Recycling Centre (0.9 miles from the centre of Southwater) and Crawley Household Waste Recycling Site (9.8 miles from the centre of Southwater).
Council sites often turn away vans without a permit or a booking, which is why a tip run with a registered partner is simpler: they take it to a licensed recycling centre for you.
Opening hours, van rules and charges come from each council’s own page, with the date we last checked it. Type your postcode below to see how far each site is from you.
Horsham (Hop Oast) Recycling Centre: Book a slot before you go (how)
From the council’s page, checked 5 Nov
Crawley Household Waste Recycling Site: Van rules: see the council page
From the council’s page, not yet checked against the council page
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Southwater
Self-storage sites nearby include Make Space Self Storage, Storage Warehouse and Standby Self Storage: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Parts of Southwater have permit parking (London Road): tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Southwater covers the postcode district RH13 and had 11,204 people at the 2021 Census.
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Southwater
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Questions people ask in Southwater
Where is the nearest tip to Southwater?+
Horsham (Hop Oast) Recycling Centre, 0.9 miles from the town centre. Book a slot before you go. 1 Oct–31 Mar: Mon, Thu–Sun 9am–4pm; Tue–Wed closed. 1 Apr–30 Sep: open until 6pm. (From the council’s page, checked 5 Nov.)
How much does a tip run cost in Southwater?+
You get a fixed price before you book. It's worked out from the van size your items need, the space they take and the miles from pick-up to drop-off. The prices on this page are real examples for trips from Southwater, with today's rates.
Who carries the waste?+
Only registered partners carry rubbish. You get a waste transfer note.
Is there anything you can’t take?+
Hazardous waste such as asbestos, gas bottles and chemicals can’t go. The booking flow tells you as you add items.
How much does a van and driver cost in Southwater?+
A single item is £55 to £85 by size, a move £69 to £349 by load, a tip run from £70 and a house clearance from £599. The first 10 miles of a move are included, then £1.80 a mile. Every price is fixed and shown before you book.
Can I get a van and driver today in Southwater?+
Yes, if you book by 3pm and a driver is free: the earliest arrival is the hour after next. After 3pm, the earliest is 1pm tomorrow. The price is the same any day.
Will two people come?+
When the job needs them (a sofa, a wardrobe, a fridge, or a medium load and up) two people come, and that's already in the price. We decide it from what you're moving; there's nothing to choose or pay extra for.
How far will you go from Southwater?+
Anywhere in England. A move includes the first 10 miles, then £1.80 a mile, shown in the price before you pay; over 150 miles we give you a quote instead. Tip runs have no distance charge.
Is the price fixed?+
Yes. You see the whole price before you book and that's what you pay: no hourly rate, and nothing added on the day for stairs, waiting or a heavy sofa, unless what you're moving changes.
People ask
What people in Southwater type into Google, answered.
Can you take a mattress to the tip in Southwater?+
Yes, mattresses are fine. A tip run in Southwater starts at £70, and getting rid of it is included in the price.
What can't go in a tip run?+
Asbestos, gas bottles, chemicals and solvents, clinical waste, engine oil and petrol, and fireworks. The booking flags anything like that as you add it.
Do I get a waste transfer note?+
Yes. Every load of rubbish has one, and only partners with a checked, in-date waste carrier registration do tip runs.
Do you take garden waste in Southwater?+
Yes. Garden waste, house clearances and old furniture all work the same way: a fixed price with the disposal included.
Where does my rubbish go?+
To a licensed recycling centre, never a lay-by, with a waste transfer note for your records.
Do I need a permit to take a van to the tip in Southwater?+
If you're going yourself, the council's rule is: Book a slot before you go. With a tip run, that's our job, not yours.
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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