53 clearances have landed in Berkshire postcodes — a high number for a small county, and the reason is that it sits directly on our usual runs west out of Surrey. SL1 at Slough comes up most often, then RG14 at Newbury, SL6 in Maidenhead, SL2, RG17 out at Hungerford and RG8 towards Pangbourne.
Two Berkshires
The eastern end — Slough, Maidenhead, Windsor, Bracknell — is dense, expensive and heavily flatted. Parking is controlled, driveways are short, and a fair share of the work is end-of-tenancy or a sale with a fixed completion. The practical question is almost always where the van stands, not what is in the house.
The west — Newbury, Hungerford, Thatcham and the villages along the Kennet — is older, larger and more rural. Outbuildings, workshops, and lofts that have not been emptied since the house was bought.
Reading and Wokingham sit between the two and behave like both depending on the street.
What happens to the contents
Loads run to the Surrey and Hampshire transfer stations we use anyway — Chambers at Westfield Road, Slyfield, GU1 1RR, and at Hollybush Lane, Aldershot, GU11 2PX; John Gunner at Clasford Bridge, GU3 3HF; plus the Reading site at RG1 8PQ.
Household recycling centres are for residents' own waste and refuse trade loads, which is the point of them. Our waste carrier registration is CBDU419679 and transfer notes come back from every load.
What we cover
Pages below run across RG, SL and the GU districts inside the county.