Man and van in Central London
We move flats, houses, single items and small offices across all 46 areas of the centre. The congestion zone, the red routes, the mansion block lifts and the bay suspensions are settled before the day, so the move keeps moving.
One price agreed up front. Not a meter that climbs while you watch a goods lift come back down.
- Congestion charge included
- Wrapping included
- Fully insured
- Seven days a week
Tell us about the move
We reply to quote requests the same day, usually within a couple of hours.
The sensible middle between a courier and a removals firm
One driver for a light load, or a two-person crew when the furniture needs it. A single item collection or a whole house. The job decides which turns up, not a price list. We are the option between a courier who will not carry anything past the front door and a full removals firm booked for a move that never needed one.
A normal week runs from a studio flat coming down four flights in Soho, to a marketplace sofa going into a Bermondsey warehouse conversion, to a solicitors' office packing down in Holborn over a Saturday. Different jobs, same approach: work out the access first, agree the price, then move the furniture.
Half of a Central London move is planning rather than lifting. The congestion zone, the red routes where a driver cannot legally stop, the boroughs that want a bay suspension applied for a week in advance, the mews that will not take a Luton, the podium walkways at the Barbican. We settle all of that before the day so nothing has to be improvised on it.
Our services: what we move
14 things we do across the centre, all priced as one figure agreed before we start.
House Removals
Whole house moves with the wrapping, the parking and the access planned in advance.
Read more →Flat and Apartment Removals
Walk-ups, mansion blocks and concierge buildings, including the lift booking.
Read more →Man and Van Hire
One driver or a two-person crew for jobs between a courier and a removals firm.
Read more →Emergency Van and Man Hire
Same day and next day slots for the moves that could not be planned.
Read more →Single Item and Furniture Delivery
IKEA flat-pack, marketplace buys and single items collected and carried up to the room.
Read more →Gumtree and Marketplace Furniture Delivery
Second-hand buys collected from the seller, carried down their stairs and up yours.
Read more →Office and Business Moves
Desks, IT and archives, moved out of hours with the building paperwork already filed.
Read more →Student Moves
Halls changeovers and shared house moves, booked around the accommodation office.
Read more →Rubbish and Waste Clearance
End of tenancy, flat clearances and furniture disposal, carried out and disposed of legally.
Read more →Packing and Storage Runs
Full or part packing, plus moves into and out of self storage in both directions.
Read more →Moving and Storage
When the dates do not meet: choosing a unit, loading it properly and bringing it all back.
Read more →End of Tenancy Moves
Out before the checkout, with the landlord's furniture left where it belongs.
Read more →Evening and Weekend Moves
After six, at the weekend, or in whatever window the building allows.
Read more →Long Distance Removals
Out of London to anywhere in the country, on your date rather than in a delivery window.
Read more →How it works: four steps, and no surprises in the last one
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Send the two addresses
Both postcodes, the floor at each end, and whether there is a lift. That is enough to price almost any Central London job accurately without a site visit.
- 02
We check the access
Which borough controls each street, whether there is a bay within carrying distance, whether the building needs a lift slot booked. This is the part that decides how the day goes.
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You get one fixed price
One figure covering the crew, the van, the wrapping, the fuel and the congestion charge. Not an hourly rate, and nothing added at the end.
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We turn up when we said we would
A time window you can plan a day around, not a vague morning slot. Furniture is wrapped in the room before it moves, strapped in the van rather than stacked loose, and carried back in at the other end.
Every area we cover in Central London
46 areas from Marylebone to Bermondsey, each with its own page covering the housing, the parking and the access quirks that actually decide how a move there goes.
- MaryleboneW1UMansion block flats and consulting rooms between Baker Street and Portland Place.
- FitzroviaW1TStudio flats, media offices and walk-ups around Charlotte Street.
- BloomsburyWC1AStudent halls, Georgian flats and university departments around Gower Street.
- Russell SquareWC1NThe Brunswick Centre, hospital streets and Georgian flats east of the square.
- HolbornWC1VChambers, legal offices and upper floor flats around Chancery Lane.
- Chancery LaneWC2ACity fringe offices and weekday flats between High Holborn and Fleet Street.
- Covent GardenWC2EPedestrian streets, upper floor flats and retail units around the Piazza.
- SohoW1DWalk-up flats above bars, plus post-production and studio offices.
- MayfairW1JPorter-managed apartments, galleries and offices between Park Lane and Regent Street.
- WestminsterSW1AMansion flats, government offices and secure buildings around Victoria Street.
- VictoriaSW1ENew-build offices and flats packed around one of London's busiest interchanges.
- PimlicoSW1VWhite stucco terraces, garden squares and estate blocks south of Victoria.
- BelgraviaSW1XStucco terraces, cobbled mews and porter-managed apartment blocks.
- KnightsbridgeSW1XManaged apartment blocks and retail units along the Brompton Road.
- ChelseaSW3Terraced houses, mews and conversion flats off the King's Road.
- South KensingtonSW7Garden square conversions, student flats and museum-quarter apartments.
- KensingtonW8Mansion blocks, mews houses and garden square flats in W8.
- Notting HillW11Pastel terraces, communal garden squares and Portobello market streets.
- BayswaterW2Converted terraces, short lets and hotel-district flats around Queensway.
- PaddingtonW2Canal-side towers at the Basin and stucco conversions around Sussex Gardens.
- St John's WoodNW8Porter-managed blocks and Victorian villas north of Regent's Park.
- Maida ValeW9Red brick mansion blocks and Little Venice stucco along the canal.
- EustonNW1Estate blocks, student housing and terraces beside the station.
- Camden TownNW1Victorian terrace flats, estate blocks and the market streets by the canal.
- King's CrossN1CNew-build apartments and offices on the regenerated estate, plus older terraces.
- AngelN1Georgian terraces, canal-side conversions and flats off Upper Street.
- ClerkenwellEC1RWarehouse loft conversions, design studios and small creative offices.
- FarringdonEC1MOffices, apartments and jewellery trade units around Hatton Garden.
- BarbicanEC2YEstate flats reached through podium levels, car park lifts and long walkways.
- Old StreetEC1VTech offices, warehouse flats and co-working space around the roundabout.
- ShoreditchEC2AWarehouse flats, studios and offices between the City fringe and Hackney.
- HoxtonN1Estate blocks, canal-side conversions and artist studios around Hoxton Square.
- City of LondonEC2Office towers, managed buildings and a small resident population.
- AldgateE1High-rise apartments, student housing and offices on the City fringe.
- WhitechapelE1Estate blocks, new developments and flats above the market street.
- WappingE1WRiverside warehouse conversions, gated developments and new blocks at London Dock.
- BanksideSE1Riverside apartments and warehouse conversions between Tate Modern and the Thames.
- SouthwarkSE1New-build towers, estate flats and offices between Blackfriars Road and Borough.
- BoroughSE1Flats above the market streets, warehouse conversions and estate blocks.
- London BridgeSE1Tooley Street flats, towers by the station and the Guy's campus.
- WaterlooSE1Estate blocks, converted flats and offices around the station and the South Bank.
- Elephant and CastleSE1New developments, estate blocks and student housing around the junction.
- BermondseySE1Warehouse conversions, riverside wharves and estate blocks along the river.
- VauxhallSW8Riverside towers at Nine Elms, estate blocks and Victorian terraces.
- BatterseaSW11Power Station and Nine Elms apartments, mansion flats on the park and Victorian terraces.
- KenningtonSE11Georgian terraces, small squares and estate blocks between the Oval and Elephant.
What a move actually costs
Full price bands rather than a starting price with an asterisk. VAT, the Congestion Charge and ULEZ are inside every figure.
| Job | Price | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Single item or small deliveryA sofa, a wardrobe, a marketplace pickup | £90 to £220 | A sofa, a wardrobe, a marketplace pickup |
| Studio flatOne room, one van, one run | £340 to £620 | One room, one van, one run |
| One bedroom flatTwo crew, four to five hours | £420 to £850 | Two crew, four to five hours |
| Two bedroom flatA Luton, or a transit and two runs | £680 to £1,400 | A Luton, or a transit and two runs |
| Three bedroom houseA full day and three or four crew | £1,050 to £2,000 | A full day and three or four crew |
| Four bedroom houseA full day, sometimes split over two | £1,650 to £2,900 | A full day, sometimes split over two |
| Small office, up to ten desksUsually an evening or a Saturday | £650 to £1,600 | Usually an evening or a Saturday |
| House or flat clearancePriced on volume, tipping fees included | £280 to £1,700 | Priced on volume, tipping fees included |
| Student roomOne hall room, priced per room not per flat | £150 to £340 | One hall room, priced per room not per flat |
| Specialist single itemPiano, pool table, safe, aquarium | £180 to £950 | Piano, pool table, safe, aquarium |
| Long distance, out of LondonA dedicated van, priced per route | £350 to £6,200 | A dedicated van, priced per route |
Each band has its own guide with worked examples. See what sets the figure for the job you have in mind, or price a move out of London if you are leaving the city.
What the price includes
The figure we give you is the figure you pay. These are inside it rather than added at the end, which is where most complaints about removals firms come from.
How we work out a price →- The crewOne or two people, sized to the access rather than the postcode.
- The vanMatched to the street. A smaller vehicle and an extra run where a Luton will not fit.
- WrappingBlankets, covers and corner protection, applied in the room before anything moves.
- Congestion charge and ULEZIncluded where they apply to your move.
- Fuel and mileageIncluded. There is no per-mile addition.
- InsuranceGoods in transit and public liability cover held as standard.
Man and van in Central London: common questions
How much does a man and van cost in Central London?
Most jobs fall inside a published band: a single item from £90 to £220, a studio flat from £340 to £620, a one bedroom flat from £420 to £850 and a two bedroom flat from £680 to £1,400, all including VAT. Where yours sits in the band depends on the volume, the floor at each end and whether there is a lift, because a fourth floor walk-up and a building with a goods lift are not the same job even if the postcodes are. The full table is on our Central London cost guide, and if you send the two addresses and the floors you will have a fixed figure back the same day.
Why fixed price rather than an hourly rate?
Because in central London the delays are structural rather than anyone's fault. A shared goods lift, a concierge at lunch, traffic on Victoria Street. On an hourly rate every one of those lands on your bill. On a fixed price they land on us, which is the right way round and gives us a reason to plan the access properly.
Is the Congestion Charge included?
Yes, along with fuel and the ULEZ. Where the charge applies to your move it is already inside the figure we quote. Nothing is added at the end.
Do you handle the parking and bay suspensions?
Yes. We check which authority controls each street and apply for a suspension where the job justifies it. The lead time is set by the council, and Westminster, Camden, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Southwark and Lambeth all want several working days, so this is the reason to book earlier rather than later.
Will you deal with my building concierge?
Yes, and it saves time if we do. Give us the contact and we will book the goods lift, confirm which entrance to use and file whatever insurance evidence the building wants on record. A move stalling in the lobby waiting for permission is the most avoidable delay there is.
How much notice do you need?
A small job can often be done within the same week. A full flat or house is better booked two to three weeks out, especially if a bay suspension is involved. End of month Fridays are the busiest slots in London and they go first.
Get a fixed price for your move
We reply to quote requests the same day, usually within a couple of hours.
Prefer to email? quotes@manandvancentrallondon.co.uk. We answer monday to sunday, 7am to 9pm.