1 man and a van
£45/hour
Driver-porter with a long-wheelbase van. Suits part loads, studios and a single room going abroad.
Manchester · M19 · Manchester City Council
Door-to-door European removals out of M19 on a dedicated van: £45 an hour for one man and a van, £65 an hour for two movers, £1.50 per mile, 1.5 hours of loading and unloading included and the Channel crossing itemised from £180.
As a worked example, Burnage to Bilbao is about 991 road miles (270 to the terminal, 721 from Calais) and 19.8 hours driving — roughly £2,625 with one man and a van, or £3,055 with two movers, typically 2–3 days.

European moves · Burnage
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
1 man and a van, 1.5 hrs handling included
Moving abroad from Burnage
Relocating from Burnage to the continent? The van that loads on your street is the van that unloads in France, Germany, Spain or the Netherlands — nothing is trans-shipped. The estimate is £45/hr solo or £65/hr with two movers, £1.50 a mile, plus the crossing at about £180.
Paperwork matters as much as access on a European job. We prepare the CMR consignment note and the itemised packing list with you, flag whether transfer-of-residence relief applies, and carry the documents with the load so nothing is held at the border.
Staying in the UK? Long distance moves from Burnage use the same rate card without the crossing.
Published rate card
£45/hour
Driver-porter with a long-wheelbase van. Suits part loads, studios and a single room going abroad.
£65/hour
Two-person crew for a flat or a house. Halves the handling time at both ends and protects the crossing slot.
£1.5/mile
Charged one way on the travelled distance and covers fuel, autoroute and motorway tolls and vehicle running costs.
from £180
Eurotunnel from Folkestone or the Dover–Calais ferry for the van and crew, booked in advance and shown as its own line.
Every estimate on this page already includes 1.5 hours of loading and unloading and the crossing. Extra time runs in 15-minute blocks at the same hourly rate — never rounded up to the hour.
Sample routes, measured distances
Measured from the door in Burnage to the Folkestone terminal, then from Calais to the destination door, at a 50 mph blended average. Handling time (1.5 hrs), mileage at £1.5 and the crossing are already inside every figure.
| Destination | Total miles | Driving | Schedule | 1 man + van | 2 movers + van |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnage to UtrechtNetherlands · 270 mi to the terminal, 201 mi from Calais | 471 mi | 9.4 hrs | 1–2 days | £1,380 | £1,595 |
| Burnage to CologneGermany · 270 mi to the terminal, 278 mi from Calais | 548 mi | 11 hrs | 1–2 days | £1,565 | £1,815 |
| Burnage to HamburgGermany · 270 mi to the terminal, 485 mi from Calais | 755 mi | 15.1 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,060 | £2,395 |
| Burnage to SalzburgAustria · 270 mi to the terminal, 685 mi from Calais | 955 mi | 19.1 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,540 | £2,955 |
| Burnage to BilbaoSpain · 270 mi to the terminal, 721 mi from Calais | 991 mi | 19.8 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,625 | £3,055 |
| Burnage to ViennaAustria · 270 mi to the terminal, 845 mi from Calais | 1115 mi | 22.3 hrs | 3–4 days | £2,925 | £3,400 |
| Burnage to RigaLatvia · 270 mi to the terminal, 1236 mi from Calais | 1506 mi | 30.1 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,865 | £4,495 |
| Burnage to SevilleSpain · 270 mi to the terminal, 1266 mi from Calais | 1536 mi | 30.7 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,935 | £4,580 |
Prices are estimates from the published rate card, not a quote generated by a black box. Send an inventory and we will hold a fixed door-to-door price.
More destinations we cover
Each figure is the average of the 1-man-and-van and 2-movers-and-van estimate for a standard load, built from the same rate card: £45/hr or £65/hr, £1.5 per mile, 1.5 hrs of loading and unloading and one crossing at £180.
Burnage to Ghent
Belgium · 371 mi · 1–2 days
£1,230 average estimate
£1,140 with 1 man and a van · £1,315 with 2 movers · 8.9 billable hrs
Burnage to Antwerp
Belgium · 410 mi · 1–2 days
£1,335 average estimate
£1,235 with 1 man and a van · £1,430 with 2 movers · 9.7 billable hrs
Burnage to The Hague
Netherlands · 433 mi · 1–2 days
£1,395 average estimate
£1,290 with 1 man and a van · £1,495 with 2 movers · 10.2 billable hrs
Burnage to Dusseldorf
Germany · 538 mi · 1–2 days
£1,670 average estimate
£1,545 with 1 man and a van · £1,790 with 2 movers · 12.3 billable hrs
Burnage to Geneva
Switzerland · 747 mi · 2–3 days
£2,205 average estimate
£2,040 with 1 man and a van · £2,370 with 2 movers · 16.4 billable hrs
Burnage to Marseille
France · 962 mi · 2–3 days
£2,765 average estimate
£2,555 with 1 man and a van · £2,970 with 2 movers · 20.7 billable hrs
Burnage to Gothenburg
Sweden · 1043 mi · 2–3 days
£2,980 average estimate
£2,755 with 1 man and a van · £3,205 with 2 movers · 22.4 billable hrs
Burnage to Barcelona
Spain · 1096 mi · 2–3 days
£3,115 average estimate
£2,880 with 1 man and a van · £3,345 with 2 movers · 23.4 billable hrs
Burnage to Rome
Italy · 1274 mi · 3–4 days
£3,580 average estimate
£3,310 with 1 man and a van · £3,850 with 2 movers · 27 billable hrs
Burnage to Alicante
Spain · 1368 mi · 3–4 days
£3,825 average estimate
£3,535 with 1 man and a van · £4,115 with 2 movers · 28.9 billable hrs
Burnage to Naples
Italy · 1415 mi · 3–4 days
£3,945 average estimate
£3,645 with 1 man and a van · £4,240 with 2 movers · 29.8 billable hrs
Burnage to Tallinn
Estonia · 1605 mi · 3–4 days
£4,440 average estimate
£4,100 with 1 man and a van · £4,775 with 2 movers · 33.6 billable hrs
Do not see your city? We run to every EU country — send the postcode and we will price the exact route from Burnage.
No hidden maths
Step 1
Measured road miles from your Greater Manchester address to the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone.
Step 2
Measured road miles from Calais to the destination city, added to the UK leg.
Step 3
Total miles converted to driving hours at a blended average that allows for the terminal wait, then the standard loading and unloading allowance is added.
Step 4
£45/hr solo or £65/hr for two movers, plus £1.50 a mile and one crossing at about £180.
The formula: (UK miles + continental miles ÷ 50 mph + 1.5 hrs) × your hourly rate + (total miles × £1.5) + one crossing at £180. A 700-mile run to Paris or Brussels is therefore about 15.5 billable hours plus £1,050 of travel and the ticket.
What the price buys
The team that loads in Burnage is the team that unloads at your European address. No depot handover, no groupage warehouse, no second set of hands on your furniture.
Eurotunnel from Folkestone or the Dover–Calais ferry, reserved in advance and itemised at about £180 for the van and crew rather than buried in a round number.
Every estimate carries 90 minutes of loading and unloading. Additional time runs in 15-minute blocks at the same hourly rate.
CMR consignment note, an itemised valued inventory and the transfer-of-residence forms your destination country asks for — drafted with you before the van moves.
Double-wall cartons, blankets, wardrobe rails, mattress bags and edge protection travel with every Burnage load, plus dismantle here and rebuild there.
Goods-in-transit cover and European liability apply from the first lift in Greater Manchester to the last box placed abroad.
Border paperwork, handled
Since 2021 a UK–EU household move is an export. It is routine when the paperwork is right and expensive when it is not, so we prepare it with you before the van leaves Burnage.
The international road-haulage document that travels with the load. We complete it and you sign it at collection and again at delivery.
A numbered packing list in English with values. It is what customs read and what any insurance claim is settled against, so it is worth an hour of your time.
If you are moving your home rather than shipping goods, most EU states waive duty on used personal effects owned for six months. We tell you which national form applies.
A tenancy agreement, deed or utility bill for the destination address, plus your Greater Manchester address, satisfies most border checks.
Alcohol above personal allowances, plants, seeds, meat, dairy, fuel, gas bottles and aerosols either cannot travel or need a declaration. We flag them at survey.
These move under separate rules and are never carried on the removals van. We will point you to the right carrier rather than take the booking.
Move day, start to finish
Stage 1
A video or on-site survey confirms the inventory, the access and the crew size, and the estimate becomes a fixed door-to-door price with the crossing itemised. Crews run from Manchester, so Withington and Didsbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Stage 2
CMR note, valued inventory and any transfer-of-residence form are drafted, checked and signed while the crossing slot is reserved. Roughly 6,700 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Stage 3
Crew arrives inside a one-hour window, protects floors and frames, dismantles beds and flat-pack and loads to an export plan. Roughly 6,700 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Stage 4
Tunnel or ferry with the load sealed on the same vehicle. Nothing is trans-shipped and no one else's furniture joins it. Crews run from Manchester, so Withington and Didsbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Stage 5
The same crew drives the European leg with a tachograph-legal schedule, and you get a delivery window the day before arrival. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Burnage or across to Withington.
Stage 6
Boxes go to the right rooms, furniture is rebuilt, the CMR is signed off and packing debris leaves with the van. Booked most often on the M19 streets around Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate).
What the fixed price covers
Access, parking and timing
Garden-village cottages, 1930s semis and post-war infill along Mauldeth Road. That stock, the street it sits on and the Manchester City Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.
The crew should be carrying, not circling. We confirm the restriction type on the M19 end, arrange a suspension through Manchester City Council where it is worth it, and plan the closest legal standing point to the door. Booked most often on the M19 streets around Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate).
Detached properties usually park the van on the drive, so labour goes into volume rather than carry distance: outbuildings, garden machinery and large-format furniture set the crew size. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M19 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Tell us about the loft, the garage, the shed and anything that will not come apart. It is the unlisted items, not the address, that turn a comfortable day into an overtime one. Crews run from Manchester, so Withington and Didsbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Start times here are set by the access, not the diary: where a lift, a bay or a school-run street is involved the crew starts early and finishes inside the day rather than paying for a second visit. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Burnage or across to Withington.
Booked here week to week
If one of these looks like yours, say so when you enquire — we will quote it from the closest job we have already done in Manchester rather than starting from a blank form.
Dedicated van
Fixed collection window and a named delivery date you can give a landlord or a university, with the mileage, hours and ferry or tunnel ticket shown as separate lines on the quote. Booked most often on the M19 streets around Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate).
Customs papers included
Two movers at £65 an hour, export-grade cartons, dismantle here and rebuild there, with the CMR note and valued inventory prepared before the van leaves Burnage. Booked most often on the M19 streets around Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate).
One man and van, £45/hr
A room or a studio's worth of contents heading abroad at £45 an hour plus mileage, instead of paying a full container rate for half a van. With Burnage drives and side access the van gets close, so volume rather than carry sets the day.
Crossing itemised
A one- or two-day run: loaded here, through the tunnel the same evening and unloaded at the European address, with the crossing itemised rather than hidden in a round number. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M19 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Tell us the number of rooms, what matters most and how we get in. Access quirks in Burnage are worth mentioning now: they change the time on site more than the floor area does.
You get a written figure for your European move, itemised, normally within a few hours. No survey fee, and no surcharge for travelling to Burnage.
Morning or afternoon, weekly, fortnightly or one-off. Recurring visits keep the same slot, so Burnage clients know exactly when the door will go.
Work runs to the written spec, and the job isn't closed until it has been checked against it. If something on the list was missed, we return and put it right free.
A door-to-door European relocation is only worth booking if the crew turns up, prices honestly and finishes the spec. These are the commitments we hold ourselves to in Burnage.
Cleaning, moving, handyman and clearance all run from the same Burnage scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Everyone we send into a Burnage property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Burnage is insured to £5m public liability, with goods-in-transit cover on anything we lift, load or take away.
You get the a door-to-door European relocation price in writing before we start. Access, stair turns and parking are priced in up front, not added afterwards.
Loading in Manchester
Crews load from Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate) and the streets around it under Manchester City Council parking rules, and mileage is counted from your door — not from our base — so there is no charge to reach M19 before the run south to the tunnel.
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Our Manchester crews cover Burnage weekly, so the european move you book is priced on what Burnage homes are really like, not a regional average. One of the earliest garden-suburb experiments in the north; Kingsway was cut through in the 1920s as an arterial road — useful context when you are quoting surfaces, not square metres.
Kingsway dual-carriageway traffic film greys front boundary walls and uPVC quickly. We budget time for it rather than rushing the finish. Burnage Rugby Club, Green End shops and a settled multi-generational population — we plan access and arrival times around all of it. Coverage runs across M19 and the Manchester streets either side of it.
European moves — Burnage
converted mill apartment, a street off Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate)
3-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: kingsway dual-carriageway traffic film greys front boundary walls and uPVC quickly, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
European move completed. Finished inside the quoted window with no extra charge.
European moves — Burnage
four-bed family home, the M19 side of Burnage
2-person crew, 5 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: kingsway dual-carriageway traffic film greys front boundary walls and uPVC quickly, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
European move completed. Agent accepted the property at check-out without a re-clean.
European moves — Burnage
first-floor flat, Burnage, on our Manchester round
3-person crew, 3 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: kingsway dual-carriageway traffic film greys front boundary walls and uPVC quickly, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
European move completed. Customer moved straight to a repeat booking on the same round.
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The numbers behind a european moves quote here — how many homes we reach, which authority sets the rules, and how we perform across Greater Manchester.
About 16,000 usual residents across M19 and the streets bordering Burnage (ONS Census 2021).
About 6,800 homes reachable by a Burnage crew with no out-of-area travel charge.
Manchester City Council sets the parking, permit and waste rules we work to here.
One of ten Greater Manchester boroughs we cover for european moves.
Greater Manchester rolling twelve-month average across all cleaning bookings.
Verified post-job reviews from Greater Manchester households and businesses.
Requests received before 4pm on a working day, measured region-wide.
Data updated · ONS 2025 release
Population last refreshed 3 August 2026 from ONS mid-year population estimates (Nomis) (2025 release). Sources: resident population for Burnage — ONS Census 2021 and mid-year population estimates for the matching built-up area/ward group, rounded. Households — population divided by 2.35, the ONS Census 2021 average household size for Manchester City Council. Postcode coverage — Royal Mail postcode districts M19. Figures are indicative and reviewed annually; service performance percentages are Hello Services' own rolling 12-month Greater Manchester figures.
Long, quiet south Manchester suburb strung along Kingsway with garden-village roots. One of the earliest garden-suburb experiments in the north; Kingsway was cut through in the 1920s as an arterial road.
Burnage Rugby Club, Green End shops and a settled multi-generational population. The best-known landmark is Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate), and the M19 postcodes reach Withington, Didsbury, Fallowfield, Heaton Chapel within a short drive.
For an European move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: garden-village cottages, 1930s semis and post-war infill along Mauldeth Road. Kingsway dual-carriageway traffic film greys front boundary walls and uPVC quickly.
Answers before you book
About 453 road miles door to door (270 to the terminal, 183 from Calais) and roughly 9.1 hours of driving. With the 1.5 hours of handling and the crossing included, that estimates at around £1,340 for one man and a van, or £1,550 for two movers and a van — typically 1–2 days. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M19 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Link to this answerBarcelona is about 1096 miles and estimates at £2,880 solo or £3,345 with two movers (2–3 days). Amsterdam is far shorter at roughly 474 miles — around £1,390 or £1,610, usually 1–2 days. Burnage Rugby Club, Green End shops and a settled multi-generational population — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerWe prepare the CMR consignment note and the packing list with you, and tell you exactly which transfer-of-residence or import forms the destination country wants. You sign them; we carry them. With Burnage drives and side access the van gets close, so volume rather than carry sets the day.
Link to this answerPianos, safes, American fridges, gym equipment and large glass units all move, but they are quoted at survey because they need extra crew or kit. Paint, fuel, gas bottles and perishables we cannot legally carry — Withington customers usually clear those with the same booking. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Burnage or across to Withington.
Link to this answerMost M19 European relocations finish inside a working day. Floor level, lift availability and carry distance change that more than the size of the property, which is why we time the job from the survey rather than the bedroom count. Local context matters here: one of the earliest garden-suburb experiments in the north; kingsway was cut through in the 1920s as an arterial road, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Manchester City Council controls loading on most M19 streets. We check your street at survey and, where a suspension saves a long carry, we apply for it and show the cost in the quote before you accept it. Booked most often on the M19 streets around Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate).
Link to this answerWith a drive and side access the load runs quickly; the survey concentrates on garages, garden rooms and anything oversized that needs a second pair of hands or a leg-off. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Burnage or across to Withington.
Link to this answerYes, subject to crossing availability. Eurotunnel slots in July, August and the last week of any month sell out first, so a fortnight's notice usually saves money as well as stress. With Burnage drives and side access the van gets close, so volume rather than carry sets the day.
Link to this answerThe load goes into secure storage here or near the destination and is delivered on the date you name. Storage is billed per week and the crossing is booked once the date is fixed. Booked most often on the M19 streets around Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate).
Link to this answerYes — Withington, Didsbury, Fallowfield, Heaton Chapel, Reddish and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page, sample routes and the same rate card. Local context matters here: one of the earliest garden-suburb experiments in the north; kingsway was cut through in the 1920s as an arterial road, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerThey are honest estimates from the published rate card using measured distances. Send an inventory and the access details at both ends and we convert the estimate into a fixed door-to-door price we hold, crossing included. Burnage Rugby Club, Green End shops and a settled multi-generational population — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerMiles to the Folkestone terminal plus miles from Calais to your new address, divided by 50 mph, plus 1.5 hours of loading and unloading, multiplied by £45/hr for one man and a van or £65/hr for two movers — then £1.50 for every mile travelled and one crossing at about £180. Nothing else is added unless you book packing or storage. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M19 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Link to this answerA CMR consignment note, an itemised valued inventory and, in most cases, the destination country's transfer-of-residence form for used personal effects. We prepare the first two with you and tell you which national form applies. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Burnage or across to Withington.
Link to this answerNo. Mileage is counted from your Burnage door onwards, not from our base, so there is no charge to reach M19. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Burnage or across to Withington.
Link to this answerAlso booked in Burnage
A driver and a Luton or LWB van for part-loads, single items and small flat moves, priced by the hour or as a fixed load.
Van + 1 (hourly) · from £45/hr
A full home removal with a trained crew, proper protection and a completion-day plan that survives a late key release.
2 bed house or flat · from £395
Full or part packing by the crew who will carry it, with every carton labelled by room so unpacking is not a treasure hunt.
Materials only · from £65
An out-of-hours business relocation with crates, IT handling and a floor plan, so staff log in on Monday as though nothing happened.
Studio / small office (up to 10 desks) · from £650
A door-to-door UK relocation on a fixed price, with one crew loading and unloading so nothing is trans-shipped between depots.
Up to 150 miles · from £650
Before you book
Most complaints about removals in Manchester come down to three things: the price changed, the crew was short, or nobody answered the phone. These are our commitments on all three.
Call 020 3633 4555 and ask what a European move like yours costs priced by miles, hours and one crossing. If a cheaper option fits better — a smaller van, an hourly booking, a different day — we will say so.
Goods-in-transit and public liability cover is in place on every Burnage European relocation, and claims go to a named account manager here rather than a form.
Your load stays sealed and insured overnight for a fixed fee and delivers first thing — we do not unload onto a driveway or re-quote the second day at short-notice rates.
Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the M19 figure you accepted is the figure you pay.
Booked with your European move
A move in Manchester is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Burnage crews are asked for in the same week — clearing what is not worth transporting, packing, reinstating shelves and fixings, and getting both properties clean — each on its own page with its own pricing.
On the job
Photographs from Hello Services moves, with notes on how the same approach applies to Burnage streets, access and parking.



Free download
Print this before moving day in Burnage. It covers the Manchester City Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (Garden-village cottages, 1930s semis and post-war infill along Mauldeth Road) and the sign-off steps most people forget.
Keep exploring Burnage
Everything below is a real Manchester page with its own pricing, access notes and crew — the services Burnage customers book around this service, and the same line-up in the neighbouring districts we cover from the Burnage Garden Village (1906 co-partnership estate) side of the borough.
Each neighbouring district links straight to this service there, plus the two services most often booked with it.
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