1 man and a van
£45/hour
Driver-porter with a long-wheelbase van. Suits part loads, studios and a single room going abroad.
Stockport · SK3 · Stockport Council
Door-to-door European removals out of SK3 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, Edgeley to Bologna is about 1050 road miles (267 to the terminal, 783 from Calais) and 21 hours driving — roughly £2,770 with one man and a van, or £3,220 with two movers, typically 2–3 days.

European moves · Edgeley
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
1 man and a van, 1.5 hrs handling included
Moving abroad from Edgeley
Relocating from Edgeley 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 Edgeley 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 Edgeley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgeley to RotterdamNetherlands · 267 mi to the terminal, 164 mi from Calais | 431 mi | 8.6 hrs | 1–2 days | £1,285 | £1,485 |
| Edgeley to LuxembourgLuxembourg · 267 mi to the terminal, 263 mi from Calais | 530 mi | 10.6 hrs | 1–2 days | £1,520 | £1,765 |
| Edgeley to BordeauxFrance · 267 mi to the terminal, 546 mi from Calais | 813 mi | 16.3 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,205 | £2,560 |
| Edgeley to BerlinGermany · 267 mi to the terminal, 632 mi from Calais | 899 mi | 18 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,410 | £2,800 |
| Edgeley to BolognaItaly · 267 mi to the terminal, 783 mi from Calais | 1050 mi | 21 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,770 | £3,220 |
| Edgeley to MadridSpain · 267 mi to the terminal, 969 mi from Calais | 1236 mi | 24.7 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,215 | £3,740 |
| Edgeley to RomeItaly · 267 mi to the terminal, 1004 mi from Calais | 1271 mi | 25.4 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,300 | £3,835 |
| Edgeley to AlicanteSpain · 267 mi to the terminal, 1098 mi from Calais | 1365 mi | 27.3 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,525 | £4,100 |
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.
Edgeley to Paris
France · 450 mi · 1–2 days
£1,435 average estimate
£1,330 with 1 man and a van · £1,540 with 2 movers · 10.5 billable hrs
Edgeley to Utrecht
Netherlands · 468 mi · 1–2 days
£1,485 average estimate
£1,375 with 1 man and a van · £1,595 with 2 movers · 10.9 billable hrs
Edgeley to Cologne
Germany · 545 mi · 1–2 days
£1,685 average estimate
£1,560 with 1 man and a van · £1,805 with 2 movers · 12.4 billable hrs
Edgeley to Stuttgart
Germany · 716 mi · 2–3 days
£2,125 average estimate
£1,965 with 1 man and a van · £2,285 with 2 movers · 15.8 billable hrs
Edgeley to Hamburg
Germany · 752 mi · 2–3 days
£2,220 average estimate
£2,055 with 1 man and a van · £2,385 with 2 movers · 16.5 billable hrs
Edgeley to Zurich
Switzerland · 754 mi · 2–3 days
£2,225 average estimate
£2,060 with 1 man and a van · £2,390 with 2 movers · 16.6 billable hrs
Edgeley to Munich
Germany · 863 mi · 2–3 days
£2,515 average estimate
£2,325 with 1 man and a van · £2,700 with 2 movers · 18.8 billable hrs
Edgeley to Salzburg
Austria · 952 mi · 2–3 days
£2,740 average estimate
£2,535 with 1 man and a van · £2,945 with 2 movers · 20.5 billable hrs
Edgeley to Gdansk
Poland · 1192 mi · 3–4 days
£3,365 average estimate
£3,110 with 1 man and a van · £3,615 with 2 movers · 25.3 billable hrs
Edgeley to Porto
Portugal · 1319 mi · 3–4 days
£3,695 average estimate
£3,415 with 1 man and a van · £3,975 with 2 movers · 27.9 billable hrs
Edgeley to Riga
Latvia · 1503 mi · 3–4 days
£4,175 average estimate
£3,860 with 1 man and a van · £4,490 with 2 movers · 31.6 billable hrs
Edgeley to Sofia
Bulgaria · 1714 mi · 3–4 days
£4,725 average estimate
£4,365 with 1 man and a van · £5,080 with 2 movers · 35.8 billable hrs
Do not see your city? We run to every EU country — send the postcode and we will price the exact route from Edgeley.
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 Edgeley 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 Edgeley 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 Edgeley.
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. Booked most often on the SK3 streets around Edgeley Park.
Stage 2
CMR note, valued inventory and any transfer-of-residence form are drafted, checked and signed while the crossing slot is reserved. Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Stage 3
Crew arrives inside a one-hour window, protects floors and frames, dismantles beds and flat-pack and loads to an export plan. Most Edgeley properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Edgeley or across to Stockport.
Stage 5
The same crew drives the European leg with a tachograph-legal schedule, and you get a delivery window the day before arrival. Most Edgeley properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Stage 6
Boxes go to the right rooms, furniture is rebuilt, the CMR is signed off and packing debris leaves with the van. Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
What the fixed price covers
Access, parking and timing
Dense two-up two-down terraces with rear alleys, plus interwar semis on the fringe. That stock, the street it sits on and the Stockport Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.
Tight-knit Stockport district built around the railway works and Edgeley Park. Loads out of here run best on an early start, before the Stockport school and commuter peak closes the approach roads. We plan the route with that in mind rather than quoting an optimistic drive time. Most Edgeley properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
A five-minute video walk-through covering every room, the stairwell and the street is enough to fix the price. Anything you add later is quoted before we start, never after loading. Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Driveway loading makes these moves efficient. What moves the price is the loft, the garage and the shed, so the survey deliberately opens all three. Roughly 6,000 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Stockport Council sets the loading, suspension and permit rules across SK3. Where a bay suspension is needed near Edgeley Park, home of Stockport County we apply for it in advance and the cost sits in the written quote, not on an invoice afterwards. Local context matters here: built as railway-company housing in the 1800s; the grid of terraces off castle street survives intact, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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 Stockport rather than starting from a blank form.
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. Roughly 6,000 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
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 Edgeley. Local context matters here: built as railway-company housing in the 1800s; the grid of terraces off castle street survives intact, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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. Stockport Council loading rules on the SK3 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 Edgeley 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 Edgeley.
Choose a morning or afternoon window. We plan around Edgeley traffic and parking so the crew arrives inside it.
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 Edgeley.
If anything on the a door-to-door European relocation spec is missed, we come back and put it right at no extra cost — that is the whole guarantee.
Cleaning, moving, handyman and clearance all run from the same Edgeley scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Everyone we send into a Edgeley property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Edgeley is insured to £5m public liability, with goods-in-transit cover on anything we lift, load or take away.
Loading in Stockport
Crews load from Edgeley Park, home of Stockport County and the streets around it under Stockport Council parking rules, and mileage is counted from your door — not from our base — so there is no charge to reach SK3 before the run south to the tunnel.
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Booking a european move in Edgeley means working around dense two-up two-down terraces with rear alleys — the stock that defines SK3. Built as railway-company housing in the 1800s; the grid of terraces off Castle Street survives intact — useful context when you are quoting surfaces, not square metres.
Our teams plan for one recurring Edgeley issue: rail-corridor grit and alley damp make yards. Scheduling fits around castle Street shops, and parking is agreed before the van sets off. Coverage runs across SK3 and the Stockport streets either side of it.
European moves — Edgeley
four-bed family home, a street off Edgeley Park, home of Stockport County
2-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: rail-corridor grit and alley damp make yards, 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.
European moves — Edgeley
converted mill apartment, the SK3 side of Edgeley
3-person crew, 7 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: rail-corridor grit and alley damp make yards, 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 — Edgeley
new-build townhouse, Edgeley, on our Stockport round
2-person crew, 3 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: rail-corridor grit and alley damp make yards, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
European move completed. Signed off same day with photos sent to the customer.
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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 14,500 usual residents across SK3 and the streets bordering Edgeley (ONS Census 2021).
About 6,100 homes reachable by a Edgeley crew with no out-of-area travel charge.
Stockport 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 Edgeley — ONS Census 2021 and mid-year population estimates for the matching built-up area/ward group, rounded. Households — population divided by 2.38, the ONS Census 2021 average household size for Stockport Council. Postcode coverage — Royal Mail postcode districts SK3. Figures are indicative and reviewed annually; service performance percentages are Hello Services' own rolling 12-month Greater Manchester figures.
Tight-knit Stockport district built around the railway works and Edgeley Park. Built as railway-company housing in the 1800s; the grid of terraces off Castle Street survives intact.
Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity. The best-known landmark is Edgeley Park, home of Stockport County, and the SK3 postcodes reach Stockport, Davenport, Cheadle, Heaton Norris within a short drive.
For an European move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: dense two-up two-down terraces with rear alleys, plus interwar semis on the fringe. Rail-corridor grit and alley damp make yards, gates and window reveals the standing job.
Answers before you book
About 450 road miles door to door (267 to the terminal, 183 from Calais) and roughly 9 hours of driving. With the 1.5 hours of handling and the crossing included, that estimates at around £1,330 for one man and a van, or £1,540 for two movers and a van — typically 1–2 days. Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerBarcelona is about 1093 miles and estimates at £2,875 solo or £3,345 with two movers (2–3 days). Amsterdam is far shorter at roughly 471 miles — around £1,380 or £1,595, usually 1–2 days. Stockport Council loading rules on the SK3 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Edgeley or across to Stockport.
Link to this answerNo. Mileage is counted from your Edgeley door onwards, not from our base, so there is no charge to reach SK3. Booked most often on the SK3 streets around Edgeley Park.
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. Most Edgeley properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
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. Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
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. Booked most often on the SK3 streets around Edgeley Park.
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. Roughly 6,000 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerYes — Stockport, Davenport, Cheadle, Heaton Norris, Cheadle Hulme and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page, sample routes and the same rate card. Booked most often on the SK3 streets around Edgeley Park.
Link to this answerSemis here usually give you a driveway or a dropped kerb, which keeps the carry short — the time goes into loft contents, garage shelving and the garden kit people forget to mention until the day. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Castle Street shops, County match days and a strong neighbourhood identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Stockport Council controls loading on most SK3 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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Edgeley or across to Stockport.
Link to this answerMost SK3 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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Edgeley or across to Stockport.
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 — Stockport customers usually clear those with the same booking. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Edgeley or across to Stockport.
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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Edgeley or across to Stockport.
Link to this answerAlso booked in Edgeley
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 Stockport come down to three things: the price changed, the crew was short, or nobody answered the phone. These are our commitments on all three.
Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the SK3 figure you accepted is the figure you pay.
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.
Goods-in-transit and public liability cover is in place on every Edgeley European relocation, and claims go to a named account manager here rather than a form.
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.
Booked with your European move
A move in Stockport is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Edgeley 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 Edgeley streets, access and parking.



Free download
Print this before moving day in Edgeley. It covers the Stockport Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (Dense two-up two-down terraces with rear alleys, plus interwar semis on the fringe) and the sign-off steps most people forget.
Keep exploring Edgeley
Everything below is a real Stockport page with its own pricing, access notes and crew — the services Edgeley customers book around this service, and the same line-up in the neighbouring districts we cover from the Edgeley Park, home of Stockport County 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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