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 · M22 · Manchester City Council
Door-to-door European removals out of M22 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, Northenden to Bologna is about 1053 road miles (270 to the terminal, 783 from Calais) and 21.1 hours driving — roughly £2,780 with one man and a van, or £3,230 with two movers, typically 2–3 days.

European moves · Northenden
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
1 man and a van, 1.5 hrs handling included
Moving abroad from Northenden
European removals in Northenden run door to door on a dedicated vehicle. We price the UK leg to the Kent terminal, the crossing, and the continental leg to your new address, using the published rate card: £45/hr or £65/hr for the crew, £1.50 per mile, and 1.5 hours of handling built in.
Interwar semis and 1930s parades, older village cottages near the church and riverside apartment blocks. That stock decides the crew size long before the distance does — a top-floor conversion with no lift is a two-mover job whether the van is going to Salford or Seville.
Staying in the UK? Long distance moves from Northenden 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 Northenden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northenden to AntwerpBelgium · 270 mi to the terminal, 140 mi from Calais | 410 mi | 8.2 hrs | 1–2 days | £1,235 | £1,430 |
| Northenden to DusseldorfGermany · 270 mi to the terminal, 268 mi from Calais | 538 mi | 10.8 hrs | 1–2 days | £1,545 | £1,790 |
| Northenden to GenevaSwitzerland · 270 mi to the terminal, 477 mi from Calais | 747 mi | 14.9 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,040 | £2,370 |
| Northenden to TurinItaly · 270 mi to the terminal, 609 mi from Calais | 879 mi | 17.6 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,360 | £2,740 |
| Northenden to BolognaItaly · 270 mi to the terminal, 783 mi from Calais | 1053 mi | 21.1 hrs | 2–3 days | £2,780 | £3,230 |
| Northenden to BratislavaSlovakia · 270 mi to the terminal, 886 mi from Calais | 1156 mi | 23.1 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,025 | £3,515 |
| Northenden to AlicanteSpain · 270 mi to the terminal, 1098 mi from Calais | 1368 mi | 27.4 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,535 | £4,115 |
| Northenden to RigaLatvia · 270 mi to the terminal, 1236 mi from Calais | 1506 mi | 30.1 hrs | 3–4 days | £3,865 | £4,495 |
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.
Northenden to Calais
France · 270 mi · 1–2 days
£970 average estimate
£900 with 1 man and a van · £1,035 with 2 movers · 6.9 billable hrs
Northenden to Lille
France · 341 mi · 1–2 days
£1,150 average estimate
£1,065 with 1 man and a van · £1,235 with 2 movers · 8.3 billable hrs
Northenden to Lyon
France · 749 mi · 2–3 days
£2,215 average estimate
£2,050 with 1 man and a van · £2,380 with 2 movers · 16.5 billable hrs
Northenden to Bordeaux
France · 816 mi · 2–3 days
£2,385 average estimate
£2,205 with 1 man and a van · £2,565 with 2 movers · 17.8 billable hrs
Northenden to Leipzig
Germany · 840 mi · 2–3 days
£2,450 average estimate
£2,265 with 1 man and a van · £2,630 with 2 movers · 18.3 billable hrs
Northenden to Berlin
Germany · 902 mi · 2–3 days
£2,610 average estimate
£2,415 with 1 man and a van · £2,805 with 2 movers · 19.5 billable hrs
Northenden to Madrid
Spain · 1239 mi · 3–4 days
£3,490 average estimate
£3,225 with 1 man and a van · £3,750 with 2 movers · 26.3 billable hrs
Northenden to Krakow
Poland · 1264 mi · 3–4 days
£3,555 average estimate
£3,285 with 1 man and a van · £3,820 with 2 movers · 26.8 billable hrs
Northenden to Vilnius
Lithuania · 1528 mi · 3–4 days
£4,240 average estimate
£3,920 with 1 man and a van · £4,560 with 2 movers · 32.1 billable hrs
Northenden to Malaga
Spain · 1559 mi · 3–4 days
£4,320 average estimate
£3,990 with 1 man and a van · £4,645 with 2 movers · 32.7 billable hrs
Northenden 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
Northenden to Bucharest
Romania · 1779 mi · 3–4 days
£4,890 average estimate
£4,520 with 1 man and a van · £5,260 with 2 movers · 37.1 billable hrs
Do not see your city? We run to every EU country — send the postcode and we will price the exact route from Northenden.
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 Northenden 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 Northenden 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 Northenden.
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. Roughly 6,300 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Stage 2
CMR note, valued inventory and any transfer-of-residence form are drafted, checked and signed while the crossing slot is reserved. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M22 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Stage 3
Crew arrives inside a one-hour window, protects floors and frames, dismantles beds and flat-pack and loads to an export plan. Crews run from Manchester, so Wythenshawe and Didsbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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. Local context matters here: a domesday village on the cheshire bank of the mersey, transferred to manchester in 1931 to serve the new wythenshawe estate, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Stage 5
The same crew drives the European leg with a tachograph-legal schedule, and you get a delivery window the day before arrival. Crews run from Manchester, so Wythenshawe and Didsbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Stage 6
Boxes go to the right rooms, furniture is rebuilt, the CMR is signed off and packing debris leaves with the van. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M22 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
What the fixed price covers
Access, parking and timing
Interwar semis and 1930s parades, older village cottages near the church and riverside apartment blocks. 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.
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. Roughly 6,300 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M22 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Blocks in this part of Manchester run one goods lift and a timed bay. We book both at survey, and if the lift is out the quote already carries the stair-carry hours rather than adding them on the day. Local context matters here: a domesday village on the cheshire bank of the mersey, transferred to manchester in 1931 to serve the new wythenshawe estate, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
The crew should be carrying, not circling. We confirm the restriction type on the M22 end, arrange a suspension through Manchester City Council where it is worth it, and plan the closest legal standing point to the door. Palatine Road independents, Northenden Golf Club, the riverside path and the Simon's Bridge crossing — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
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.
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. Local context matters here: a domesday village on the cheshire bank of the mersey, transferred to manchester in 1931 to serve the new wythenshawe estate, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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. Palatine Road independents, Northenden Golf Club, the riverside path and the Simon's Bridge crossing — 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 Northenden. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Northenden or across to Wythenshawe.
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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Northenden or across to Wythenshawe.
Tell us the number of rooms, what matters most and how we get in. Access quirks in Northenden 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 Northenden.
Choose a morning or afternoon window. We plan around Northenden traffic and parking so the crew arrives inside it.
The team works to the agreed spec, walks the finished work with you and only closes the job once you're happy. Anything missed, we come back.
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 Northenden.
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 Northenden scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Everyone we send into a Northenden property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Northenden is insured to £5m public liability, with goods-in-transit cover on anything we lift, load or take away.
Loading in Manchester
Crews load from St Wilfrid's Church and the Mersey weir at Northenden 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 M22 before the run south to the tunnel.
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Booking a european move in Northenden means working around interwar semis and 1930s parades — the stock that defines M22. A Domesday village on the Cheshire bank of the Mersey, transferred to Manchester in 1931 to serve the new Wythenshawe estate — useful context when you are quoting surfaces, not square metres.
Locally, mersey flood-plain damp keeps patios, so we bring the products and dwell times that problem needs. Palatine Road independents, Northenden Golf Club, the riverside path and the Simon's Bridge crossing — we plan access and arrival times around all of it. Coverage runs across M22 and the Manchester streets either side of it.
European moves — Northenden
three-bed semi, a street off St Wilfrid's Church and the Mersey weir at Northenden
2-person crew, 5 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: mersey flood-plain damp keeps patios, 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 — Northenden
ground-floor maisonette, the M22 side of Northenden
3-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: mersey flood-plain damp keeps patios, 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 — Northenden
1930s detached house, Northenden, on our Manchester round
2-person crew, 7 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: mersey flood-plain damp keeps patios, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
European move completed. Follow-up call at 48 hours confirmed nothing needed putting right.
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 15,200 usual residents across M22 and the streets bordering Northenden (ONS Census 2021).
About 6,500 homes reachable by a Northenden 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.
Sources: resident population for Northenden — 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 M22. Figures are indicative and reviewed annually; service performance percentages are Hello Services' own rolling 12-month Greater Manchester figures.
Riverside village centre on the Mersey at the northern edge of Wythenshawe, with a compact independent high street. A Domesday village on the Cheshire bank of the Mersey, transferred to Manchester in 1931 to serve the new Wythenshawe estate.
Palatine Road independents, Northenden Golf Club, the riverside path and the Simon's Bridge crossing. The best-known landmark is St Wilfrid's Church and the Mersey weir at Northenden, and the M22 postcodes reach Wythenshawe, Didsbury, Gatley, Burnage within a short drive.
For an European move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: interwar semis and 1930s parades, older village cottages near the church and riverside apartment blocks. Mersey flood-plain damp keeps patios, gravel boards and north-facing render green; silt lines show on drives after high water.
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. Crews run from Manchester, so Wythenshawe and Didsbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M22 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. Local context matters here: a domesday village on the cheshire bank of the mersey, transferred to manchester in 1931 to serve the new wythenshawe estate, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerNo. Mileage is counted from your Northenden door onwards, not from our base, so there is no charge to reach M22. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Northenden or across to Wythenshawe.
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. Crews run from Manchester, so Wythenshawe and Didsbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerLift bookings and loading-bay slots decide the day here: we confirm the concierge window before the crew leaves the depot, and carry protection for lift cars and communal carpet as standard. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M22 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Manchester City Council controls loading on most M22 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. Local context matters here: a domesday village on the cheshire bank of the mersey, transferred to manchester in 1931 to serve the new wythenshawe estate, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerMost M22 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 Northenden or across to Wythenshawe.
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 — Wythenshawe customers usually clear those with the same booking. Booked most often on the M22 streets around St Wilfrid's Church.
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. Local context matters here: a domesday village on the cheshire bank of the mersey, transferred to manchester in 1931 to serve the new wythenshawe estate, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M22 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
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. Roughly 6,300 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. Booked most often on the M22 streets around St Wilfrid's Church.
Link to this answerYes — Wythenshawe, Didsbury, Gatley, Burnage, Sale and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page, sample routes and the same rate card. Roughly 6,300 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerAlso booked in Northenden
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
The cheapest quote in Northenden is usually the one with the least written down. Here is exactly what our price covers and what happens when the day does not go to plan.
Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the M22 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 Northenden 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 Manchester is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Northenden 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.
Every moving service in Northenden
Each service below is quoted and crewed for Northenden specifically — same team, same vans, different job. Pick the one that matches your move, or step back up to the hub to compare them side by side.
On the job
Photographs from Hello Services moves, with notes on how the same approach applies to Northenden streets, access and parking.



Free download
Print this before moving day in Northenden. It covers the Manchester City Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (Interwar semis and 1930s parades, older village cottages near the church and riverside apartment blocks) and the sign-off steps most people forget.
Keep exploring Northenden
Everything below is a real Manchester page with its own pricing, access notes and crew — the services Northenden customers book around this service, and the same line-up in the neighbouring districts we cover from the St Wilfrid's Church and the Mersey weir at Northenden 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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