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Islington · EC1V · European removals
Professional European removals in Old Street, EC1V
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Old Street fitters · Fixed written pricesWe provide european removals in Old Street EC1V for houses and flats around Old Street roundabout and Bunhill Fields burial ground. From £745, quoted in writing before the visit, with two crew travel with the load for a dedicated van; part loads are consolidated at our depot and delivered by the driver running that route Stairwells and lift cars are protected before export cartons are carried down.
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- European removals in Old Street EC1V from £745, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: part loads and dedicated vans to Europe
- Dedicated vans usually need seven to ten days' notice; part loads depend on the next van scheduled to that country, typically within a fortnight.
- London Borough of Islington permits, ULEZ and the Congestion Charge itemised, never hidden
- Trustpilot 4.5· 3,100+ reviews
- Google 3.9· 1,429 reviews
- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
- From, studio or one-bed to France or Belgium
- £745From, studio or one-bed to France or Belgium
- Old Street homes are flats
- 98%Old Street homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 28%Privately rented
- Households in Old Street
- 4,949Households in Old Street
Overview
European removals in Old Street EC1V, explained
This page prices european removals for Old Street EC1V specifically: post-war stock, 28% privately rented and 4,949 households in total. Work starts at £745, fixed in writing, with parking and London Borough of Islington permit rules costed before an insured fitter travels.
How it works
How european removals works in Old Street
Five steps, the same on every EC1V job, so you know what happens before you commit. Council and housing-association blocks built from precast concrete and dense block on these streets — with 52% social-rented stock locally, block access is agreed with the estate office first is what we plan for here.
Step 1
Video survey
A walk-through call fixes the inventory and the van size, so the crossing is booked against a real volume.
Step 2
Itemised written quote
Crew hours, road miles, crossing, tolls and overnights on separate lines — no single opaque figure.
Step 3
Pack and load
Export-grade cartons and edge protection, because a European run is days of road vibration, not an hour across town.
Step 4
Drive and update
The same crew drives the load; you get progress updates and a delivery window as the run progresses.
Step 5
Deliver and place
Furniture placed room by room at the destination, cartons unpacked if that was booked, packaging taken away.
Why choose us
Why Old Street customers book us
Local knowledge is not a slogan on this page — it is what stops a bracket coming out of a Old Street wall.
Crew sized to the job
Two crew travel with the load for a dedicated van; part loads are consolidated at our depot and delivered by the driver running that route. Red-route roundabout with no kerbside loading, goods-lift booking in the towers and gated estate yards.
Booked around your day
Dedicated vans usually need seven to ten days' notice; part loads depend on the next van scheduled to that country, typically within a fortnight. Old Street (Northern, Great Northern) is the nearest station, so a EC1V visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Old Street walls, not generic walls
We expect precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in Old Street, often with surface conduit, which is why London Borough of Islington kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded in EC1V, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is Old Street gives us drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it, a median age of 32 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here.
Fixed prices
European removals prices in Old Street
Fixed prices for EC1V and the rest of Islington. Volume, distance and overnights. A northern-France run is one crossing and one overnight; Spain or Italy is a second driver rest period and double the road miles.
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio or one-bed to France or Belgium | £745 | 2–3 days | A part load on a shared Luton, crossing and one overnight included. |
| Two-bed to Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam | £945 | 2–3 days | Dedicated van, two crew, the crossing and one driver overnight. |
| Two-bed to Germany, Spain or Italy | £1,650 | 3–5 days | Road miles and a second overnight are what separate this from a northern-France run. |
| Three-bed dedicated van | £2,150 | 3–6 days | Full Luton, two crew for the whole journey, loading and delivery days at both ends. |
| Part load, per cubic metre | £95 | By schedule | Shared space on a van already running the route — the cheapest option if the date can flex. |
| Crew and mileage rate | £65/hr + £1.50/mile | Itemised | How every bespoke quote is built, so you can see what the crossing and the miles cost. |
Studio or one-bed to France or Belgium
£745 · 2–3 days
A part load on a shared Luton, crossing and one overnight included.
Two-bed to Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam
£945 · 2–3 days
Dedicated van, two crew, the crossing and one driver overnight.
Two-bed to Germany, Spain or Italy
£1,650 · 3–5 days
Road miles and a second overnight are what separate this from a northern-France run.
Three-bed dedicated van
£2,150 · 3–6 days
Full Luton, two crew for the whole journey, loading and delivery days at both ends.
Part load, per cubic metre
£95 · By schedule
Shared space on a van already running the route — the cheapest option if the date can flex.
Crew and mileage rate
£65/hr + £1.50/mile · Itemised
How every bespoke quote is built, so you can see what the crossing and the miles cost.
European quotes are fixed once the inventory is agreed from a video survey. Crossing, tolls, driver overnights and the return leg are itemised, never bundled into a vague total. Domestic prices include VAT; business invoices are plus VAT at 20%.
Scope
What's included in Old Street
The same scope across EC1V, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- Standard on Islington bookings: video survey and a written inventory used for the customs paperwork, with 4,949 households in this neighbourhood, it is the question we are asked most
- Loading, securing and delivery at both ends with the same crew, checked on every EC1V visit
- In Old Street: crossing, tolls, ULEZ and driver overnights itemised in the quote, sized for the red-route roundabout with no kerbside loading, goods-lift booking in the towers and gated estate yards
- On EC1V jobs: goods-in-transit and public liability cover for the whole journey, european removals included
Not included
- Customs duties or import taxes levied by the destination country, quoted separately if you need it arranged in EC1V
- Storage at either end, which is quoted separately by the week, outside the fixed price on Old Street bookings
- Disconnection of gas appliances or dismantling of fitted kitchens, handled by London Borough of Islington or a specialist contractor instead
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Booked them for one Bed Flat move from Hammersmith to Epsom. They packed all my stuff and loaded in less than 2 hours. I was also able to travel in the van to the destination. Thanks to Alan and his colleague. Forgot his name.
★★★★★Google
We had a good experience with this company for our move from London to Spain. Everything went well. They also helped us with our move out clean.
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Coverage
Where we work around Old Street EC1V
European removals across Islington and the EC1V district, mapped below.
Also in this area
Other handyman work in Old Street
Same fitters, same EC1V rounds, same fixed-price approach.
House removals in Old Street
Full home moves with packing, dismantling and a fixed price agreed from a video survey.
Professional packing in Old Street
Export-grade cartons, wardrobe boxes and fragile wrapping for long crossings.
Man with a van in Old Street
Part loads and single-item shipments where a full removal lorry is not needed.
Moving van hire in Old Street
A van and driver for the load you have, priced by size rather than by guesswork.
Flat and apartment clearance in Old Street
Flats and apartments cleared with stair, lift and parking access planned in advance.
Most booked alongside this in Old Street EC1V
Working in Old Street
Old Street EC1V at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Old Street — the numbers that actually change a european removals quote.
4,949 households sit inside the EC1V neighbourhood covering Old Street. The build is post-war, the tenure profile social-housing-led, and 98% of those homes are flats.
The social-housing-led mix here (19% owned, 28% privately rented) means a EC1V diary swings between short-notice tenancy deadlines and appointments set a fortnight out.
Old Street substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork in Old Street, often with surface conduit, which is why London Borough of Islington kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because Old Street gives us drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it, a median age of 32 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here is the mistake that costs a EC1V customer twice.
The roundabout, tech offices and warehouse conversions on the City fringe. That character decides the practical detail of european removals here far more than the borough boundary does. Old Street sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate.
Red-route roundabout with no kerbside loading, goods-lift booking in the towers and gated estate yards. Nearest station is Old Street (Northern, Great Northern), and two crew travel with the load for a dedicated van; part loads are consolidated at our depot and delivered by the driver running that route.
Area at a glance
Old Street EC1V by the numbers
Who lives in Old Street and what they live in decides how european removals is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Old Street & St Luke's neighbourhood itself — not Islington-wide averages, and not estimates.
10,675
Residents
Old Street & St Luke's neighbourhood, Census 2021
4,949
Households
Median age 31.5
Flats vs houses
Flats 98.3%Houses 1.6%
Residents by sex
Male48.3%
Female51.7%
Single-person households
38.9%
Privately rented
28.3%
- Median age
- 31.5
- Owner-occupied
- 19.2%
- Social rented
- 52.2%
- Postcode districts
- EC1V, EC1
- Nearest station
- Old Street
- Parking
- CPZ + C-Charge + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Old Street & St Luke's (E02000576) — the published geography that covers Old Street, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the EC1V district: 51.5268, -0.0978 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
European removals in Old Street EC1V — your questions.
How much does european removals cost in Old Street EC1V?
Studio or one-bed to France or Belgium starts at £745 in Old Street on EC1V jobs — and 4,949 households on this patch, with 39% one-person households here, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Volume, distance and overnights. A northern-France run is one crossing and one overnight; Spain or Italy is a second driver rest period and double the road miles across EC1V, with Old Street roundabout and Bunhill Fields burial ground a few streets away.
What does a move from Old Street EC1V to Paris cost?
A two-bed on a dedicated van starts at £945 and a part load from £95 per cubic metre on the Old Street rounds, with this being a short walk from Old Street (Northern, Great Northern). 50 a road mile, with the crossing and the driver overnight shown as their own lines on Islington bookings, with 28% of EC1V homes being privately rented.
Can you load a European van in EC1V?
Yes, and where London Borough of Islington controls the frontage we arrange the bay suspension in advance around Old Street (Northern, Great Northern), with Old Street roundabout and Bunhill Fields burial ground a few streets away. A European load takes longer at the kerb than a local move, with 28% of EC1V homes being privately rented — and Old Street roundabout and Bunhill Fields burial ground a few streets away, so an unbooked bay in Old Street is the one thing that can cost a morning.
I am moving from a flat in Old Street — how does that work?
98% of homes here are flats, with Old Street roundabout and Bunhill Fields burial ground a few streets away — and a median age of 32 in this neighbourhood, so we book the lift, protect the communal areas and shuttle to the van if it cannot park at the door on EC1V jobs. That shuttle time is quoted up front rather than discovered on the day on this side of Islington.
How far ahead should Islington customers book?
Seven to ten days for a dedicated van; part loads run to the next van scheduled for that country on Islington bookings, with 19% owner-occupation locally. 19% of Old Street homes are owner-occupied, with 52% social-rented stock nearby, and completion dates are the usual reason to hold a dedicated slot rather than wait for a share in Old Street.
What is not included in european removals in Old Street?
Customs duties or import taxes levied by the destination country; Storage at either end in this 98% flats neighbourhood, with a median age of 32 in this neighbourhood, which is quoted separately by the week; Disconnection of gas appliances or dismantling of fitted kitchens. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Old Street EC1V price you agree is the price you pay for Old Street (EC1V) addresses, with this being London Borough of Islington territory.
Who books european removals in Old Street EC1V — tenants, landlords or owners?
All three. With 28% of Old Street privately rented and 19% owner-occupied, roughly half the EC1V diary is agent- or landlord-instructed and invoiced separately from the person at the door for Old Street (EC1V) addresses — and a median age of 32 in this neighbourhood, with 98% of homes here being flats.
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Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Old Street EC1V jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of islington.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.