1 man and a van
£45/hour
Driver-porter with a Luton or long-wheelbase van. Best for studios, single rooms and part-loads from a ground or first floor.
Wigan · WN2 / WN3 · Wigan Council
Door-to-door UK relocations out of WN2 and WN3, priced on hours and miles: £45 an hour for one man and a van, £65 an hour for two movers and a van, £1.50 per mile, with 1.5 hours of loading and unloading already included.
As a worked example, Ince-in-Makerfield to Swansea is about 179 road miles and 3.4 hours driving — roughly £490 with one man and a van, or £590 with two movers.

Long distance · Ince-in-Makerfield
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
1 man and a van, 1.5 hrs handling included
Moving out of Ince-in-Makerfield
Relocating out of Ince-in-Makerfield to another part of the UK? You get one dedicated van and the same crew at both ends, priced from a rate card you can check yourself: £45/hr for a man and van, £65/hr for two movers, £1.50 a mile, and 1.5 hours of handling time included.
Access sets the hours. Tell us the floor, the lift, the stair turns and the parking at both the Ince-in-Makerfield end and the destination, and the estimate below becomes a fixed door-to-door price with fuel, tolls and driver hours inside it.
Only moving across the county? Local removals in Ince-in-Makerfield will price better.
Published rate card
£45/hour
Driver-porter with a Luton or long-wheelbase van. Best for studios, single rooms and part-loads from a ground or first floor.
£65/hour
Two-person crew loading together. Halves the handling time and the right call for a two-bed and up, or any upper floor without a lift.
£1.5/mile
Charged one way on the travelled distance and covers fuel, motorway tolls, crossings and vehicle running costs.
Every estimate on this page already includes 1.5 hours of loading and unloading. Extra time runs in 15-minute blocks at the same hourly rate — never rounded up to the hour.
Sample routes, real distances
Estimated from the door in Ince-in-Makerfield to the door at the other end, using measured road distance and a 52 mph blended average. Loading and unloading time (1.5 hrs) and mileage at £1.5 are already inside every figure.
| Destination | Miles | Driving | Billable hours | 1 man + van | 2 movers + van |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ince-in-Makerfield to PrestonLancashire | 20 mi | 0.5 hrs | 2 hrs | £120 | £160 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield to SheffieldSouth Yorkshire | 61 mi | 1.2 hrs | 2.7 hrs | £215 | £270 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield to NottinghamNottinghamshire | 91 mi | 1.8 hrs | 3.3 hrs | £285 | £355 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield to Newcastle upon TyneTyne and Wear | 134 mi | 2.6 hrs | 4.1 hrs | £390 | £470 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield to SwanseaSouth Wales | 179 mi | 3.4 hrs | 4.9 hrs | £490 | £590 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield to CardiffSouth Wales | 180 mi | 3.5 hrs | 5 hrs | £495 | £595 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield to LondonGreater London | 219 mi | 4.2 hrs | 5.7 hrs | £585 | £700 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield to ExeterDevon | 248 mi | 4.8 hrs | 6.3 hrs | £660 | £785 |
Estimates, not invoices — send an inventory and the access details at both ends and we turn the number into a fixed door-to-door price we hold. Not on the list? Tell us where you are going and we will price it the same way.
No hidden maths
Step 1
Road miles divided by a 52 mph blended average — motorway plus the urban miles at each end.
Step 2
The standard loading and unloading allowance, added to the driving time before the hourly rate is applied.
Step 3
£45/hr for one man and a van, £65/hr for two movers and a van.
Step 4
Travel cost covering fuel, tolls and vehicle wear on the run out.
The formula: (road miles ÷ 52 mph + 1.5 hrs) × your hourly rate + (road miles × £1.5). A 200-mile run is therefore about 5.4 billable hours plus £300 of travel — roughly £545 with one man and a van, or £655 with two movers.
What the price buys
The team that loads in Ince-in-Makerfield is the team that unloads at the other end. Nothing is handled at a depot or split across vehicles.
Every estimate already carries 90 minutes of loading and unloading. Extra time is charged in 15-minute blocks at the same hourly rate, never rounded up to the hour.
Travelled miles are billed at £1.50 each, one way. Fuel, motorway tolls and the Dartford or Mersey crossings are inside that figure — no surcharge on arrival.
£45 an hour for one man and a van, £65 an hour for two movers and a van. We recommend two for anything above a one-bed or an upper floor without a lift.
Blankets, straps, wardrobe rails, mattress bags and floor runners travel with every Ince-in-Makerfield load, along with dismantling and reassembly of beds and flat-pack.
Goods-in-transit cover and £5m public liability apply from the moment the first item is lifted until the last box is placed.
Move day, start to finish
Stage 1
A video or on-site survey confirms the inventory, the access and the crew size. The estimate becomes a fixed door-to-door price. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
Stage 2
Crew arrives inside a one-hour window, protects floors and doorframes, dismantles beds and flat-pack and loads to a plan. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
Stage 3
The same van and crew drive the route. Anything over roughly 150 miles runs as a two-day schedule with a secure overnight hold. Booked most often on the WN2 streets around The Leeds.
Stage 4
You get a live arrival window on the morning of delivery, so you are not waiting in an empty house all day. Wigan Council loading rules on the WN2 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Stage 5
Boxes go to the right rooms, beds and furniture are rebuilt and packing debris leaves with the van. Crews run from Wigan, so Wigan and Hindley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
What the fixed price covers
Access, parking and timing
Colliery terraces, postwar council housing and modern infill. That stock, the street it sits on and the Wigan Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.
Wigan Council sets the loading, suspension and permit rules across WN2, WN3. Where a bay suspension is needed near The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Ince and Ince Parish Church we apply for it in advance and the cost sits in the written quote, not on an invoice afterwards. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Ince-in-Makerfield or across to Wigan.
Terraced streets give you a front door straight onto the pavement and no side access, so the van parks as close as the council allows and the crew works a short, repeated carry — which is why the survey counts doorways, not just rooms. Crews run from Wigan, so Wigan and Hindley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
Wigan township immediately south-east of the town centre, shaped by coal and the canal. Loads out of here run best on an early start, before the Wigan school and commuter peak closes the approach roads. We plan the route with that in mind rather than quoting an optimistic drive time. Ince Public Hall events, Leeds–Liverpool canal-side paths, neighbourhood junior football and families with long roots in the old colliery rows — 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 Wigan rather than starting from a blank form.
Transparent breakdown
Packing the day before, a fixed collection window and a delivery slot you can give a landlord or a solicitor — with the mileage element shown separately on the quote. Local context matters here: the ince moss and hindley collieries employed thousands; the ince moss disaster of 1871 is still remembered, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Same-day delivery
Two movers at £65 an hour with a pre-dawn load out of Ince-in-Makerfield so the unload happens the same day instead of paying for an overnight. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
One man and van, £45/hr
A driver and van for a room or a flat's worth of contents going a long way, at £45 an hour plus mileage rather than a full-crew day rate. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
£1.50 a mile
One loaded trip, priced from measured road miles and driving hours plus 1.5 hours handling — the estimate you see in the route table is the estimate we quote from. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
A few lines is enough to start: rooms, frequency and the Ince-in-Makerfield street you're on. Anything unusual — a shared stairwell, a key-safe, a dog — is better said up front than discovered on the day.
We price your long distance move in writing, usually the same day, with the labour, materials and disposal all itemised so nothing appears later.
Pick the day and window that suits you. Rounds are built geographically around Ince-in-Makerfield, which is why the arrival time holds rather than drifting across the day.
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 UK 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 Ince-in-Makerfield.
Cleaning, moving, handyman and clearance all run from the same Ince-in-Makerfield scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Everyone we send into a Ince-in-Makerfield property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Ince-in-Makerfield 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 UK relocation price in writing before we start. Access, stair turns and parking are priced in up front, not added afterwards.
Loading in Wigan
Crews load from The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Ince and Ince Parish Church and the streets around it under Wigan Council parking rules, and mileage is counted from your door — not from our base — so there is no charge to reach WN2 or WN3.
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Our Wigan crews cover Ince-in-Makerfield weekly, so the long-distance move you book is priced on what Ince-in-Makerfield homes are really like, not a regional average. The place looks the way it does for a reason: the Ince Moss and Hindley collieries employed thousands.
Canal damp and colliery spoil beneath gardens make silt and green growth a standing job. We budget time for it rather than rushing the finish. Scheduling fits around ince Public Hall events, and parking is agreed before the van sets off. Coverage runs across WN2, WN3 and the Wigan streets either side of it.
Long distance moves — Ince-in-Makerfield
ground-floor maisonette, a street off The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Ince and Ince Parish Church
3-person crew, 4 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: canal damp and colliery spoil beneath gardens make silt and green growth a standing job, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Long-distance move completed. Customer moved straight to a repeat booking on the same round.
Long distance moves — Ince-in-Makerfield
three-bed semi, the WN2 side of Ince-in-Makerfield
2-person crew, 3 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: canal damp and colliery spoil beneath gardens make silt and green growth a standing job, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Long-distance move completed. Follow-up call at 48 hours confirmed nothing needed putting right.
Long distance moves — Ince-in-Makerfield
two-bed terrace, Ince-in-Makerfield, on our Wigan round
3-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: canal damp and colliery spoil beneath gardens make silt and green growth a standing job, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Long-distance move completed. Signed off same day with photos sent to the customer.
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The numbers behind a long distance moves quote here — how many homes we reach, which authority sets the rules, and how we perform across Greater Manchester.
About 15,800 usual residents across WN2, WN3 and the streets bordering Ince-in-Makerfield (ONS Census 2021).
About 6,700 homes reachable by a Ince-in-Makerfield crew with no out-of-area travel charge.
Wigan Council sets the parking, permit and waste rules we work to here.
One of ten Greater Manchester boroughs we cover for long distance 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 Ince-in-Makerfield — ONS Census 2021 and mid-year population estimates for the matching built-up area/ward group, rounded. Households — population divided by 2.36, the ONS Census 2021 average household size for Wigan Council. Postcode coverage — Royal Mail postcode districts WN2, WN3. Figures are indicative and reviewed annually; service performance percentages are Hello Services' own rolling 12-month Greater Manchester figures.
Wigan township immediately south-east of the town centre, shaped by coal and the canal. The Ince Moss and Hindley collieries employed thousands; the Ince Moss disaster of 1871 is still remembered.
Ince Public Hall events, Leeds–Liverpool canal-side paths, neighbourhood junior football and families with long roots in the old colliery rows. The best-known landmark is The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Ince and Ince Parish Church, and the WN2/WN3 postcodes reach Wigan, Hindley, Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield within a short drive.
For a long-distance move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: colliery terraces, postwar council housing and modern infill. Canal damp and colliery spoil beneath gardens make silt and green growth a standing job.
Answers before you book
About 219 road miles and roughly 4.2 hours of driving. With the 1.5 hours of loading and unloading included, that estimates at around £585 for one man and a van at £45/hr, or £700 for two movers and a van at £65/hr, mileage at £1.50 a mile included. Roughly 6,600 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerRoughly 211 miles and 4.1 hours behind the wheel — about £570 with one man and a van, or £685 with two movers. Runs of this length usually go as an overnight two-day schedule with the load kept on the same vehicle. Wigan Council loading rules on the WN2 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Link to this answerWe hold the load in secure storage in transit and deliver on the date you name, charged per week rather than per day. Crews run from Wigan, so Wigan and Hindley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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 — Wigan customers usually clear those with the same booking. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
Link to this answerDriving hours (road miles ÷ 52 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 and a van, plus £1.50 for every mile travelled. Nothing else is added unless you ask for packing, storage or a second day. Ince Public Hall events, Leeds–Liverpool canal-side paths, neighbourhood junior football and families with long roots in the old colliery rows — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerOne man and a van suits a studio, a single room or a part-load from a ground or first floor. Two movers halve the loading time and are the safer choice for a two-bed and up, an upper floor without a lift, or anything heavy — which is most of the stock around here. Wigan Council loading rules on the WN2 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Link to this answerNo. Mileage is counted from your Ince-in-Makerfield address to the delivery address, not from our base. There is no travel charge to reach WN2 or WN3. Booked most often on the WN2 streets around The Leeds.
Link to this answerThe load goes into secure storage in transit on the same vehicle or in a sealed container and is delivered on the date you name. Storage is charged per week, not per day. Local context matters here: the ince moss and hindley collieries employed thousands; the ince moss disaster of 1871 is still remembered, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerYes — Wigan, Hindley, Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Billinge and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page, sample routes and the same rate card. Ince Public Hall events, Leeds–Liverpool canal-side paths, neighbourhood junior football and families with long roots in the old colliery rows — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerThey are honest estimates from the published rate card using measured road distances. Send an inventory and the access details at both ends and we convert the estimate into a fixed door-to-door price that we hold. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Wigan Council controls loading on most WN2 and WN3 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. On Ince-in-Makerfield's terraced streets the carry from the van to the front door is what we time at survey.
Link to this answerWith terraces there is rarely a driveway and often a back alley that a Luton cannot enter. We plan the carry distance in advance and price it, so nothing is renegotiated with the van already loaded. 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 Ince-in-Makerfield or across to Wigan.
Link to this answerMost WN2 long distance moves 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. Crews run from Wigan, so Wigan and Hindley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerAlso booked in Ince-in-Makerfield
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
Before you book
The cheapest quote in Ince-in-Makerfield 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.
Call 020 3633 4555 and ask what a long distance move like yours costs priced by miles and hours. 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 Ince-in-Makerfield long distance move, 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 WN2 figure you accepted is the figure you pay.
Booked with your long distance move
A move in Wigan is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Ince-in-Makerfield 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.
Keep exploring Ince-in-Makerfield
Everything below is a real Wigan page with its own pricing, access notes and crew — the services Ince-in-Makerfield customers book around this service, and the same line-up in the neighbouring districts we cover from the The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Ince and Ince Parish Church 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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