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.
Salford · M50 · Salford City Council
Door-to-door UK relocations out of M50, 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, MediaCityUK to Swansea is about 182 road miles and 3.5 hours driving — roughly £500 with one man and a van, or £600 with two movers.

Long distance · MediaCityUK
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
1 man and a van, 1.5 hrs handling included
Moving out of MediaCityUK
Relocating out of MediaCityUK 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 MediaCityUK 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 MediaCityUK 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 MediaCityUK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MediaCityUK to ChesterCheshire | 39 mi | 0.8 hrs | 2.3 hrs | £165 | £210 |
| MediaCityUK to LeedsWest Yorkshire | 48 mi | 0.9 hrs | 2.4 hrs | £180 | £230 |
| MediaCityUK to BirminghamWest Midlands | 88 mi | 1.7 hrs | 3.2 hrs | £280 | £340 |
| MediaCityUK to CarlisleCumbria | 127 mi | 2.4 hrs | 3.9 hrs | £370 | £445 |
| MediaCityUK to SwanseaSouth Wales | 182 mi | 3.5 hrs | 5 hrs | £500 | £600 |
| MediaCityUK to NorwichNorfolk | 200 mi | 3.8 hrs | 5.3 hrs | £540 | £645 |
| MediaCityUK to EdinburghScotland | 219 mi | 4.2 hrs | 5.7 hrs | £585 | £700 |
| MediaCityUK to AberdeenScotland | 318 mi | 6.1 hrs | 7.6 hrs | £820 | £975 |
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 MediaCityUK 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 MediaCityUK 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. Roughly 1,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Stage 2
Crew arrives inside a one-hour window, protects floors and doorframes, dismantles beds and flat-pack and loads to a plan. Priced the same whether you are moving inside MediaCityUK or across to Salford Quays.
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. Broadcast crews, Salford University's media campus and Piazza events — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Stage 4
You get a live arrival window on the morning of delivery, so you are not waiting in an empty house all day. Priced the same whether you are moving inside MediaCityUK or across to Salford Quays.
Stage 5
Boxes go to the right rooms, beds and furniture are rebuilt and packing debris leaves with the van. Booked most often on the M50 streets around The BBC.
What the fixed price covers
Access, parking and timing
Recent apartment towers with communal lobbies, plus serviced and short-let stock. That stock, the street it sits on and the Salford City Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.
We schedule MediaCityUK jobs so the loading window sits outside the Salford rush; end-of-month Fridays are the first dates to go, so book those two to three weeks out where you can. Booked most often on the M50 streets around The BBC.
Floor and lift, stair turns, parking distance and anything oversized — those four set the price of a long distance move here far more than the M50 postcode does. Show us all four on the video survey and the figure is fixed. Salford City Council loading rules on the M50 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Blocks in this part of Salford 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. Broadcast crews, Salford University's media campus and Piazza events — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Parking is arranged before the date is confirmed: we check the restriction on your street with Salford City Council, book a suspension or a permit bay if the carry would otherwise be long, and tell you at survey what it adds. Crews run from Salford, so Salford Quays and Ordsall journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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 Salford rather than starting from a blank form.
£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. Local context matters here: built from 2007 on the former dock 9; the bbc's northern move in 2011 anchored the campus, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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. Roughly 1,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Same-day delivery
Two movers at £65 an hour with a pre-dawn load out of MediaCityUK so the unload happens the same day instead of paying for an overnight. Salford City Council loading rules on the M50 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
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. Roughly 1,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Tell us the number of rooms, what matters most and how we get in. Access quirks in MediaCityUK are worth mentioning now: they change the time on site more than the floor area does.
You get a written figure for your long distance move, itemised, normally within a few hours. No survey fee, and no surcharge for travelling to MediaCityUK.
Choose a morning or afternoon window. We plan around MediaCityUK 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 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 MediaCityUK.
Everyone we send into a MediaCityUK property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in MediaCityUK 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.
Slots are planned around MediaCityUK traffic, permit zones and parking realities, so crews arrive inside the window we promised.
Loading in Salford
Crews load from The BBC and ITV studios at MediaCityUK and the streets around it under Salford City Council parking rules, and mileage is counted from your door — not from our base — so there is no charge to reach M50.
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Booking a long-distance move in MediaCityUK means working around recent apartment towers with communal lobbies — the stock that defines M50. The place looks the way it does for a reason: built from 2007 on the former dock 9.
Locally, open water frontage means wind-driven rain streaks the glazing on every elevation facing the basin, so we bring the products and dwell times that problem needs. We work around broadcast crews when we set arrival windows in M50. Coverage runs across M50 and the Salford streets either side of it.
Long distance moves — MediaCityUK
three-bed semi, a street off The BBC and ITV studios at MediaCityUK
2-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: open water frontage means wind-driven rain streaks the glazing on every elevation facing the basin, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Long-distance move completed. Finished inside the quoted window with no extra charge.
Long distance moves — MediaCityUK
ground-floor maisonette, the M50 side of MediaCityUK
3-person crew, 7 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: open water frontage means wind-driven rain streaks the glazing on every elevation facing the basin, 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.
Long distance moves — MediaCityUK
1930s detached house, MediaCityUK, on our Salford round
2-person crew, 3 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: open water frontage means wind-driven rain streaks the glazing on every elevation facing the basin, 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.
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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 4,400 usual residents across M50 and the streets bordering MediaCityUK (ONS Census 2021).
About 1,900 homes reachable by a MediaCityUK crew with no out-of-area travel charge.
Salford City 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 MediaCityUK — ONS Census 2021 and mid-year population estimates for the matching built-up area/ward group, rounded. Households — population divided by 2.28, the ONS Census 2021 average household size for Salford City Council. Postcode coverage — Royal Mail postcode districts M50. Figures are indicative and reviewed annually; service performance percentages are Hello Services' own rolling 12-month Greater Manchester figures.
Purpose-built broadcast and digital campus on the Quays, with studios, offices and apartment towers. Built from 2007 on the former dock 9; the BBC's northern move in 2011 anchored the campus.
Broadcast crews, Salford University's media campus and Piazza events. The best-known landmark is The BBC and ITV studios at MediaCityUK, and the M50 postcodes reach Salford Quays, Ordsall, Salford, Eccles within a short drive.
For a long-distance move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: recent apartment towers with communal lobbies, plus serviced and short-let stock. Open water frontage means wind-driven rain streaks the glazing on every elevation facing the basin.
Answers before you book
About 205 road miles and roughly 3.9 hours of driving. With the 1.5 hours of loading and unloading included, that estimates at around £555 for one man and a van at £45/hr, or £660 for two movers and a van at £65/hr, mileage at £1.50 a mile included. Priced the same whether you are moving inside MediaCityUK or across to Salford Quays.
Link to this answerRoughly 219 miles and 4.2 hours behind the wheel — about £585 with one man and a van, or £700 with two movers. Runs of this length usually go as an overnight two-day schedule with the load kept on the same vehicle. In MediaCityUK that usually means a lift booking and a timed loading bay before the crew sets off.
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 — Salford Quays customers usually clear those with the same booking. In MediaCityUK that usually means a lift booking and a timed loading bay before the crew sets off.
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. Roughly 1,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerMost M50 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 Salford, so Salford Quays and Ordsall 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. Booked most often on the M50 streets around The BBC.
Link to this answerYes — Salford Quays, Ordsall, Salford, Eccles, Stretford and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page, sample routes and the same rate card. Broadcast crews, Salford University's media campus and Piazza events — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
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. In MediaCityUK that usually means a lift booking and a timed loading bay before the crew sets off.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Salford City Council controls loading on most M50 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. In MediaCityUK that usually means a lift booking and a timed loading bay before the crew sets off.
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. Roughly 1,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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 common in this part of Greater Manchester. Roughly 1,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. Local context matters here: built from 2007 on the former dock 9; the bbc's northern move in 2011 anchored the campus, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerNo. Mileage is counted from your MediaCityUK address to the delivery address, not from our base. There is no travel charge to reach M50. Roughly 1,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerAlso booked in MediaCityUK
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
Most complaints about removals in Salford 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 M50 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 MediaCityUK long distance move, and claims go to a named account manager here rather than a form.
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.
Booked with your long distance move
A move in Salford is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our MediaCityUK 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 MediaCityUK
Everything below is a real Salford page with its own pricing, access notes and crew — the services MediaCityUK customers book around this service, and the same line-up in the neighbouring districts we cover from the The BBC and ITV studios at MediaCityUK 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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