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.
Stockport · SK6 · Stockport Council
Door-to-door UK relocations out of SK6, 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, Romiley to Swansea is about 183 road miles and 3.5 hours driving — roughly £500 with one man and a van, or £600 with two movers.

Long distance · Romiley
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
1 man and a van, 1.5 hrs handling included
Moving out of Romiley
A long distance move from Romiley is priced on two things only: the hours the crew works and the miles the van covers. We charge £45 an hour for one man and a van, £65 an hour for two movers and a van, plus £1.50 per mile travelled — with 1.5 hours of loading and unloading already built into every estimate on this page.
Village-centred suburb with a well-known forum theatre and canal-side walks. We check the access at both ends before quoting — the floor, the stairwell, the parking and any Stockport Council loading restriction near Romiley Forum and the Peak Forest Canal — because that is what turns an estimate into a fixed price.
Only moving across the county? Local removals in Romiley 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 Romiley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romiley to SheffieldSouth Yorkshire | 32 mi | 0.6 hrs | 2.1 hrs | £145 | £185 |
| Romiley to LeedsWest Yorkshire | 43 mi | 0.8 hrs | 2.3 hrs | £170 | £215 |
| Romiley to CarlisleCumbria | 135 mi | 2.6 hrs | 4.1 hrs | £390 | £470 |
| Romiley to OxfordOxfordshire | 150 mi | 2.9 hrs | 4.4 hrs | £425 | £515 |
| Romiley to SwanseaSouth Wales | 183 mi | 3.5 hrs | 5 hrs | £500 | £600 |
| Romiley to LondonGreater London | 194 mi | 3.7 hrs | 5.2 hrs | £525 | £630 |
| Romiley to EdinburghScotland | 226 mi | 4.3 hrs | 5.8 hrs | £600 | £720 |
| Romiley to ExeterDevon | 245 mi | 4.7 hrs | 6.2 hrs | £650 | £775 |
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 Romiley 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 Romiley 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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Romiley or across to Marple.
Stage 2
Crew arrives inside a one-hour window, protects floors and doorframes, dismantles beds and flat-pack and loads to a plan. Roughly 4,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. With Romiley drives and side access the van gets close, so volume rather than carry sets 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. Roughly 4,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Stage 5
Boxes go to the right rooms, beds and furniture are rebuilt and packing debris leaves with the van. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Romiley or across to Marple.
What the fixed price covers
Access, parking and timing
Stone and brick Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and modern closes. 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.
With a drive and side access the load runs quickly; the survey concentrates on garages, garden rooms and anything oversized that needs a second pair of hands or a leg-off. Roughly 4,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Stockport Council sets the loading, suspension and permit rules across SK6. Where a bay suspension is needed near Romiley Forum and the Peak Forest Canal we apply for it in advance and the cost sits in the written quote, not on an invoice afterwards. Local context matters here: a farming hamlet that the marple railway turned into a commuter village from the 1860s, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Village-centred suburb with a well-known forum theatre and canal-side walks. 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. With Romiley drives and side access the van gets close, so volume rather than carry sets the day.
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. Stockport Council loading rules on the SK6 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
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.
Same-day delivery
Two movers at £65 an hour with a pre-dawn load out of Romiley so the unload happens the same day instead of paying for an overnight. Stockport Council loading rules on the SK6 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 4,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
£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. Roughly 4,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Romiley or across to Marple.
A few lines is enough to start: rooms, frequency and the Romiley street you're on. Anything unusual — a shared stairwell, a key-safe, a dog — is better said up front than discovered on the day.
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 Romiley.
Choose a morning or afternoon window. We plan around Romiley 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 Romiley.
If anything on the a door-to-door UK 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 Romiley scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Everyone we send into a Romiley property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Romiley 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 Romiley Forum and the Peak Forest Canal 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 SK6.
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Romiley Forum and the Peak Forest Canal anchors the round we run through Romiley, and every long-distance move in Romiley on that round starts from the same local checklist. A farming hamlet that the Marple railway turned into a commuter village from the 1860s. That history is why the interiors here need the attention they do.
Locally, canal and Goyt valley damp keeps back-yard flags and stone steps slippery through winter, so we bring the products and dwell times that problem needs. We work around forum theatre programme when we set arrival windows in SK6. Coverage runs across SK6 and the Stockport streets either side of it.
Long distance moves — Romiley
new-build townhouse, a street off Romiley Forum and the Peak Forest Canal
2-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: canal and Goyt valley damp keeps back-yard flags and stone steps slippery through winter, 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 — Romiley
first-floor flat, the SK6 side of Romiley
3-person crew, 7 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: canal and Goyt valley damp keeps back-yard flags and stone steps slippery through winter, 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 — Romiley
four-bed family home, Romiley, on our Stockport round
2-person crew, 4 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: canal and Goyt valley damp keeps back-yard flags and stone steps slippery through winter, 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 11,400 usual residents across SK6 and the streets bordering Romiley (ONS Census 2021).
About 4,800 homes reachable by a Romiley 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 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 Romiley — 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 SK6. Figures are indicative and reviewed annually; service performance percentages are Hello Services' own rolling 12-month Greater Manchester figures.
Village-centred suburb with a well-known forum theatre and canal-side walks. A farming hamlet that the Marple railway turned into a commuter village from the 1860s.
Forum theatre programme, Romiley Precinct shops and Chadkirk chapel walks. The best-known landmark is Romiley Forum and the Peak Forest Canal, and the SK6 postcodes reach Marple, Bredbury, Woodley, Hazel Grove within a short drive.
For a long-distance move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: stone and brick Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and modern closes. Canal and Goyt valley damp keeps back-yard flags and stone steps slippery through winter.
Answers before you book
About 194 road miles and roughly 3.7 hours of driving. With the 1.5 hours of loading and unloading included, that estimates at around £525 for one man and a van at £45/hr, or £630 for two movers and a van at £65/hr, mileage at £1.50 a mile included. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Romiley or across to Marple.
Link to this answerRoughly 226 miles and 4.3 hours behind the wheel — about £600 with one man and a van, or £720 with two movers. Runs of this length usually go as an overnight two-day schedule with the load kept on the same vehicle. With Romiley drives and side access the van gets close, so volume rather than carry sets the day.
Link to this answerMost SK6 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 Stockport, so Marple and Bredbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerDetached properties usually park the van on the drive, so labour goes into volume rather than carry distance: outbuildings, garden machinery and large-format furniture set the crew size. 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 Romiley or across to Marple.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Stockport Council controls loading on most SK6 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. Crews run from Stockport, so Marple and Bredbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Romiley or across to Marple.
Link to this answerYes — Marple, Bredbury, Woodley, Hazel Grove, Stockport and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page, sample routes and the same rate card. Forum theatre programme, Romiley Precinct shops and Chadkirk chapel walks — 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. Stockport Council loading rules on the SK6 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Link to this answerNo. Mileage is counted from your Romiley address to the delivery address, not from our base. There is no travel charge to reach SK6. Roughly 4,800 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 most of the stock around here. Local context matters here: a farming hamlet that the marple railway turned into a commuter village from the 1860s, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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. Roughly 4,800 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. Local context matters here: a farming hamlet that the marple railway turned into a commuter village from the 1860s, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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 — Marple customers usually clear those with the same booking. Crews run from Stockport, so Marple and Bredbury journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerAlso booked in Romiley
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
Before you pay a deposit anywhere, check the quote answers these four questions. Ours does, in writing, before your Romiley date is held.
Goods-in-transit and public liability cover is in place on every Romiley 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.
Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the SK6 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.
Booked with your long distance move
A move in Stockport is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Romiley 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 Romiley
Everything below is a real Stockport page with its own pricing, access notes and crew — the services Romiley customers book around this service, and the same line-up in the neighbouring districts we cover from the Romiley Forum and the Peak Forest Canal 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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