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Moving from London to Kent priced by road mile
Kent is our shortest and busiest long-haul corridor. Almost every job is one crew, one van, one day — loaded in London before nine, unloaded in Kent by mid-afternoon, with the same team at both ends.
- Fixed door-to-door price from one published formula
- Goods-in-transit and public liability insured
- DBS-checked crews, no subcontracted strangers
- One crew loads and unloads — no depot transfer
The route
London to Kent Short-haul, same-day, single crew
Kent sits 20 to 78 road miles from central London, so every move on this page runs same-day with one crew. You get the sum, not just the total: crew hours at £65, road miles at £1.50, both ends included.
- Road miles from central London
- 20–78Road miles from central London
- Every Kent route, door to door
- 1 dayEvery Kent route, door to door
- Major towns priced below
- 12Major towns priced below
- Crew time, VAT included
- £65/hrCrew time, VAT included
How it works
Three steps and a price that holds
Give us both postcodes and the bedroom count
A London postcode out, a Kent postcode in, and how many bedrooms. That is everything the formula needs to price the job.
We check the Kent end for access
Lane width, driveway, whether a 7.5-tonne lorry can get within carrying distance. On rural KT and TN addresses this changes the vehicle, not the rate.
One run, one price, keys the same evening
The crew loads, drives the M20 or the A2, unloads and reassembles. The price only moves if you add work on the day.
Why us
Why this corridor runs differently short-haul, same-day, single crew
The economics of a London-to-Kent move are dominated by crew hours, not mileage. At 20 to 78 road miles the driving leg costs £30 to £117 — often less than a single extra hour of loading. That is why the honest lever on a Kent price is access at the two ends, not the distance between them: a third-floor Victorian conversion in Peckham with no lift will add more to your bill than the entire drive to Canterbury.
It also means Kent moves finish in a day. We do not stage them through a depot, we do not swap crews at the M25, and we do not bill an overnight. The team that carries your wardrobe down the stairs in London is the team that carries it up the stairs in Maidstone. On the Medway towns and the Dartford/Gravesend belt we regularly run two jobs in a day, which is why our Kent slots stay available at short notice even in August.
The Dartford Crossing is in your price
Every Kent route east of the M25 crosses at Dartford. The charge is quoted with your price on the day you book, never added as a surprise line on the invoice.
One crew, both ends
No depot transfer, no second team meeting the van in Kent. The people who packed your London flat are the people who set your Kent house up.
Village access we have actually driven
Half of Kent is single-track lanes and unadopted drives. We ask about the last two hundred metres before we send a 7.5-tonne lorry that cannot turn around.
Same-day means same-day
You sleep in the new house that night. On completion-day chains we hold the load in the van rather than start unloading before your keys land.
Access notes we plan around in Kent
- Medway high streets: a suspended bay needs about five working days' notice from the council.
- Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks: sloped private drives — we check turning space before sending a lorry.
- Canterbury inside the walls: timed access restrictions apply to larger vehicles on some streets.
- Thanet and Folkestone seafront: exposed loading, so we shrink-wrap soft furnishings on the pavement.
Transparent mileage pricing
London to Kent guide prices the sum, not just the total
The formula
£65/hour crew time + £1.50/road mile
One hour loading and one hour unloading are included as the baseline for a 1-bed, and crew hours scale with bedrooms from there. Every guide price below is that sum with the town's verified road mileage in it.
Guide prices from London to Kent
- London to Dartford£290
20 road miles · about 50 mins · same-day run
1-bed £160 · 2-bed £290 · 3-bed £420 · 4-bed £550
Straight down the A2, before the crossing
- London to Sevenoaks£300
25 road miles · about 55 mins · same-day run
1-bed £170 · 2-bed £300 · 3-bed £430 · 4-bed £560
M25 J5, steep private drives are common
- London to Gravesend£300
26 road miles · about 1 hr · same-day run
1-bed £170 · 2-bed £300 · 3-bed £430 · 4-bed £560
A2 corridor, terraced loading is tight
- London to Rochester£310
33 road miles · about 1 hr 5 · same-day run
1-bed £180 · 2-bed £310 · 3-bed £440 · 4-bed £570
Medway high-street parking needs a bay
- London to Gillingham£315
36 road miles · about 1 hr 10 · same-day run
1-bed £185 · 2-bed £315 · 3-bed £445 · 4-bed £575
Dense terraces, permit zone in places
- London to Tunbridge Wells£315
37 road miles · about 1 hr 15 · same-day run
1-bed £185 · 2-bed £315 · 3-bed £445 · 4-bed £575
Hill starts and narrow Victorian frontages
- London to Maidstone£320
40 road miles · about 1 hr 15 · same-day run
1-bed £190 · 2-bed £320 · 3-bed £450 · 4-bed £580
M20 J6, the busiest single Kent destination
- London to Ashford£345
57 road miles · about 1 hr 30 · same-day run
1-bed £215 · 2-bed £345 · 3-bed £475 · 4-bed £605
New-build estates with turning circles
- London to Canterbury£355
62 road miles · about 1 hr 35 · same-day run
1-bed £225 · 2-bed £355 · 3-bed £485 · 4-bed £615
City-centre restrictions inside the walls
- London to Folkestone£365
71 road miles · about 1 hr 45 · same-day run
1-bed £235 · 2-bed £365 · 3-bed £495 · 4-bed £625
Coastal terraces, steep stepped approaches
- London to Margate£375
76 road miles · about 1 hr 50 · same-day run
1-bed £245 · 2-bed £375 · 3-bed £505 · 4-bed £635
Thanet seafront, wind exposure on the load
- London to Dover£375
78 road miles · about 1 hr 50 · same-day run
1-bed £245 · 2-bed £375 · 3-bed £505 · 4-bed £635
The far end of the corridor, still same-day
The working, shown: London to Dartford (20 road miles)
- Studio or single room£160
2 hrs x £65 = £130, plus 20 miles x £1.50 = £30
Two movers · Luton van
- 1-bed home£160
2 hrs x £65 = £130, plus 20 miles x £1.50 = £30
Two movers · Luton van
- 2-bed home£290
4 hrs x £65 = £260, plus 20 miles x £1.50 = £30
Two movers · Luton or 7.5t
- 3-bed home£420
6 hrs x £65 = £390, plus 20 miles x £1.50 = £30
Three movers · 7.5t lorry
- 4-bed home£550
8 hrs x £65 = £520, plus 20 miles x £1.50 = £30
Three movers · 7.5t or 18t lorry
- 5-bed home£680
10 hrs x £65 = £650, plus 20 miles x £1.50 = £30
Four movers · 18t lorry
Published add-ons
- Each additional crew hour£65
Billed in 30-minute blocks, both ends
- Full packing service£180
Materials and labour, priced from room count
- Boxes and materials delivered£45
Starter pack of 20, before moving day
- Dismantle and reassemble, per item£25
Beds, wardrobes and desks
- Overnight or interim storage, per week£35
Per pallet-sized load, insured
- Two-day run with overnight stop£220
Driver overnight on 250-mile-plus routes
- Piano, safe or specialist item£150
Extra crew and equipment, quoted on survey
Guide prices, including VAT. Every price on this page is the same sum: £65 an hour of crew time plus £1.50 a road mile, with one hour loading and one hour unloading included as the baseline. VAT, fuel, blankets, straps, transit insurance and the driver's lifting help are inside it. Congestion Charge, ULEZ and any suspended-bay fee are quoted with the price, never added afterwards.
- Nearest listed town: Dartford, 20 road miles — £30 of road cost.
- Furthest listed town: Dover, 78 road miles — £117 of road cost.
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Price your London to Kent long-distance move
Same formula we quote from: £65 an hour of crew time plus £1.50 a road mile.
Your fixed price
£560
4 hrs x £65 = £260, plus 200 miles x £1.50 = £300
Two movers · Luton or 7.5t · Manchester run, about 4 hrs driving · includes VAT
Send your two postcodes and we confirm the exact road miles and crew hours — the sum, not just the total.
Coverage
Where we deliver in Kent every town and village
- Dartford
- Sevenoaks
- Gravesend
- Rochester
- Gillingham
- Tunbridge Wells
- Maidstone
- Ashford
- Canterbury
- Folkestone
- Margate
- Dover
We deliver anywhere in Kent — every town and village, priced by the same formula.
Other moving services
The rest of the move same crews, same pricing
- House RemovalsPriced from the same published rates, nationwide.
- Man with a VanPriced from the same published rates, nationwide.
- Office RemovalsPriced from the same published rates, nationwide.
- Packing ServicesPriced from the same published rates, nationwide.
- Rubbish & House ClearancePriced from the same published rates, nationwide.
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About the destination
About Kent in brief
Kent is the closest of our four county destinations and the one Londoners move to most: a 1.6 million population spread across the Medway towns, the Weald and the coast, with Ebbsfleet and Ashford International putting St Pancras within forty minutes. That commuter link is why the county absorbs so many London households each year, and why the M20, A2 and M2 are the three roads almost every one of our Kent loads travels.
At a glance
Kent at a glance the route, in numbers
- Nearest town
- Dartford, 20 miles
- Under an hour with a loaded van
- Furthest town
- Dover, 78 miles
- Still comfortably a one-day run
- Typical run
- Same day
- Load before 9am, unload by mid-afternoon
- Main roads
- M20 · A2 · M2
- Dartford Crossing on the eastern routes
- Crew
- 2–4 movers
- Scales with bedrooms, not with distance
- Booking notice
- 3–5 days
- Short-haul slots free up fastest
Questions
London to Kent answered
A 2-bed home to Maidstone (40 road miles) is £320 on the published formula: four crew hours at £65 plus forty miles at £1.50. Every town in the table above is the same sum with its own mileage. The figure includes VAT, fuel, blankets, straps, transit insurance and the crew's lifting.
Yes — every route on this page, including Dover at 78 miles. One crew loads in London, drives, and unloads the same afternoon. We do not stage Kent moves through a depot or bill an overnight for them.
It is quoted with your price when you book, itemised, and never added afterwards. Routes into west Kent via the M25 J5 avoid the crossing entirely and we will tell you which applies.
We deliver anywhere in Kent — every town and village, priced by the same formula. The towns in the table are simply the twelve we run most; a village address is priced on its own road mileage.
We ask before we dispatch. Where a 7.5-tonne lorry cannot reach the door we run two Luton vans instead, which changes the vehicle and the crew hours in the formula but not the hourly rate or the per-mile rate.
Three to five days is usually enough outside the end-of-month peak. Short-haul slots free up faster than long-haul ones because a Kent job does not tie a crew up for two days.
Regularly. We load in London in the morning and hold the load in the van until your Kent keys are released, rather than starting an unload you may have to stop. Waiting time is billed at the same £65 an hour, in 30-minute blocks.
Yes. Full packing starts at £180 including materials and labour, priced from room count, and is usually done the day before so moving day itself stays a single clean run into Kent.
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