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Moving from London to the West Midlands one trip, one crew
One hundred to one hundred and thirty-three road miles up the M40 or M1. Far enough that the drive is a real cost line and a second trip is never an option — so the whole job is engineered around loading everything, once, correctly.
- 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 West Midlands One-trip long haul, load-plan critical
The West Midlands sits 100 to 133 road miles from central London — two and a half hours of loaded driving. It is a one-trip corridor: whatever misses the van does not get a second run, so the load plan matters more than anywhere closer.
- Road miles from central London
- 100–133Road miles from central London
- Typical loaded drive
- 2.5 hrsTypical loaded drive
- Major towns priced below
- 10Major towns priced below
- Everything goes in one vehicle
- 1 tripEverything goes in one vehicle
How it works
Three steps and a price that holds
Volume survey, then the postcode pair
On a one-trip route we establish how much there actually is before anything else — that decides the vehicle and the crew hours.
Route and timing chosen against the M6
We set the load time so the drive clears the worst of the motorway rather than sitting in it on your bill.
One vehicle, one crew, unloaded the same day
Two and a half hours of driving still lands a same-day unload when we start early. Nothing waits overnight in a van.
Why us
Why this corridor runs differently one-trip long haul, load-plan critical
At 100 to 133 miles the road leg costs £150 to £200 and the arithmetic flips. Distance stops being a rounding error and becomes a fixed cost you pay once, which is exactly why we will not run two trips to Birmingham. Everything has to fit in one vehicle, so the survey question that matters is volume, not floors — how many cubic feet you actually have, and whether that is a 7.5-tonne or an 18-tonne lorry.
This is also the corridor where the M40 versus M1 choice is worth money. Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry run on the M40 through Warwick; Wolverhampton, Walsall and the Black Country run on the M1 to the M6, which is the most congestion-prone stretch of motorway we drive. On Black Country destinations we load early enough to clear the M6 around Spaghetti Junction before the afternoon build-up, because two hours stationary on the M6 is two hours of crew time you would rather not pay for.
We size the vehicle before we quote
On a one-trip corridor an undersized van is a disaster, not an inconvenience. We work out volume properly so the whole load leaves London in one vehicle.
M40 or M6 — we pick for the clock
Birmingham and Coventry go via the M40. Black Country destinations cross the M6, so we load early to clear Spaghetti Junction before it seizes.
Birmingham Clean Air Zone, quoted upfront
Any address inside the A4540 ring may attract a CAZ charge. It is itemised with your price when you book, never discovered on the invoice.
Same crew all the way
No transfer at a midlands depot. The team that loads in London unloads in Solihull, so nothing is handled by strangers en route.
Access notes we plan around in West Midlands
- Birmingham Clean Air Zone: addresses inside the A4540 ring may attract a daily charge, quoted upfront.
- M6 around Junction 6: we schedule the load time to avoid sitting in it on billable crew hours.
- Black Country hill streets (Dudley, Halesowen): gradient limits where a loaded 18-tonne can stop.
- City-centre apartments (Jewellery Quarter, Digbeth): goods lifts are booked with the concierge in advance.
Transparent mileage pricing
London to West Midlands 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 West Midlands
- London to Coventry£410
100 road miles · about 2 hrs 10 · same-day run
1-bed £280 · 2-bed £410 · 3-bed £540 · 4-bed £670
Closest of the ten — M40 to the A46
- London to Solihull£430
113 road miles · about 2 hrs 20 · same-day run
1-bed £300 · 2-bed £430 · 3-bed £560 · 4-bed £690
M42, wide estate roads, easy access
- London to Birmingham£440
120 road miles · about 2 hrs 30 · same-day run
1-bed £310 · 2-bed £440 · 3-bed £570 · 4-bed £700
Clean Air Zone inside the A4540 ring
- London to Sutton Coldfield£445
122 road miles · about 2 hrs 35 · same-day run
1-bed £315 · 2-bed £445 · 3-bed £575 · 4-bed £705
North of the city, avoids the CAZ
- London to West Bromwich£450
125 road miles · about 2 hrs 40 · same-day run
1-bed £320 · 2-bed £450 · 3-bed £580 · 4-bed £710
M5 J1, dense terraced loading
- London to Walsall£450
127 road miles · about 2 hrs 40 · same-day run
1-bed £320 · 2-bed £450 · 3-bed £580 · 4-bed £710
M6 J9 — load early to clear the junction
- London to Halesowen£450
127 road miles · about 2 hrs 40 · same-day run
1-bed £320 · 2-bed £450 · 3-bed £580 · 4-bed £710
Steep Black Country hill streets
- London to Dudley£455
129 road miles · about 2 hrs 45 · same-day run
1-bed £325 · 2-bed £455 · 3-bed £585 · 4-bed £715
Narrow older streets, gradient on approach
- London to Stourbridge£455
130 road miles · about 2 hrs 45 · same-day run
1-bed £325 · 2-bed £455 · 3-bed £585 · 4-bed £715
A491, mixed Victorian and interwar stock
- London to Wolverhampton£460
133 road miles · about 2 hrs 50 · same-day run
1-bed £330 · 2-bed £460 · 3-bed £590 · 4-bed £720
Furthest of the ten, M6 J10
The working, shown: London to Coventry (100 road miles)
- Studio or single room£280
2 hrs x £65 = £130, plus 100 miles x £1.50 = £150
Two movers · Luton van
- 1-bed home£280
2 hrs x £65 = £130, plus 100 miles x £1.50 = £150
Two movers · Luton van
- 2-bed home£410
4 hrs x £65 = £260, plus 100 miles x £1.50 = £150
Two movers · Luton or 7.5t
- 3-bed home£540
6 hrs x £65 = £390, plus 100 miles x £1.50 = £150
Three movers · 7.5t lorry
- 4-bed home£670
8 hrs x £65 = £520, plus 100 miles x £1.50 = £150
Three movers · 7.5t or 18t lorry
- 5-bed home£800
10 hrs x £65 = £650, plus 100 miles x £1.50 = £150
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: Coventry, 100 road miles — £150 of road cost.
- Furthest listed town: Wolverhampton, 133 road miles — £200 of road cost.
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Price your London to West Midlands 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 West Midlands every town and village
- Coventry
- Solihull
- Birmingham
- Sutton Coldfield
- West Bromwich
- Walsall
- Halesowen
- Dudley
- Stourbridge
- Wolverhampton
We deliver anywhere in West Midlands — 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.
Popular UK destinations
- London to Kent
- London to Surrey
- London to West Midlands
- London to Greater Manchester
- All long distance routes
About the destination
About West Midlands in brief
The West Midlands is Britain's second urban region: 2.9 million people across Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull and the Black Country boroughs. HS2 and a decade of city-centre development have pulled London households north in real numbers, particularly to Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth and to Solihull's family suburbs. For us it is the corridor where a London flat's rent buys a Midlands house, so the loads tend to be upsizes rather than downsizes.
At a glance
West Midlands at a glance the route, in numbers
- Nearest town
- Coventry, 100 miles
- £150 of road cost on the formula
- Furthest town
- Wolverhampton, 133 miles
- £200 of road cost on the formula
- Typical run
- One trip, same day
- Early load, unloaded by evening
- Main roads
- M40 · M1 · M6
- M6 timing decides the crew hours
- Vehicle
- 7.5t or 18t lorry
- Sized on volume, never on distance
- Booking notice
- 7–10 days
- Long-haul slots go earlier
Questions
London to West Midlands answered
A 2-bed home to Birmingham (120 road miles) is £440 on the published formula: four crew hours at £65 plus one hundred and twenty miles at £1.50. A 3-bed is £570 and a 1-bed is £310. VAT, fuel, insurance and the crew's lifting are inside those figures.
Yes, when we start early. Two and a half hours of loaded driving still allows a same-day unload. Nothing sits in a van overnight on this corridor unless you specifically ask for interim storage.
Only if the address is inside the A4540 ring road, and the charge is itemised with your quote before you book. Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and the Black Country boroughs are outside the zone.
Because a second trip means another 240 miles of driving and another day of crew time — it roughly doubles the bill. We size the vehicle so everything goes in one load instead.
We deliver anywhere in the West Midlands — every town and village, priced by the same formula. The ten above are the destinations we run most often from London.
It affects the clock, and crew time is billed hourly. On Walsall, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich jobs we load early specifically to clear the M6 around Spaghetti Junction before the afternoon build-up.
A 7.5-tonne lorry for most 2- and 3-bed homes, an 18-tonne for 4- and 5-bed. On a one-trip corridor we size on measured volume rather than bedroom count alone.
Seven to ten days. A long-haul job commits a crew and a large vehicle for a full day, so these slots fill earlier than short-haul ones — especially at the end of the month.
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