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Man with a Van across Essex
The Essex man-with-a-van job is rarely a whole house: it is a student load out of a Colchester CO1 house share in June, a sofa from a Lakeside collection point in Thurrock, or a one-bed flat move between Southend and Rayleigh that a full removals crew would over-serve.
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- £1m public liability
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- Since 2019
Why Essex customers book us
The clock starts at your door
Not at our depot and not when the van sets off. Two-hour minimum, then billed in 30-minute blocks, with travel between your two addresses included.
Movers who actually move things
Our drivers load, carry and stack. You are not paying for someone to sit in the cab while you carry your own wardrobe down three flights.
Stairs and lifts included
No floor-level surcharge for Harlow walk-ups, Southend seafront flats or Basildon courts — the rate covers the carry.
Blankets, straps and trolleys as standard
Furniture is wrapped and strapped even on a two-hour job, and we carry goods in transit cover on every load.
What man with a van includes
The van
- Luton with a tail-lift or long-wheelbase van depending on the load
- Blankets, straps, trolley and tools carried as standard
- Goods in transit cover and £1m public liability
- Clean, dry load space — no shared loads unless you ask
The crew
- One mover, or two where the load or the carry needs it
- Loading, carrying and stacking done by us
- Basic dismantling of beds and tables where needed
- Placement in the right room at the other end
Typical jobs
- Studio and one-bed moves within Essex
- Student moves in and out of CO1–CO4 Colchester
- Single-item and marketplace collections
- Storage runs, tip-alternative loads and office desk moves
Man with a Van prices in Essex
Every figure below is a fixed price for the whole job, confirmed in writing before you book — not an hourly rate and not an estimate.
| Job | From | What it covers | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man with a van (1 mover) | £45 per hour | Min. 2 hrs · Luton or LWB van | 3–8 hours |
| Van + 2 movers | £65 per hour | Min. 2 hrs · stairs and lifts included | 3–8 hours |
| Single item / furniture delivery | £75 | Within 10 miles | 3–8 hours |
Hourly rates start when we arrive at your address, not when the van leaves the depot, with a two-hour minimum and 30-minute increments afterwards.
How booking works
- 1
Tell us the load and both addresses
A rough item list, the floor levels and whether there is a lift. That tells us whether one mover or two is honest for the job.
- 2
Book the slot
Morning or afternoon arrival window, confirmed with the rate and the minimum. Same-day is often possible midweek across Essex.
- 3
Load, move, place
We wrap and strap, drive, and put items where you want them. You are billed for the time used after the two-hour minimum.
Reviews for Man with a Van across the UK
4.5 ★ from 3,131 Trustpilot reviewsWas able to hire a van and driver at very short notice. Great value for money. Driver went above and beyond what he should've been expected to do based on my initial description of the job required. The driver also had excellent communication skills and kept me updated at every stage. Office staff very helpful… Read in full →
Used this service recently and can’t fault them at all they were on time did everything I needed and were very helpful. I’d recommend this company.
This is the best man and van with house moving service that I have ever come across! The driver and his mate were very respectful, kind and polite while packing my stuff and they delivered my items with care. I recommend this company to everyone. Their quote was also fair and affordable and they have… Read in full →
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Towns we cover in Essex
Same fixed prices countywide. Towns with their own man with a van page link straight to it; the rest link to the town hub, where every division we run is listed.
- ChelmsfordMan with a Van page
- Southend-on-SeaMan with a Van page
- ColchesterMan with a Van page
- BasildonMan with a Van page
- HarlowMan with a Van page
- Benfleet & Canvey IslandMan with a Van page
- GraysMan with a Van page
- Clacton-on-SeaMan with a Van page
- BrentwoodMan with a Van page
- BraintreeMan with a Van page
- Stanford-le-Hope & CorringhamMan with a Van page
- WickfordMan with a Van page
- LoughtonMan with a Van page
- RayleighMan with a Van page
- BillericayMan with a Van page
- WithamMan with a Van page
- Waltham AbbeyMan with a Van page
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- MaldonMan with a Van page
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- ChigwellMan with a Van page
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- HalsteadMan with a Van page
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- TiptreeMan with a Van page
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- WivenhoeMan with a Van page
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- DanburyMan with a Van page
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- Great WakeringMan with a Van page
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- IngatestoneMan with a Van page
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Man with a Van in Essex
Man with a van suits Essex particularly well because so much of the county's movement is short-hop and awkward rather than long and large. Colchester's two universities generate a June and September wave of part-load moves through CO1 to CO4, often out of shared houses on streets where a full removals lorry cannot turn. Southend, Leigh and Westcliff produce a steady flow of one-bed flat moves between seafront conversions where the stairwell, not the distance, decides how long the job takes.
The western edge behaves differently again. Around Loughton, Chigwell, Grays and Tilbury, a large share of jobs cross into Greater London, where the ULEZ applies to the destination and the Dartford Crossing charge applies to anything heading south from Thurrock. Those charges are shown in the quote up front. Everywhere else in the county — Chelmsford, Braintree, Witham, Maldon, Clacton — there is no travel surcharge inside Essex at all.
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Man with a Van in Essex — your questions.
Is there a minimum charge?
Two hours, charged from when we arrive at your first address. After that we bill in 30-minute blocks, so a job that runs two hours forty minutes is not rounded up to a half day.
Will the driver help me carry?
Yes — that is the service. Our movers load, carry, stack and place. If the load is heavy or the carry is long, book two movers; it is usually cheaper than one mover taking twice as long.
How much fits in the van?
A Luton typically takes a studio or a compact one-bed in a single load. If you are near the line, send a photo of the rooms and we will tell you honestly whether it is one trip or two.
Can you do same-day or evening collections?
Frequently, especially midweek. Marketplace and Lakeside collections, single-item deliveries and short-notice student loads are normal same-day work for us across the county.
When should I book full removals instead?
From a two-bed upwards, or when you want packing, dismantling and rebuild included. A fixed-price house removal usually beats an open-ended hourly job at that size, and we will say so rather than run the clock.
Guides & read next
Practical reading before you book in Essex — costs, checklists and what a good job actually looks like.
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Book man with a van in Essex
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