Man with a Van in Chipping Ongar
Flexible transport for small and medium moves. Vetted, insured crews across CM5 — with a fixed price agreed before we start, from £45/hr.
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- £1m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
Man with a Van · Chipping Ongar
from £45/hr
Fixed price, quoted before we arrive
- Postcodes
- CM5
- Availability
- 7 days
- Cover
- £1m liability
- Licence
- CBDU300454
What we can show you for Chipping Ongar
Here is what our man with a van work around Chipping Ongar looks like in practice.
Chipping Ongar access and housing notes
CM5 housing stock and loading reality, written for Chipping Ongar rather than the county.
Man with a Van in Chipping Ongar: what actually matters here
An Epping Forest district market town on the Roding, with a Norman castle mound and a long, narrow medieval High Street.
The housing stock is Timber-framed and Georgian High Street frontages with post-war and modern estates behind at Shelley and Marden Ash, which decides the tools, protection and crew size we bring to a man with a van job.
The High Street is a narrow through-route with short loading bays and no rear access for many frontages; CM5 is in Epping Forest district and outside the ULEZ.
A man with a van in Chipping Ongar is planned around the two ends of the day — access here and access wherever the load is going.
A man with a van booking in Chipping Ongar covers Chipping Ongar, Marden Ash and Shelley on the same fixed price as the town centre — the crew works the whole CM5 footprint rather than a narrow postcode.
Chipping Ongar shares its round with epping, north-weald and brentwood. That local routing is what makes same-week man with a van slots normal here instead of an exception.
Chipping Ongar is a smaller town, and addresses around Ongar Castle mound and the Epping Ongar Railway in particular tend to need the access details confirmed before the van is loaded — we ask about that at quote stage, not on the day.
Further out, High Ongar, Fyfield, Stanford Rivers and Bobbingworth sit inside the same footprint — same crews, same fixed man with a van pricing.
We do not treat a Chipping Ongar–harlow and ingatestone man with a van as long distance; it stays on the local round and on the local price list.
We quote from your specific CM5 address rather than a Chipping Ongar average, because parking, floor level and carry distance vary across the town.
Routing for Chipping Ongar is held area by area — Chipping Ongar (CM5), Marden Ash (CM5) and Shelley (CM5) — so a man with a van slot is timed against the real approach, not a town-centre average.
The Chipping Ongar sheet lists 7 areas; Chipping Ongar and Bobbingworth sit at opposite ends of it, and the man with a van price is the same across all of them.
If the Chipping Ongar diary is full on the day you want, the same crew is usually in epping or north-weald that week, so the wait is days rather than weeks.
What a man with a van job includes
Man with a van is a driver plus a van, charged by the hour with a two-hour minimum, and it is the right choice when the load is smaller than a full house: a one-bed flat, a student move, a few pieces of furniture, a marketplace collection or a run to a storage unit. Two crew can be sent when there are stairs or heavy items, and the clock starts when we arrive at the pickup address, not when the van leaves the depot.
The van and crew
- Luton or long-wheelbase van with a tail-lift or ramp, swept out before every job
- Driver who carries as well as drives — a second porter is bookable by the hour
- Trolleys, straps, ratchet ties and a set of transit blankets carried as standard
- Goods in transit cover of £10k per load and £1m public liability in place before we load
Loading and transport
- Furniture blanket-wrapped and strapped to the van wall, not stacked loose
- Mattresses bagged and TVs and mirrors carried upright between boards
- Sofas, beds and flat-pack dismantled and rebuilt where it is the only way through a doorway
- Direct drive to the delivery address — we do not consolidate your load with anyone else's
At the other end
- Boxes placed in the room you label, not left in the hall
- Beds and tables reassembled where we took them apart
- Packaging and blankets taken away with us
- A signed job sheet with the start and finish times, so the hours are never in dispute
What changes the price on a man with a van job
- We do not carry hazardous goods, fuel, paint tins or live plants in a stacked load, and pianos, safes and full-size gym equipment are a specialist quote rather than an hourly job.
- Parking decides the price more than distance does: a suspended bay, a permit or a long carry from the nearest legal stopping point adds time, and we would rather price that honestly up front than start the clock and surprise you.
- Floor level matters. Third floor with no lift is a slower carry than a ground-floor flat, so tell us the level at both ends and we will send the right number of crew instead of running over.
- Volume is easy to underestimate. A one-bed flat with a full loft or garage is a two-load job in a single van; send photos and we will tell you straight whether it fits in one run.
- Parking, congestion charge and ULEZ where they are genuinely incurred are the only pass-through items on a van job: they are listed separately on the quote at cost, never marked up.
Chipping Ongar pricing
Full national rates are on our prices page. Anything Chipping Ongar-specific — permits, suspensions, long carries — is shown in your quote rather than added afterwards.
Man with a Van prices for Chipping Ongar properties
| 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 |
How booking works in Chipping Ongar
Tell us the property
Size, floor level and your CM5 postcode — that is everything we need to price man with a van.
Get a fixed price
One figure for the whole job, in writing, before you commit. No hourly meter and no on-the-day additions.
We turn up and finish
A vetted Essex crew, £1m public liability cover, and the job signed off before we leave.
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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Areas we cover in Chipping Ongar
Same fixed prices across CM5 — no travel surcharge inside the district.
- Chipping OngarCM5
- Marden AshCM5
- ShelleyCM5
- High OngarCM5
- FyfieldCM5
- Stanford RiversCM5
- BobbingworthCM5
About Chipping Ongar
Chipping Ongar is a small Epping Forest district market town on the Roding, with a Norman castle mound behind a long, narrow medieval High Street. Those frontages are timber-framed and Georgian, many without rear access, and the High Street doubles as the through-route — so loading windows are short and town-centre jobs are booked for the first slot of the day with a smaller van.
Behind the High Street the housing turns post-war and modern at Marden Ash and Shelley, where driveways make loading routine. On charging: CM5 is in Epping Forest district, outside Greater London and outside the ULEZ, so no daily charge applies to work here, though a job continuing into a London borough does enter the zone and gets a compliant van. Essex County Council runs the recycling centres on booking with permits for vans and trailers; a clearance we handle leaves on our own upper-tier licence with a transfer note, so there is nothing for you to book.
Other moving services in Chipping Ongar
Chipping Ongar questions, answered.
How much does man with a van cost in Chipping Ongar?
Man with a Van in Chipping Ongar (CM5) starts from £45 per hour. The final figure is fixed before booking and reflects the size of the property, the floor level and the access — which in Chipping Ongar usually means the High Street is a narrow through-route with short loading bays and no rear access for many frontages; CM5 is in Epping Forest district and outside the ULEZ.
Do you cover the whole of Chipping Ongar?
Yes — every CM5 street, plus the surrounding Essex towns. Crews are routed within the county rather than dispatched from London, so short-notice slots are realistic.
Are you insured for man with a van work?
We carry £1m public liability cover and hold Environment Agency waste carrier licence CBDU300454. Certificates are available on request and the details are published on our trust and credentials page.
How quickly can you book man with a van in Chipping Ongar?
Same-week slots are standard in Chipping Ongar, with next-day often available midweek. Month-end tenancy changeovers are the busiest window across Essex, so book those a week or two ahead.
How many hours should I book?
A studio or small one-bed with a straightforward carry is usually two to three hours; a full one-bed with a garage or loft is typically four to five. Book the estimate rather than the best case — we bill the time actually used in 30-minute blocks after the two-hour minimum, so booking a little long costs you nothing.
Will you help carry, or is it just the driving?
The driver carries. That is the difference between us and a van-hire firm. If the job needs two pairs of hands — a sofa bed, a three-storey walk-up, an American fridge — book the van with two movers instead and the whole job usually finishes quicker and cheaper than one person struggling.
Do you take furniture away or to the tip as part of the move?
We can take a small amount of unwanted furniture at the same visit, but it is charged separately because it goes to a licensed transfer station and we pay by weight. We are an Environment Agency registered waste carrier (CBDU300454), and you get the transfer note. If most of the load is waste, a clearance quote is cheaper than an hourly van.
What happens if something is damaged?
Goods in transit cover of £10k per load applies to everything we put in the van, alongside £1m public liability. We note anything already marked or fragile with you before it is loaded, and anything raised within 24 hours of the job is put right under our complaints policy rather than argued about.
Can you do same-day, evening or weekend collections?
Often, yes — same-day depends on where the van already is that morning. Out-of-hours and weekend slots are charged at 1.25× the standard hourly rate, and you are told that before you book, never afterwards.
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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 →
Read all 4 Man with a Van reviews →
Quoted verbatim from reviews customers left on our public Google and Trustpilot profiles. Nothing is edited, shortened beyond the link above, or written by us.