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Man with a Van Plumstead, SE18 — From £45 an Hour
Hourly man and van in SE18 — van on the driveway, tail lift straight to the door, from £45 an hour with a two-hour minimum and the rate agreed in writing first.
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Man with a van in Plumstead SE18
Plumstead man and van hire covering SE18 and the rest of Greenwich. Single items, studio and 1-bed flat moves, marketplace pickups and self-storage runs — priced by the hour from £45. With 33.2% of local homes flats, most jobs here are carries rather than driveway loads.
- Plumstead residents
- 28,010Plumstead residents
- Homes that are flats
- 33.2%Homes that are flats
- Privately rented homes
- 32%Privately rented homes
- Postcode districts
- SE18Postcode districts
How it works
Three steps and a rate that holds
Send the load and both postcodes
A photo, a list or a marketplace link is enough. We size the van and decide whether your Plumstead job needs one mover or two before quoting an hour.
Get the hourly rate in writing
Rate, minimum hours, Royal Borough of Greenwich bay reality and any charges confirmed by message. No deposit, no doorstep re-quote.
We load, drive and carry it in
Van on the driveway, tail lift straight to the door. Blankets, straps and a trolley come as standard, and the clock stops when the last item is inside.
Why us
Why Plumstead books our vans and books them again
The hourly rate is the whole rate
£45 for one mover, £65 for two, VAT and fuel inside it. Nothing is added for blankets, straps, the trolley or the drive between your two Plumstead addresses.
Billed in half hours, not rounded up
After the two-hour minimum we charge in 30-minute blocks. A job that runs fifteen minutes over costs fifteen minutes, not a whole extra hour.
Drivers who lift, insured and DBS-checked
Every van carries goods-in-transit and public liability cover, and the driver is part of the crew rather than someone who watches you carry a sofa.
Driveway loading in Plumstead
Off-street parking is the cheapest van job in London: the tail lift goes down at your door, appliances go on the trolley, and a two-hour minimum genuinely covers a one-bed's worth of furniture.
Fixed rates
Man with a van prices in Plumstead SE18
- Man and van, per hour£45
One mover + Luton van
2-hour minimum
- Two men and a van, per hour£65
Two movers + Luton van
2-hour minimum
- Single item collection and delivery£69
One mover + van
Under 90 minutes
- Studio or 1-bed flat move£220
Two movers + Luton van
3–4 hours
- 2-bed flat move£340
Two movers + Luton van
4–6 hours
- Student or room move£120
One mover + van
2–3 hours
- Each additional hour£45
Charged in 30-minute blocks
As needed
- Second mover added on the day£25/hour
Extra pair of hands
Hourly
- Marketplace, Gumtree or IKEA collection£75
One mover + van
1–2 hours
- Self-storage run, load and unload£150
Two movers + Luton van
2–3 hours
- Dismantle or reassemble, per item£25/item
Inside crew time
15–30 min per item
- Boxes and materials starter pack£35
Delivered before your slot
Pack of 15
- Waiting time after the free 15 minutes£15
Per 30 minutes
Only if you need it
| Job | From | Typical crew and vehicle | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man and van, per hour | £45 | One mover + Luton van | 2-hour minimum |
| Two men and a van, per hour | £65 | Two movers + Luton van | 2-hour minimum |
| Single item collection and delivery | £69 | One mover + van | Under 90 minutes |
| Studio or 1-bed flat move | £220 | Two movers + Luton van | 3–4 hours |
| 2-bed flat move | £340 | Two movers + Luton van | 4–6 hours |
| Student or room move | £120 | One mover + van | 2–3 hours |
| Each additional hour | £45 | Charged in 30-minute blocks | As needed |
| Second mover added on the day | £25/hour | Extra pair of hands | Hourly |
| Marketplace, Gumtree or IKEA collection | £75 | One mover + van | 1–2 hours |
| Self-storage run, load and unload | £150 | Two movers + Luton van | 2–3 hours |
| Dismantle or reassemble, per item | £25/item | Inside crew time | 15–30 min per item |
| Boxes and materials starter pack | £35 | Delivered before your slot | Pack of 15 |
| Waiting time after the free 15 minutes | £15 | Per 30 minutes | Only if you need it |
Hourly rates include VAT, fuel, blankets, straps, a trolley and the driver's lifting help. Charging starts when the crew arrives at your collection address and stops when the last item is inside — travel between the two addresses is inside the hourly rate, and Congestion Charge and ULEZ are quoted up front, never added afterwards. Two-hour minimum.
- Parking outside your SE18 door is checked against Royal Borough of Greenwich bay hours before the slot — a legal space is a shorter carry and a shorter bill.
- ULEZ is quoted with the hourly rate and never appears as an extra at the end.
- Access here: Very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station.
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Estimate your Plumstead, SE18 van job
Typical price band
£113 – £158
About 2.5 hours · Bed, sofa and a handful of boxes · includes VAT, two-hour minimum
Send a photo of the load and we confirm the hourly rate and the likely hours in writing before the van sets off.
Coverage
Around Plumstead and the streets next door
Related services
Other moving services in Plumstead SE18
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Every move we run in SE18 — our general moving page for Plumstead.
House Removals in Plumstead
A whole home in SE18 — packed, protected and priced as one fixed job.
Office Removals in Plumstead
Desks, IT and crate runs for businesses in SE18, moved outside trading hours.
Packing Services
Boxes packed and labelled before your SE18 van slot starts.
Long Distance Moves
Leaving Plumstead for another part of the UK, on a fixed door-to-door price.
Rubbish & House Clearance
Licensed waste carrier for the old sofa the van cannot legally take from SE18.
About the place
Van jobs in Plumstead what they actually involve
Plumstead is terraced streets climbing steeply from the high street to the common. Housing runs to victorian terraces, post-war estates and 1930s semis on the higher ground. so a man and van job in SE18 is timed by stairs and carry distance, not mileage. Very steep hills, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the station. Aim the van at Plumstead Common.
Area at a glance
Plumstead SE18 by the numbers
Flat share, stairs or a house with a driveway — the housing mix here decides how long a van job takes and what it costs. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Plumstead Common & Riverside and Plumstead High Street and Plumstead South neighbourhood itself — not Greenwich-wide averages, and not estimates.
28,010
Residents
Plumstead Common & Riverside and Plumstead High Street and Plumstead South neighbourhood, Census 2021
9,964
Households
Median age 35.6
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
27.2%
Privately rented
32%
- Median age
- 35.6
- Owner-occupied
- 40.9%
- Social rented
- 26.8%
- Postcode districts
- SE18
- Nearest station
- Plumstead
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Plumstead Common & Riverside, Plumstead High Street, Plumstead South (E02000318, E02000319, E02000329) — the published geography that covers Plumstead, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE18 district: 51.4845, 0.0724 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Questions
Man with a van in Plumstead answered
A man with a van in Plumstead, SE18, is £45 an hour including VAT with a two-hour minimum on this side of Greenwich, with 32% of SE18 homes being privately rented, or £65 an hour for two movers. A single item collection and delivery is £69 and a studio or 1-bed flat move starts at £220 in this 33% flats neighbourhood, with this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory. The rate is confirmed in writing before the van sets off around Plumstead (Elizabeth line).
Two hours, and it starts when the crew arrives at your SE18 collection address around Plumstead (Elizabeth line). If the job takes two hours and ten minutes you pay for two and a half — we bill in 30-minute blocks after the minimum rather than rounding a whole hour on SE18 jobs — and Plumstead Common a few streets away, with 9,964 households on this patch.
Yes. Lifting is the job, not an extra. One mover handles boxes, mattresses, flat-pack and most single items with a trolley; for a wardrobe, a sofa bed or anything going above the first floor in Plumstead, book two movers — it is usually cheaper because the hours drop on this side of Greenwich — and 67% of Plumstead homes being houses, with 33% of homes here being flats.
Often, yes. We hold same-day and next-day slots across Greenwich and can usually get a van to Plumstead within a few hours for a single item or a small load on SE18 jobs — and 27% one-person households here, with this being a short walk from Plumstead (Elizabeth line). Weekend mornings and month-ends book out first, so message early if your date is fixed on this side of Greenwich.
Constantly. Send the listing or the collection address with your SE18 delivery address and we quote a fixed £75 for a straightforward local pickup across SE18, with a median age of 36 in this neighbourhood. We can pay the seller on collection by prior arrangement on this side of Greenwich, with 9,964 households on this patch, and the item is blanket-wrapped for the drive.
A Luton with a tail lift is standard: roughly the contents of a studio or a comfortable 1-bed — a double bed, a three-seater sofa, a fridge freezer, a washing machine, a wardrobe and around twenty boxes around Plumstead (Elizabeth line) — and 32% of SE18 homes being privately rented, with 67% of Plumstead homes being houses. For a 2-bed we quote two movers and either a bigger load or two runs in this 33% flats neighbourhood.
We check Royal Borough of Greenwich restriction hours and bay types for both addresses before your slot and tell you if a suspension is worth the fee in this 33% flats neighbourhood — and 27% one-person households here, with 67% of Plumstead homes being houses. Where nothing legal is close, we agree the carry distance with you in advance so the hourly estimate is honest on Greenwich bookings, with Plumstead Common a few streets away.
Yes — every street in SE18 and the rest of Greenwich on SE18 jobs. 2% flats and access here means van on the driveway, tail lift straight to the door, both of which we plan around before quoting an hourly job on the Plumstead rounds — and 32% of SE18 homes being privately rented, with this being Royal Borough of Greenwich territory.
Guides
Plan your Plumstead van move three van-move guides
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