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Man with a Van in Custom House, E16
Hourly man and van in E16 — kerbside loading in a permit bay, short carry to the van, 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 Custom House E16
Custom House man and van hire covering E16 and the rest of Newham. Single items, studio and 1-bed flat moves, marketplace pickups and self-storage runs — priced by the hour from £45. With 50.3% of local homes flats, most jobs here are carries rather than driveway loads.
- Custom House residents
- 9,552Custom House residents
- Homes that are flats
- 50.3%Homes that are flats
- Privately rented homes
- 24.4%Privately rented homes
- Postcode districts
- E16Postcode 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 Custom House job needs one mover or two before quoting an hour.
Get the hourly rate in writing
Rate, minimum hours, London Borough of Newham bay reality and any charges confirmed by message. No deposit, no doorstep re-quote.
We load, drive and carry it in
Kerbside loading in a permit bay, short carry to the van. Blankets, straps and a trolley come as standard, and the clock stops when the last item is inside.
Why us
Why Custom House 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 Custom House 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.
Kerbside loading on Custom House's terraced streets
Most Custom House jobs are decided by where the van can legally stand. We check the bay and the restriction hours before your slot, park as close as the signs allow, and keep the carry short so the clock is spent lifting rather than walking.
Fixed rates
Man with a van prices in Custom House E16
- 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 E16 door is checked against London Borough of Newham 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: Construction diversions, estate service roads and new blocks with booked lifts.
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Estimate your Custom House, E16 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 Custom House and the streets next door
Related services
Other moving services in Custom House E16
Moving Services in Custom House
Every move we run in E16 — our general moving page for Custom House.
House Removals in Custom House
A whole home in E16 — packed, protected and priced as one fixed job.
Office Removals in Custom House
Desks, IT and crate runs for businesses in E16, moved outside trading hours.
Packing Services
Boxes packed and labelled before your E16 van slot starts.
Long Distance Moves
Leaving Custom House 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 E16.
About the place
Van jobs in Custom House what they actually involve
Custom House is regeneration streets between the docks and canning town, transformed by the elizabeth line. Housing runs to new-build flats, 1960s estate maisonettes and terraced housing. so a man and van job in E16 is timed by stairs and carry distance, not mileage. Construction diversions, estate service roads and new blocks with booked lifts. Aim the van at Custom House station and Victoria Dock.
Area at a glance
Custom House E16 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 Custom House neighbourhood itself — not Newham-wide averages, and not estimates.
9,552
Residents
Custom House neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,330
Households
Median age 32.9
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
26%
Privately rented
24.4%
- Median age
- 32.9
- Owner-occupied
- 26.2%
- Social rented
- 49%
- Postcode districts
- E16
- Nearest station
- Custom House
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Custom House (E02000749) — the published geography that covers Custom House, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the E16 district: 51.5103, 0.0302 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Questions
Man with a van in Custom House answered
A man with a van in Custom House, E16, is £45 an hour including VAT with a two-hour minimum for Custom House (E16) addresses, with 24% of E16 homes being privately rented — and Newham parking rules in play, 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 on the streets near Custom House station and Victoria Dock, with this being a short walk from Custom House (Elizabeth line, DLR). The rate is confirmed in writing before the van sets off on Newham bookings.
Two hours, and it starts when the crew arrives at your E16 collection address on Newham bookings. 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 the streets near Custom House station and Victoria Dock, with 26% owner-occupation locally — and Custom House station and Victoria Dock a few streets away.
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 Custom House, book two movers — it is usually cheaper because the hours drop around Custom House (Elizabeth line, DLR) — and 3,330 households on this patch, with this being a short walk from Custom House (Elizabeth line, DLR).
Often, yes. We hold same-day and next-day slots across Newham and can usually get a van to Custom House within a few hours for a single item or a small load in this 50% flats neighbourhood — and Custom House station and Victoria Dock a few streets away, with 24% of E16 homes being privately rented. Weekend mornings and month-ends book out first, so message early if your date is fixed for Custom House (E16) addresses.
Constantly. Send the listing or the collection address with your E16 delivery address and we quote a fixed £75 for a straightforward local pickup on the Custom House rounds, with this being London Borough of Newham territory. We can pay the seller on collection by prior arrangement for Custom House (E16) addresses, with 26% one-person households here, 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 on Newham bookings — and 49% social-rented stock nearby, with 3,330 households on this patch. For a 2-bed we quote two movers and either a bigger load or two runs in this 50% flats neighbourhood. London Borough of Newham rules apply where the kerb or a bay suspension is involved.
We check London Borough of Newham restriction hours and bay types for both addresses before your slot and tell you if a suspension is worth the fee in Custom House, with 26% owner-occupation locally — and 24% of E16 homes being privately rented. Where nothing legal is close, we agree the carry distance with you in advance so the hourly estimate is honest for Custom House (E16) addresses, with 3,330 households on this patch.
Yes — every street in E16 and the rest of Newham on the Custom House rounds. 3% flats and access here means kerbside loading in a permit bay, short carry to the van, both of which we plan around before quoting an hourly job on Newham bookings — and 50% of Custom House homes being houses, with Newham parking rules in play.
Guides
Plan your Custom House van move three van-move guides

Man with a Van Prices in London: Hourly Rates Explained in Custom House E16
What £45 an hour actually buys, when two movers cost less than one, and every charge to ask about.
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What Fits in a Luton Van? A London Load Guide in Custom House E16
Room-by-room load sizes, when one van is enough, and when two runs beat a lorry.
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Moving a Single Item in London: Sofas, Mattresses and Marketplace Buys in Custom House E16
How single-item delivery works, what it costs, and how to measure before you buy.
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Student and Room Moves in London with a Man and Van in Custom House E16
What a room move costs, how to book around halls handover times, and how to split the bill.
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Man and Van or House Removals: Which Do You Need? in Custom House E16
The honest switching point between hourly vans and a fixed-price crew and lorry.
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Self-Storage Runs in London: What a Van Job Looks Like in Custom House E16
Loading, access hours, goods lifts and how to keep a storage run to one booking.
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Moving Home Tech and Office Kit in London with a Man and Van in Custom House E16
Screens, towers, monitors and a whole desk setup across London — packed properly, one trip, same day.
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Clearance Runs and Tip Trips in London with a Man and Van in Custom House E16
What a licensed clearance van can legally take, what it costs by load, and why the cheapest quote is the risky one.
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Evening and Weekend Man and Van Bookings in London in Custom House E16
Out-of-hours slots, what they cost, and why a 7am Saturday beats a 6pm Friday every time.
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Booking a Man and Van in London: A Two-Week Plan in Custom House E16
From first quote to loading day — what to sort in week two, week one and the morning itself.
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Lift & Block Rules for London Man and Van in Custom House E16
Goods lifts, permitted hours and the insurance certificate your building will ask for.
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