Man with a Van in Crawley
Flexible transport for small and medium moves. Vetted, insured crews across RH10, RH11 — 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 · Crawley
from £45/hr
Fixed price, quoted before we arrive
- Postcodes
- RH10, RH11
- Availability
- 7 days
- Cover
- £1m liability
- Licence
- CBDU300454
What we can show you for Crawley
Crawley access and housing notes
RH10, RH11 housing stock and loading reality, written for Crawley rather than the county.
Man with a Van in Crawley: what actually matters here
A post-war new town built as thirteen named residential neighbourhoods around a planned centre, with Gatwick Airport on its northern edge shaping both the housing market and the working day.
The housing stock is Late-1940s to 1960s new-town terraces and semis in Southgate, West Green, Langley Green and Three Bridges; 1970s and 1980s estates at Broadfield, Bewbush and Furnace Green; 1990s and later development at Maidenbower and Forge Wood; and a large purpose-built flat and shared-house market serving airport shift workers, which decides the tools, protection and crew size we bring to a man with a van job.
Crawley is the easiest large town in the county to work in, because it was designed for vehicles: wide estate roads, cul-de-sacs with turning heads, garage courts and driveways or verge parking at most addresses. The constraints are different in kind — residents' schemes and short-stay bays around the town centre and Three Bridges station, height barriers on some garage courts and flat-block car parks, and airport shift patterns that mean access has to be booked around a night shift rather than a nine-to-five. West Sussex County Council's household sites require a permit for a van, pick-up or trailer and take no trade waste.
Crawley jobs are routed across the full RH10 and RH11 area, so Three Bridges, Pound Hill, Maidenbower, Furnace Green and Tilgate are quoted exactly as the centre of town is, with no outer-area surcharge.
As one of the larger settlements in the county built around Gatwick Airport and the Tilgate Park lakes, Crawley has a mix of approach roads and loading points, so we confirm parking and carry distance when you book rather than assuming.
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
- 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.
- 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.
Man with a Van prices for Crawley 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 |
Reviews for Man with a Van across the UK
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Where we cover around Crawley
- Three BridgesRH10
- Pound HillRH10
- MaidenbowerRH10
- Furnace GreenRH10
- TilgateRH10
- SouthgateRH10
- NorthgateRH10
- Forge WoodRH10
- West GreenRH11
- IfieldRH11
- Langley GreenRH11
- BroadfieldRH11
- BewbushRH11
- Gossops GreenRH11
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Recent jobs near you
Real jobs our crews have completed nearby, with the price the customer actually paid. Published with their permission.
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Crawley
June 2026
One end of tenancy cleaning job completed in Crawley in June 2026.
£190
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Crawley
May 2026
2 carpet & rug cleaning jobs completed in Crawley in May 2026.
End OF Tenancy Cleaning
Crawley
May 2026
3 end of tenancy cleaning jobs completed in Crawley in May 2026.
Crawley questions, answered.
How quickly can you book man with a van in Crawley?
Same-week slots are standard in Crawley, with next-day often available midweek. Month-end tenancy changeovers are the busiest window across West Sussex, 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.