Man with a van
A part-load, a single item or a studio flat, booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van across Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester · 10 boroughs · 115 areas
One local number for six moving services across all 115 Greater Manchester areas: a man and van from £45 an hour, a fixed-price house removal from £395, office relocations, long-distance and European work. No call-out fee, no travel time added inside the county.

Movers near you · Greater Manchester
from £45/hr
Or fixed from £395 for a two-bed removal
Movers near me · Greater Manchester
"Movers near me" is really two questions: who can actually get here, and which size of booking is cheapest. Our vans are based across the ten boroughs, so proximity is rarely the problem — the money is decided by whether you need two hours of hourly work or a fixed-price removal with a full crew.
Up to a one-bed flat, hourly man-and-van work almost always wins. From two bedrooms up, a fixed-price house removal finishes faster and usually costs less than the hours would have. We will say which applies to your job before you book, including when that means the smaller invoice for us.
Proximity, in numbers
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A part-load, a single item or a studio flat, booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van across Greater ManchesterTwo bedrooms and up, with dismantling, reassembly and protection fixed at survey.
from £395
House removals across Greater ManchesterNot sure of the size yet — one survey, one crew, one price for everything you are taking.
from £395
Home moves across Greater ManchesterDesks, screens, servers and archives moved out of hours so trading time is not lost.
on survey
Office removals across Greater ManchesterLeaving the county — priced on measured road miles plus billable hours, not a guess.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
Long distance moves across Greater ManchesterA dedicated van to the continent with the Channel crossing itemised separately.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
European moves across Greater ManchesterSide by side
| Service | Best for | From |
|---|---|---|
| Man with a van | Best for renters, students and anyone shifting a part-load or a few rooms. | from £45/hr |
| House removals | Best for homeowners and families moving two bedrooms or more. | from £395 |
| Packing services | Best for movers who want the boxes done properly, or done at all. | from £65 |
| Office moves | Best for offices, studios and practices relocating without losing a trading day. | from £650 |
| Long distance moves | Best for households relocating out of the North West or into it. | from £650 |
Indicative starting prices for Greater Manchester addresses, including fuel inside the county, blankets, straps and goods-in-transit cover. Your written quote is fixed once the inventory, floor and parking are confirmed.
Tell us the number of rooms, what matters most and how we get in. Access quirks in Greater Manchester are worth mentioning now: they change the time on site more than the floor area does.
You get a written figure for your booking, itemised, normally within a few hours. No survey fee, and no surcharge for travelling to Greater Manchester.
Choose a morning or afternoon window. We plan around Greater Manchester traffic and parking so the crew arrives inside it.
The team works to the agreed spec, walks the finished work with you and only closes the job once you're happy. Anything missed, we come back.
A local, insured mover is only worth booking if the crew turns up, prices honestly and finishes the spec. These are the commitments we hold ourselves to in Greater Manchester.
Cleaning, moving, handyman and clearance all run from the same Greater Manchester scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Everyone we send into a Greater Manchester property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Greater Manchester is insured to £5m public liability, with goods-in-transit cover on anything we lift, load or take away.
You get the a local, insured mover price in writing before we start. Access, stair turns and parking are priced in up front, not added afterwards.
Before you pay a deposit
Use these on us as well as on anyone else you shortlist. A mover who cannot answer all six in writing is quoting a number, not a job.
Ask for the certificate with the confirmation, stating the limit per load and the excess — not a number read out over the phone.
Removals and rubbish are different licences. Anyone taking the leftovers away needs an Environment Agency registration and should hand you a transfer note.
A real local mover asks about the floor, the lift, the stair turn and the parking before quoting. A price given without them will change on the day.
"From £45" means nothing without the minimum hours, how many people are carrying, and what happens after hour four.
Chains slip. We hold the load sealed overnight for a stated fee rather than charging a second day's labour at short notice.
Ask whether the job is subcontracted. Ours never is — our own ID- and reference-checked crews, our own liveried vans.
Where the vans are based
Crews work out of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham and the rest of the county, so there is no out-of-area travel charge anywhere inside Greater Manchester.
Every area, its own page
Each area page carries local response times, parking and access notes, the full price comparison and links into every moving service for that neighbourhood.
Answers before you book
Shortlist companies that quote after asking about the floor, the lift, the stair turn and the parking, that send goods-in-transit cover in writing, and that state the hourly minimum and crew size on the quote. Anyone giving a price from a bedroom count alone will revise it on the day.
Link to this answerAll 115 areas listed on this page across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan — with no travel surcharge inside the county.
Link to this answerFrom £45 an hour for a van, driver and porter, or from £395 fixed for a two-bedroom house removal. Office relocations are priced on survey and long-distance work on measured miles plus billable hours.
Link to this answerMost enquiries are quoted the same day and most jobs are covered within 48 to 72 hours, including evenings and weekends. Same-day slots are held back across the county for short-notice work.
Link to this answerNo. Bookings are covered by our own ID- and reference-checked crews in our own vans, which is why the person who quotes you can answer questions about the access.
Link to this answerYes. Packing only, a single awkward item, a part-load or a storage drop-off are all bookable on their own rather than as an add-on to a full removal.
Link to this answerThree guides worth reading before you pick a mover in Greater Manchester.

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