Man with a van
A part-load, a single sofa or a studio flat somewhere in SK2 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in DavenportStockport · SK2 / SK3 · Stockport Council
Local movers covering Davenport — a man and van from £45 an hour, or a fixed-price house removal from £395. Crews work out of Stockport, so there is no call-out charge and no travel time added to your hours anywhere in Greater Manchester.
One number for six moving services. Tell us the address, the floor and the parking around Davenport station and Woodsmoor Lane's Edwardian villas and we will tell you which booking is cheapest — even when it is the smaller one.

Movers near Davenport
from £45/hr
Or fixed from £395 for a two-bed removal
Movers near me · Davenport
Movers near me is a proximity question with a price attached. Our nearest crews to Davenport work out of Stockport and neighbouring depots, so there is no call-out charge to reach Davenport station and Woodsmoor Lane's Edwardian villas and no mileage added for staying inside Greater Manchester.
The honest version: on some Davenport jobs a man and van at £45 an hour is the cheaper answer, and on others a fixed-price removal from £395 is. We will tell you which, even when it is the smaller booking.
Proximity, in numbers
Start here
Six ways to move out of Davenport, ranked by how most people here use them. Pick the one that matches your job — or send the room list and we will pick it for you.
A part-load, a single sofa or a studio flat somewhere in SK2 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in DavenportA two-bed and up out of Davenport, with dismantling, reassembly and protection materials fixed at survey.
from £395
House removals in DavenportNot sure of the size yet: one survey, one crew, one price covering everything you are actually taking from Davenport.
from £395
Home moves in DavenportDesks, screens, servers and archive boxes moved out of hours so Davenport trading hours are not lost.
on survey
Office removals in DavenportLeaving Stockport altogether — priced on measured road miles plus billable hours, not on a guess.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
Long distance in DavenportA dedicated van from Davenport to the continent, with the crossing itemised rather than buried in the total.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
European moves in DavenportAccess, parking and timing
Large Edwardian and 1930s semis with long gardens and original bay windows. That stock, the street it sits on and the Stockport Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.
Floor and lift, stair turns, parking distance and anything oversized — those four set the price of a local mover callout here far more than the SK2 postcode does. Show us all four on the video survey and the figure is fixed. Most Davenport properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
We schedule Davenport jobs so the loading window sits outside the Stockport rush; end-of-month Fridays are the first dates to go, so book those two to three weeks out where you can. Most Davenport properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Parking is arranged before the date is confirmed: we check the restriction on your street with Stockport Council, book a suspension or a permit bay if the carry would otherwise be long, and tell you at survey what it adds. Woodsmoor shops, Davenport Golf Club and a settled family base — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Semis here usually give you a driveway or a dropped kerb, which keeps the carry short — the time goes into loft contents, garage shelving and the garden kit people forget to mention until the day. Crews run from Stockport, so Stockport and Edgeley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Booked here week to week
If one of these looks like yours, say so when you enquire — we will quote it from the closest job we have already done in Stockport rather than starting from a blank form.
Same-week slots
Someone pulled out, the keys came early, the tenancy ends Friday. We hold back same-week slots for exactly this, priced the same as a booking made a month ahead. Stockport Council loading rules on the SK2 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Local crew, no travel fee
Most callouts here are covered by a crew already working Stockport that morning, so the van reaches SK2 without a cross-county run being added to your hours. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Davenport or across to Stockport.
Single loaded trip
Neighbouring-district moves run as one loaded trip with the return leg absorbed, which is why a Davenport-to-Stockport job costs less than the mileage suggests. Roughly 3,500 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Honest sizing
Half the people searching for movers near Davenport need two hours and a Luton; the other half need a fixed-price removal. We tell you which one is cheaper before you commit. Booked most often on the SK2 streets around Davenport station.
Side 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 Davenport 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 Davenport.
Morning or afternoon, weekly, fortnightly or one-off. Recurring visits keep the same slot, so Davenport clients know exactly when the door will go.
Work runs to the written spec, and the job isn't closed until it has been checked against it. If something on the list was missed, we return and put it right free.
Cleaning, moving, handyman and clearance all run from the same Davenport scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Everyone we send into a Davenport property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Davenport is insured to £1m public liability, with goods-in-transit cover on anything we lift, load or take away.
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.
Any mover working Davenport should send a certificate with the confirmation, not read a number out over the phone. Ours states the limit per load and the excess before you pay a deposit.
Removals and rubbish are different licences. If a crew offers to take the leftovers away, they need an Environment Agency waste carrier registration and should hand you a transfer note — Stockport Council can fine the householder, not just the carrier, for fly-tipped waste.
A real local mover asks about the floor, the lift, the stair turn and the parking around Davenport station and Woodsmoor Lane's Edwardian villas before quoting. A price given without those questions will change on the day.
"From £45" is meaningless without the minimum hours, the crew size and what happens after the fourth hour. Ours prints all three.
Chains slip. On Davenport completion days 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 is not: Stockport bookings are covered by our own ID- and reference-checked crews in our own liveried vans.
Same crews, next street
Vans are routed from Stockport bases with Davenport station and Woodsmoor Lane's Edwardian villas as the local reference point, so there is no travel surcharge anywhere inside Greater Manchester.
Each of these is worked by the same crews on the same rates. The notes below are specific to that street pattern — drive time from Davenport, who sets the loading rules, and the service most people there actually book.
Stockport · SK1, SK2, SK3
Stockport sits about 2 km from Davenport — roughly 6 minutes with a loaded Luton outside peak, so a same-day second trip between the two is realistic.
Parking & access: Loading around Stockport Viaduct and the Hat Works museum is controlled by Stockport Council; where a bay suspension is needed in SK1 we apply for it in advance and give you the reference with your confirmation.
Booked most: Stockport detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport.
Stockport · SK3
Edgeley sits about 2 km from Davenport — roughly 6 minutes with a loaded Luton outside peak, so a same-day second trip between the two is realistic.
Parking & access: Loading around Edgeley Park, home of Stockport County is controlled by Stockport Council; where a bay suspension is needed in SK3 we apply for it in advance and give you the reference with your confirmation.
Booked most: Driveway loading in Edgeley keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport.
Stockport · SK7
About 7 minutes of van time separates Davenport and Hazel Grove (2.5 km), which is why SK7 jobs are covered by the same Stockport crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Hazel Grove is the variable, not the mileage: Stockport Council permits, the Torkington Park and the A6 Hazel Grove crossroads traffic pattern and the carry from the nearest legal stop are all recorded at survey so the hours do not move on the day.
Booked most: Hazel Grove terraces load straight off the pavement with no side access, so the survey counts doorways and carry distance before the price is set.
Stockport · SK7
Bramhall sits about 2.5 km from Davenport — roughly 7 minutes with a loaded Luton outside peak, so a same-day second trip between the two is realistic.
Parking & access: Loading around Bramall Hall (Tudor black-and-white manor) is controlled by Stockport Council; where a bay suspension is needed in SK7 we apply for it in advance and give you the reference with your confirmation.
Booked most: Bramhall detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport.
Stockport · SK8
2.9 km door to door, near enough 8 minutes in a van: close enough that a Davenport to Cheadle Hulme move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Stockport Council sets the loading rules in SK8. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Cheadle Hulme School and Bruntwood Park nearby before the date is held, and the walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice.
Booked most: Cheadle Hulme detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance.
Stockport · SK4
Heaton Norris sits about 3.3 km from Davenport — roughly 9 minutes with a loaded Luton outside peak, so a same-day second trip between the two is realistic.
Parking & access: Loading around Heaton Norris Park with its viaduct views is controlled by Stockport Council; where a bay suspension is needed in SK4 we apply for it in advance and give you the reference with your confirmation.
Booked most: Driveway loading in Heaton Norris keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport.
Stockport · SK4
4.1 km door to door, near enough 11 minutes in a van: close enough that a Davenport to Heaton Moor move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Stockport Council sets the loading rules in SK4. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Heaton Moor Road and the Savoy Cinema nearby before the date is held, and the walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice.
Booked most: Most Heaton Moor bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport.
Stockport · SK6
5.5 km door to door, near enough 15 minutes in a van: close enough that a Davenport to Marple move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Stockport Council sets the loading rules in SK6. We check the bay, suspension or permit for The Marple Locks flight and the Marple Aqueduct before the date is held, and the walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice.
Booked most: Marple detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport.
Yes. Stockport (SK1 and SK2 and SK3, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 2 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Stockport detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport. We quote Davenport to Stockport on hours plus access, never on postcode distance.
Link to this answerYes. Edgeley (SK3, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 2 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Edgeley keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport. We quote Davenport to Edgeley on hours plus access, never on postcode distance.
Link to this answerYes. Hazel Grove (SK7, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 2.5 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Hazel Grove terraces load straight off the pavement with no side access, so the survey counts doorways and carry distance before the price is set. Moves between Davenport and Hazel Grove are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Bramhall (SK7, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 2.5 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Bramhall detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport. We quote Davenport to Bramhall on hours plus access, never on postcode distance.
Link to this answerYes. Cheadle Hulme (SK8, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 2.9 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Cheadle Hulme detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. A Davenport to Cheadle Hulme move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Heaton Norris (SK4, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 3.3 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Heaton Norris keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport. We quote Davenport to Heaton Norris on hours plus access, never on postcode distance.
Link to this answerYes. Heaton Moor (SK4, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 4.1 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Most Heaton Moor bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport. A Davenport to Heaton Moor move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Marple (SK6, Stockport) is worked by the same crews, about 5.5 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Marple detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Stockport run that covers Davenport. A Davenport to Marple move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerNot listed? See every Greater Manchester area we cover.
Davenport is not a generic Stockport postcode to us: quiet residential Stockport suburb around its own station and the Davenport Theatre site, and that shapes how a local move in Davenport actually runs here. Named for the Davenport family of Bramall Hall; built out as railway commuter housing from the 1860s. That history is why the interiors here need the attention they do.
Our teams plan for one recurring Davenport issue: tree-lined avenues drop heavy leaf and sap onto driveways and conservatory roofs. Scheduling fits around woodsmoor shops, and parking is agreed before the van sets off. Coverage runs across SK2, SK3 and the Stockport streets either side of it.
Movers near you — Davenport
first-floor flat, a street off Davenport station and Woodsmoor Lane's Edwardian villas
3-person crew, 7 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: tree-lined avenues drop heavy leaf and sap onto driveways and conservatory roofs, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Signed off same day with photos sent to the customer.
Movers near you — Davenport
new-build townhouse, the SK2 side of Davenport
2-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: tree-lined avenues drop heavy leaf and sap onto driveways and conservatory roofs, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Finished inside the quoted window with no extra charge.
Movers near you — Davenport
converted mill apartment, Davenport, on our Stockport round
3-person crew, 5 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: tree-lined avenues drop heavy leaf and sap onto driveways and conservatory roofs, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Customer moved straight to a repeat booking on the same round.
Quiet residential Stockport suburb around its own station and the Davenport Theatre site. Named for the Davenport family of Bramall Hall; built out as railway commuter housing from the 1860s.
Woodsmoor shops, Davenport Golf Club and a settled family base. The best-known landmark is Davenport station and Woodsmoor Lane's Edwardian villas, and the SK2/SK3 postcodes reach Stockport, Edgeley, Hazel Grove, Bramhall within a short drive.
For a house move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: large Edwardian and 1930s semis with long gardens and original bay windows. Tree-lined avenues drop heavy leaf and sap onto driveways and conservatory roofs.
Answers before you book
Our nearest crews work out of Stockport and the adjoining boroughs, covering SK2 and SK3 daily. Because the vans are already local there is no call-out fee and no travel time added to your hours for anywhere inside Greater Manchester. Crews run from Stockport, so Stockport and Edgeley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerHourly work starts at £45 an hour for a van, driver and porter with a two-hour minimum. Fixed-price house removals start at £395 for a two-bed. Long-distance work is priced at £45 or £65 an hour plus £1.50 a mile, with 1.5 hours of loading and unloading built in. Roughly 3,500 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerMost SK2 local mover callouts finish inside a working day. Floor level, lift availability and carry distance change that more than the size of the property, which is why we time the job from the survey rather than the bedroom count. Booked most often on the SK2 streets around Davenport station.
Link to this answerPianos, safes, American fridges, gym equipment and large glass units all move, but they are quoted at survey because they need extra crew or kit. Paint, fuel, gas bottles and perishables we cannot legally carry — Stockport customers usually clear those with the same booking. Crews run from Stockport, so Stockport and Edgeley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerStockport Council runs the loading and permit rules here, and we arrange the bay or the loading window before the day. The walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice. Woodsmoor shops, Davenport Golf Club and a settled family base — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerEvery load carries goods-in-transit cover and the company holds £1m public liability. Certificates are issued with your confirmation on request — ask any mover you shortlist for the same. Crews run from Stockport, so Stockport and Edgeley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerUsually yes. We hold back same-week and weekend slots across Stockport for short-notice work, and most Davenport enquiries are quoted the same day after a ten-minute video survey. Most Davenport properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerAs a rule of thumb: up to a one-bed flat, hourly man-and-van is cheaper; from two bedrooms up, a fixed-price removal is quicker and usually costs less than the hours would. Send a room list and we will tell you which is better value — including when that is the smaller booking. Crews run from Stockport, so Stockport and Edgeley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Stockport Council controls loading on most SK2 and SK3 streets. We check your street at survey and, where a suspension saves a long carry, we apply for it and show the cost in the quote before you accept it. Most Davenport properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerDriveway loading makes these moves efficient. What moves the price is the loft, the garage and the shed, so the survey deliberately opens all three. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Woodsmoor shops, Davenport Golf Club and a settled family base — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerStockport, Edgeley, Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page and identical pricing. Nothing inside the county carries an out-of-area surcharge. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Davenport or across to Stockport.
Link to this answerYes — a licensed clearance run can be added to any Davenport booking, quoted up front with a waste transfer note, so the old sofa and the shed contents leave on the same visit. Roughly 3,500 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerBefore you book
Before you pay a deposit anywhere, check the quote answers these four questions. Ours does, in writing, before your Davenport date is held.
Your load stays sealed and insured overnight for a fixed fee and delivers first thing — we do not unload onto a driveway or re-quote the second day at short-notice rates.
Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the SK2 figure you accepted is the figure you pay.
Call 020 3633 4555 and ask what a local mover booking like yours costs from £45 an hour. If a cheaper option fits better — a smaller van, an hourly booking, a different day — we will say so.
Booked with your local mover search
A move in Stockport is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Davenport crews are asked for in the same week — clearing what is not worth transporting, packing, reinstating shelves and fixings, and getting both properties clean — each on its own page with its own pricing.
Every moving service in Davenport
Each service below is quoted and crewed for Davenport specifically — same team, same vans, different job. Pick the one that matches your move, or step back up to the hub to compare them side by side.
On the job
Photographs from Hello Services moves, with notes on how the same approach applies to Davenport streets, access and parking.



Free download
Print this before moving day in Davenport. It covers the Stockport Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (Large Edwardian and 1930s semis with long gardens and original bay windows) and the sign-off steps most people forget.
Covers: Four weeks before — book and confirm · Two weeks before — paperwork and access · One week before — pack room by room · The day before — final prep · Moving day — loading · Moving day — unloading and sign-off · Davenport local notes (SK2, SK3).
Keep looking
Same crews, same rates, different shape of job. These are the pages directly above and alongside this one — the URLs match the breadcrumb exactly, so you always know where you are in Stockport.
The same trail as the breadcrumb at the top — each step is a real hub you can price from, not a category stub.
Use this level when the job spans more than Davenport alone.
Every page below this one is priced the same way as Davenport.
Every page below this one is priced the same way as Davenport.
If your job is bigger or smaller than a standard Davenport move, start at the hub that matches it — each one lists all 115 area pages underneath.
Hourly vans for part-loads leaving SK2, from £45/hr.
Two-bed and up, with dismantling and reassembly fixed at survey.
Out-of-hours business moves so Davenport trading hours are kept.
Leaving Stockport entirely, £45/hr plus £1.50 a measured mile.
A dedicated van from Davenport to the continent with the crossing itemised.
Materials and a packing crew the day before your Davenport load.
The jobs Davenport customers add in the same week, each with its own pricing page.
The national moving pillar, with the same crews used for Davenport.
Deposit-standard clean once the Davenport keys are handed back.
The wider cleaning hub covering SK2, SK3.
Licensed removal of what is not worth loading, with a waste transfer note.
Shelves, TVs and flat-pack refitted at the new address.
Every service we run across the county, Stockport included.
Keep exploring Davenport
Real Stockport pages, each with its own pricing and access notes.
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