How much does professional packing cost in the UK?

£30 an hour per packer with a two-hour minimum, or a fixed price per property size: from £180 for a 1-bed, £280 for a 2-bed and £420 for a 3-bed. Materials are charged at cost on top.

Are boxes and materials included in the packing price?

Labour and fixed packing prices exclude materials, which are supplied at cost — around £42 for a 1-bed and £68 for a 2-bed. Empty cartons are collected free after the move.

Can you pack only the fragile items?

Yes, and it is the most popular option. A fragile-only pack covers the kitchen, glassware, china, mirrors and art from £120, and you handle clothes and books yourself.

Do you unpack at the new address too?

Yes — unpacking is £30 an hour per packer, includes placing items into cupboards and wardrobes, and we flatten and take away every empty carton.

Is my packing insured?

Goods packed by our crews are covered by goods-in-transit insurance on the move. Items you pack yourself are covered for transit damage but not for internal breakage.

How long does packing a house take?

Roughly 4–6 hours for a 1-bed with one packer, a half day for a 2-bed with two packers, and a full day for a 3-bed. We confirm the window after a room count or a short video.

Packing pricing

Professional packing prices

Packing is the part of a move people most often underestimate: a 2-bed home is roughly 40 to 55 cartons and a full weekend of work. We price it two ways — per packer per hour when you only want the kitchen and the fragiles done, or as a fixed price per property size when you want to hand over the whole job.

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Professional packing price list

Packing is priced per packer per hour, or as a fixed price per property size. Materials are charged at cost, and unpacking at the new address is priced the same way.

Packer, hourly rateMost booked
Min. 2 hrs · materials at cost
£30/hr
Two packers, hourly rate
Halves the day on a family home
£55/hr
Studio / 1-bed full pack
Fixed · typically 4–6 hrs, one packer
from £180
2-bed full pack
Fixed · two packers, half day
from £280
3-bed full pack
Fixed · two packers, full day
from £420
Fragile-only pack (kitchen & glassware)
China, glass, art and mirrors
from £120
Unpacking at the new address
Boxes flattened and taken away
£30/hr
Materials pack — 2-bed home
Boxes, tape, paper and bubble wrap at cost
from £68

What moves the price

How much of the home you hand over
A fragile-only pack of the kitchen, glassware and pictures is a couple of hours. A full pack includes wardrobes, lofts, garages and the cupboard nobody has opened in years.
Carton count, not floor area
We estimate cartons from bedrooms and occupants — around 25 for a 1-bed, 40–55 for a 2-bed, 65–80 for a 3-bed. The carton count drives both the labour and the materials.
Fragile and high-value items
China, glass, mirrors, art and TVs are packed in double-wall cartons with tissue and bubble wrap. That is slower work per item and the reason fragile-only packs exist.
Packing the day before, or on the day
Packing the day before the van arrives is the calmest and usually the cheapest route. Same-day packing needs a bigger crew to keep the move on schedule.
Materials
Boxes, tape, paper and wrap are charged at cost — around £68 for a 2-bed — and every empty carton is collected free after the move.

What real jobs cost

Worked examples so you can place your own job before you speak to anyone.

1-bed flat, fragiles and kitchen only

One packer, 3–4 hrs

£120 – £150

1-bed flat, full pack

One packer, 4–6 hrs, ~25 cartons

£180 – £240

2-bed house, full pack

Two packers, half day, ~50 cartons

£280 – £360

3-bed house, full pack

Two packers, full day, ~75 cartons

£420 – £520

Unpacking at the new address

Two packers, half day, boxes taken away

£220 – £280

Optional extras

Materials pack — 1-bed homefrom £42
Materials pack — 2-bed homefrom £68
Wardrobe carton, hired£8
Standard box (pack of 10)£22
TV or artwork cratefrom £35
Same-day pack and move (extra packer)from £120

How to pay less

Pack your own clothes and books and hand us only the kitchen and the fragiles — that is where the breakages and the hours actually are.
Declutter before you count cartons. Paying to pack, move and unpack something you will not keep costs three times over.
Book packing for the day before the van rather than the morning of the move; a day-before pack needs fewer packers for the same work.
Take the free carton collection. Buying boxes and then paying to dispose of them is the most common hidden packing cost.

About our professional packing service

What sits outside the price

Parking permits, congestion charge and ULEZ where genuinely incurred — always itemised, never marked up
Congested or restricted access beyond a third-floor walk-up, agreed before booking
Specialist waste (asbestos, clinical, hazardous chemicals) which we sub-contract to a licensed handler
Out-of-hours work between 8pm and 7am, charged at 1.25× the standard rate

How you pay

Debit & credit card
Bank transfer
Cash on completion
Invoice, 14-day terms (contract clients)

Compare our other rates

CleaningFrom £135 · fixed price per job Moving & removalsFrom £45 · per hour, van + one mover HandymanFrom £35 · per hour, one tradesperson Clearance & wasteFrom £65 · minimum collection

Or see everything on one page: the national rate card.

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