Man and van in Camden
Porters and loading points in Belsize Park, divided terraces in Kentish Town, Hampstead lanes a Luton may not fit: plan the van around the building.
Covering Bloomsbury, Holborn, Camden Town, Kentish Town, Belsize Park and Hampstead.
Man and van in Camden, from Holborn up to the Heath
The borough runs from Holborn in the south to Hampstead Heath in the north, so two moves here can have little in common: a Bloomsbury mansion flat and a Hampstead period house may need different vans and a different plan for the kerb.
Euston Road, along the bottom of the borough, is one of the slowest roads in London and crawls both ways. Camden Town is congested much of the day, and worse on market weekends. If your route crosses either, build it into the hours you book.
Georgian terraces, mansion blocks and split Victorian houses
Down in Bloomsbury and Holborn, the housing is Georgian terraces and mansion blocks, much of it now flats. Camden Town and Kentish Town are divided Victorian terraces.
Belsize Park and Swiss Cottage are dominated by big mansion blocks with porters and lifts.
Parking for removals in Camden: controlled zones and porters' loading points
Controlled parking covers the whole borough, and many zones run long hours, so a van cannot count on waiting outside. Around Belsize Park, the mansion blocks usually have a set loading point instead of a space by the front door. Ask the porter where it is, and check the lift with them before the day.
- Where the block's loading point is, from the porter
- The lift, checked with the porter
- How far the nearest usable road is from your door
House removals in Hampstead: steep streets and a longer carry
Hampstead's period houses sit on steep, narrow streets where an Extra Long Wheel Base or a Luton may simply not fit, so the van has to suit the street as well as the load.
The road nearest your door may be single-track or residents-only. A longer carry on foot means more time on the clock, so mention it when you book.
- The two largest vans, Extra Long Wheel Base and Luton, may not fit Hampstead's narrow streets.
- Euston Road marks the charging boundary and is slow in both directions.
- Market weekends make the roads round Camden Town hard going.
- Controlled zones cover the whole borough, many for long hours.
Congestion Charge and ULEZ in Camden
Only the southern strip is inside the Congestion Charge zone: Bloomsbury, Holborn and Covent Garden, south of Euston Road. Everything north of the road, from Camden Town to Hampstead, is outside it.
ULEZ and any charge are in the driver’s price. How pricing works
What a move from Camden costs
Other areas close to Camden
N1, N5, N7, N19, EC1
W1, W2, SW1, NW8
NW2, NW6, NW9, NW10, HA0, HA9
N4, N8, N15, N17, N22
Moving in Camden: your questions
It may not. Hampstead's steep, narrow streets can rule out both the Luton and the Extra Long Wheel Base. Give the driver your road when you book; a smaller van, or a carry from the nearest road that works, may be the answer.
Yes, as are Holborn and Covent Garden, south of Euston Road. Everything north of Euston Road is outside the zone.
Usually at the block's designated loading point rather than a kerb by the front door. The porter will tell you where it is; check the lift with them before the day.