Man and van in Fulham
Fulham moves are big ones. The terraces have grown upwards and downwards, the riverside towers run a diary, and two football grounds decide which Saturdays are off.
Covering Fulham Broadway, Parsons Green, Sands End, Imperial Wharf, Munster Village, Hurlingham and Bishop's Park.
Man and van in Fulham: check both fixture lists first
Stamford Bridge sits on the Fulham Road at the top of the neighbourhood, and Craven Cottage on Stevenage Road by the river at the bottom. On a home match day the council brings in event-day parking controls on the streets around each ground, the Fulham Road and Fulham Palace Road fill for hours either side of kick-off, and a bay suspension outside your house may not be honoured.
Two clubs means two fixture lists, and midweek evening games count too. Check both before you settle on a date, above all for a Saturday.
Lion houses, Munster Village terraces and the basement dig-out
The Peterborough Estate, between Parsons Green and Wandsworth Bridge Road, is the famous one: tall Victorian terraces with stone lions on the gables. Munster Village, off Munster Road and Dawes Road, is the same era on a smaller scale, and the streets between the Fulham Road and the New King's Road fill in the rest.
What makes house removals in Fulham bigger than they look is what has happened to these houses since. Lofts have become bedrooms and basements have been dug out into kitchens and playrooms, so a three-bedroom terrace from the street is often five floors of furniture inside, with a narrow stair down to the lowest one.
Sands End and the river are different: Imperial Wharf's towers, the new blocks along the creek, and the Chelsea Harbour development next door, all with lifts, concierges and loading bays that are booked, not found.
Permit zones everywhere, and event-day rules around the grounds
Hammersmith and Fulham's controlled parking covers the whole of SW6, with long weekday hours and, on the lettered zones around the grounds, Saturday and evening restrictions on match days. If there is no space outside, the council will suspend a bay, but allow a couple of weeks for it, and more if the date is near a fixture.
At Imperial Wharf and the riverside blocks, the loading bay comes with the lift slot. Book both with the concierge and the van's arrival time follows from there.
- Whether either club is at home that day, and the kick-off time
- How many floors the house really has, including the basement
- Whether a bay is suspended, or the van loads from a loading bay by the river
- Which bridge you are leaving by, if the move goes south
Putney Bridge or Wandsworth Bridge, and the Fulham Road crawl
A move south over the river has two bridges to choose from. Putney Bridge, at the end of Fulham High Street, is the slower, with the High Street and Putney's one-way system either side. Wandsworth Bridge, off Wandsworth Bridge Road, is usually the better bet for a loaded van bound for Battersea, Wandsworth or the A3.
Going east, the Fulham Road and the King's Road into Chelsea crawl for most of the day. For a move into central London, the Lillie Road and the A4 at the top of the neighbourhood keep the van moving longer.
Removals in Fulham: hours for five floors, not three
A man with a van quoting from the number of bedrooms will be short. Count the floors, mention the basement and the loft, and say whether the garden has side access, because most of these terraces do not and everything comes through the front door. Add the fixture check and the parking position, and the hours will match the house.
- Two home grounds, two fixture lists: check Stamford Bridge and Craven Cottage before fixing the date.
- Terraces often have a loft and a dug-out basement: count the floors, not the bedrooms.
- The whole of SW6 is permit-controlled; a bay suspension needs a couple of weeks' notice.
- Imperial Wharf and riverside blocks: the loading bay and lift slot are booked with the concierge.
- Hammersmith Bridge is closed to vans: cross by Putney Bridge or Wandsworth Bridge.
Congestion Charge and ULEZ in Fulham
Fulham is outside the Congestion Charge zone. A move within SW6, or to Hammersmith, Chelsea, Putney or Battersea, never pays it; the zone starts well to the east, past Knightsbridge.
ULEZ and any charge are in the driver’s price. How pricing works
What a move from Fulham costs
Moving in Fulham: your questions
If neither club is at home. On a match day the streets around the ground run event-day parking controls and the main roads fill for hours, so check both fixture lists first.
Yes. A dug-out basement adds a floor of heavy items and a narrow stair, so count it when you book the hours, and mention anything that will need two people on the stairs.
Usually Wandsworth Bridge. Putney Bridge and Fulham High Street are slower, and Hammersmith Bridge is closed to motor vehicles, so it is not an option.
No. SW6 is outside the zone, as are Hammersmith, Chelsea and Putney.