Cost of removals for a 2 bed house in London
The cost of removals for a 2 bed house in London comes down to the van and the hours. The van size calculator puts a typical one at about 5 hours in an Extra Long Wheel Base. Drivers set their own prices, so there is no fixed figure. The two real rates on our pricing page, for the van sizes either side of that one, put 5 hours at £429.86 to £464.86, with City2City’s booking fee included.
What a 2 bed house removal usually takes
A 4.5 m long load space. The van size calculator’s pick for a typical two-bed house.
Setup, loading, unloading and a half-hour drive, rounded up.
Most drivers set one. Then the driver’s hourly rate, by the hour or half hour.
Mileage, fuel and insurance too. Tolls, ferries and private road charges are not.
These are typical figures, not a quote. The two real rates on our pricing page are for a Large Long Wheel Base and a Luton, the sizes either side of the Extra Long Wheel Base.
Where the 5 hours go
The van size calculator adds three things: setup time for the van, handling time for each item and the drive. Here is its standard two-bed house list, grouped by room. It assumes a normal London run with no long carry.
Get the number for your own list| What takes the time | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Van and setup (Extra Long Wheel Base) | 80 |
| Bedrooms: a double and a single bed, two wardrobes, two chests of drawers, two bedside tables | 64 |
| Living room: three-seater sofa, armchair, large TV and stand, coffee table, bookcase, sideboard | 42 |
| Kitchen and dining: table and four chairs, fridge-freezer, washing machine | 40 |
| Boxes and bags: 18 medium boxes, 6 large boxes, 3 suitcases | 33 |
| A bike | 4 |
| The drive between your addresses (a set allowance in the calculator) | 30 |
| Total, rounded up to the next half hour | 293 min = 5 hours |
What a house adds to the job
A house move brings four things a flat move often does not, and each one is time on the clock.
The garden and the shed
The calculator’s standard list has no garden. A garden table set adds 8 minutes, and each garden chair 2. The shed adds the mower, the tools and the pots. Clear out what you are not taking first. Taking a petrol mower or a gas bottle? Ask on live chat before you book.
White goods
The standard two-bed house list has a fridge-freezer and a washing machine: 24 minutes in the calculator between them. Defrost the fridge-freezer, and disconnect and drain the washing machine, before the driver arrives. If yours is an American fridge-freezer, that is 20 minutes on its own, so list it by name when you book.
The front door
A house has its own front door, and the van can often park close to it. A short, level carry keeps the hours down. If there are residents’ bays outside, ask the council early about suspending one. If the van will have to park down the road, tell us on live chat before you book.
Narrow halls and steep stairs
Terraced houses often have a narrow hall and a tight turn on the stairs. Measure your biggest pieces, then the hall and that turn. Take apart anything built to come apart, such as a bolted bed frame, but leave flat-pack assembled. If you need the driver to take things apart, ask on live chat first: it is up to each driver, and it is time on the clock.
The packing guide covers defrosting, draining and what to take apart.
Extra Long Wheel Base or Luton?
Both suit a two-bed house. The calculator picks the Extra Long Wheel Base, which still fits once a patio set is added. The Luton is shorter, but wider and taller.
Extra Long Wheel Base
- Load space
- 4.5 m × 1.7 m × 1.9 m
- Payload
- 1,200–1,500 kg
- Setup allowance
- 80 min
Choose it when: The load is mostly furniture and boxes, and the calculator says it fits.
Luton Van
- Load space
- 4.0 m × 2.0 m × 2.2 m
- Payload
- 1,200–1,600 kg
- Setup allowance
- 90 min
Choose it when: A tall fridge-freezer, lots of garden kit or a full shed is coming. Its setup allowance is 10 minutes longer.
A two-bed terrace with a patio set
One ordinary move, using the calculator’s own maths: the standard two-bed list plus some garden furniture, going about half an hour across London.
- 1The load. The standard two-bed list is 183 minutes of handling. A garden table set adds 8 and four garden chairs 8 more: 199 minutes.
- 2The van. It would still just fit the Extra Long Wheel Base, but the driver you pick has a Luton: 90 minutes of setup.
- 3The time. 90 minutes of setup, 199 of handling and 30 of driving: 319 minutes. Rounded up to the next half hour, you book 5½ hours.
- 4The rate. £185.95 for the first two hours, then £92.97 an hour: one of the two real rates on our pricing page, with City2City’s booking fee included.
- First two hours
- £185.95
- Next 3½ hours at £92.97 an hour
- £325.40
- What you pay
- £511.35
- City2City’s booking fee is already in that total. It is the full amount you pay.
- The Congestion Charge and ULEZ are already in that price.
- Run half an hour over, to 6 hours, and that time is at the same rate. What you pay becomes £557.83.
This shows how the sum works, not what your move will cost. Another driver with the same van may charge more or less.
How to get real prices for your house
Several drivers can price the same house, and you pick one. No card details are needed to see the prices.
- 1Choose home removals. Enter both addresses, the floor at each and whether there is a lift.
- 2Pick the type of place you are moving from: a two-bed house.
- 3Add what is coming, including the garden and the shed.
- 4Choose the van. The booking suggests a size from your items.
- 5Pick the help level, date, time and hours. Driver plus two porters is sensible for a house move, or a long carry.
- 6Compare the man and van drivers who are free: van, rating and price. Pick one and pay by card.
Drivers set their own prices. City2City’s booking fee is added to them, and the prices you see already include it.
2 bed house removals: your questions
There is no fixed price, because drivers on City2City set their own. The van size calculator puts a typical two-bed house at about 5 hours in an Extra Long Wheel Base van. At the two real rates on our pricing page, which are for the van sizes either side of that one, 5 hours costs £429.86 to £464.86 in total, with City2City’s booking fee included. Search your own move to see what the drivers who are free on your date charge.
Usually an Extra Long Wheel Base, which has a 4.5 m long load space. A Luton is shorter but wider and taller, which helps with a tall fridge-freezer or a lot of garden furniture. Put your own list into the van size calculator to check.
Usually, yes. The calculator’s standard two-bed house list fits the Extra Long Wheel Base, even with a patio set added. A very full loft or shed adds up quickly, though. If the calculator shows even the Luton as full, message us on live chat. It may need two trips or a second driver.
About 5 hours for the calculator’s standard list, or 5½ hours once garden furniture is added. Most drivers set a two-hour minimum, and time after that is charged in hourly or half-hour steps. If you are close to the line, book the extra half hour.
Yes. The price each driver shows already covers the Congestion Charge and ULEZ, along with mileage, fuel and insurance. Tolls, ferries and private road charges are not included and are paid separately if your route needs them.
The extra time is charged at the driver’s hourly rate, in hourly or half-hour steps. That rate is on the quote before you book, so there is nothing to find out on the day.
See what drivers charge for your house
Put in your addresses and what you are moving. No card details needed to see the prices.