The cost of removals for a 3 bed house in London

The van size calculator starts a three-bed house with 73 items, including three beds, two wardrobes, a six-seat dining table and chairs, a sofa and armchair, the fridge-freezer, washing machine and cooker, a desk, bookcases, a bike and 32 boxes.

That is the rooms. A family house also has the parts nobody counts:

• The loft: boxes of papers and photos, suitcases, the Christmas decorations, the cot you kept.
• The garden: the table and chairs, the barbecue, the parasol, the planters.
• The shed: bikes, the lawnmower, tools, a step ladder.

Put all of it on your list. Drivers price what you tell them, and a van sent for the rooms will not take the loft as well.

A three-bed house is Luton work. It is the largest of the five van sizes: 4.0 m × 2.0 m × 2.2 m of load space, a payload of 1,200–1,600 kg, and 14.96 m³ of usable space once you allow for how a van really packs.

Even so, the calculator's standard three-bed list comes to 15.3 m³ once packed. That is more than one Luton holds, and it is before the loft and the garden. So a three-bed move runs one of three ways:

The calculator adds up three parts. For its standard three-bed list in a Luton:

Because the load is over one Luton, the calculator itself shows no hours for this list and asks you to check with City2City first. The figures above are its three parts added up.

It assumes a 30-minute drive and no unusual carry. Stairs, a loft ladder and a long walk to the van all add time. Most drivers set a two-hour minimum, then charge by the hour or half hour.

You choose one of four help levels when you search: no help needed, with driver help, driver + 1 porter or driver + 2 porters. For a three-bed house, driver + 2 porters is usually the right call.

• The heavy pieces are two-person lifts: a king bed, a three-door wardrobe, a cooker, a fridge-freezer.
• Most houses have stairs, so the bedrooms come down a flight, box by box.
• With three people, one can stack the van while two carry. A full Luton only closes if it is packed well.

More hands cost more an hour but usually finish sooner. What a porter costs is set by each driver, and it is already in the price when you search with that help level.

The calculator's standard three-bed list, one Luton and a 30-minute drive, on the Luton rate published on our pricing page.

1. 1
   Time

   277 + 90 + 30 = 397 minutes, so book 7 hours
2. 2
   First two hours

   £185.95
3. 3
   The rest

   5 more hours at £92.97 = £464.85
4. 4
   Total, booking fee included

   £650.80 for 7 hours

This is one real Luton rate from City2City's booking flow, not a quote. Other drivers charge more or less, and porters, floors and packing change the number. The Congestion Charge and ULEZ are already in every driver's price, and City2City's booking fee is already in this total and in every price you see when you search.

Everything above is a guide. The real number comes from drivers pricing your move:

1. 1Enter both addresses, with the floor and whether there is a lift at each.
2. 2Choose 3 Bed House and add what is coming, including the loft and the garden.
3. 3Pick the date, the van and the help. For most three-bed houses, a Luton with two porters.
4. 4Compare the drivers who are free that day and book the one you want.

Each driver sets their own price and City2City adds its booking fee to it. The prices you see when you search already include the fee, so you see the full total before you pay.

Before the day, work through the moving checklist. For what a home removal covers, see home removals. Moving somewhere smaller? See the cost of removals for a 2 bed house.