Greater London
Removals in Tower Hamlets
AFS Removals moves homes and offices in Tower Hamlets: locally, to anywhere in the UK and to Europe. Every move is carried out by movers employed by AFS and priced from one published rate card, so you can check each line of your quote before you book.
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- Crews
- Our own team
- Employed, never subcontracted
- Quote
- Written in 24 hours
- Itemised from published rates
- Cover
- Included as standard
- Goods in transit & liability
- Coordinator
- One named contact
- From quote to last box
Prices
What a move in Tower Hamlets costs
Our rates are the same in Tower Hamlets as everywhere else we work, and they are never changed by postcode.
A quote is built from up to four parts, and each one is its own line in your written quote. Nothing else is added.
An hourly rate for the vehicle and crew
From £75 an hour for a small van and two movers. Driving time between your two addresses is charged at the same rate.
A per-mile charge
For the road distance between the address you are leaving and the one you are moving to, at the rate for your vehicle.
Published extras, where they apply
Stairs without a lift, waiting time, dismantling, an evening or Sunday move, or the Congestion Charge inside the zone.
Packing, if you want it
A whole-home package or just the breakables. Leave it out and you pack yourself.
Two worked examples
A 2-bedroom home, a local move of about 6 miles. A 5.5 Tonne Lorry with two movers is £160 an hour. Loading and unloading takes about 6 hours and the drive between the two addresses about 15 min, so 6 hr 30 min is booked: £1,040. Six miles at £2 adds £12, which comes to about £1,052 before any stairs, dismantling or packing.
The same home, 200 miles out of Tower Hamlets. The drive takes about 3 hr 15 min, so 9 hr 30 min is booked (£1,520), and 200 miles × £2 adds £400: about £1,920. A long-distance move is priced from the same rate card as a local one; it just has more miles on it.
Illustrations from our published rates, not price promises: your quote depends on your addresses and what is moving.
Work it out
Your Tower Hamlets move, line by line
Guide total£1,052
- 5.5 Tonne Lorry, 3 moversUsually sent for a 2-bedroom home
- £160/hr
- Loading and unloading
- about 6 hours
- Driving between your addresses
- about 15 min
- 6 hr 30 min × £160Rounded up to the half hour
- £1,040
- Mileage6 miles × £2.00
- £12
- Guide total
- £1,052
Guide total £1,052 for a 2-bedroom home, 6 miles.
Before any stairs, dismantling, packing or a Sunday or evening surcharge. This is an illustration from our published rates, not a quote: the final price is confirmed by the AFS team after reviewing your details.
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Hourly rates and mileage, by vehicle
Movers include the driver. The same rates in every postcode.
Small Transit (SWB)350 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £75/hr
- 3 movers
- £95/hr
- 4 movers
- £120/hr
£1.20 a mile · 2-hour minimum
Transit LWB500 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £85/hr
- 3 movers
- £110/hr
- 4 movers
- £135/hr
£1.40 a mile · 2-hour minimum
Luton Box Van700 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £100/hr
- 3 movers
- £130/hr
- 4 movers
- £160/hr
£1.80 a mile · 3-hour minimum
5.5 Tonne Lorry1,000 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £130/hr
- 3 movers
- £160/hr
- 4 movers
- £190/hr
£2.00 a mile · 3-hour minimum
7.5 Tonne Lorry1,300 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £150/hr
- 3 movers
- £180/hr
- 4 movers
- £210/hr
£2.40 a mile · 3-hour minimum
10 Tonne Lorry1,500 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £170/hr
- 3 movers
- £200/hr
- 4 movers
- £230/hr
£2.80 a mile · 3-hour minimum
12 Tonne Lorry1,700 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £190/hr
- 3 movers
- £220/hr
- 4 movers
- £250/hr
£3.20 a mile · 3-hour minimum
18 Tonne Lorry2,200 cu ft
- 2 movers
- £210/hr
- 3 movers
- £240/hr
- 4 movers
- £270/hr
£3.60 a mile · 3-hour minimum
Typical labour for a home move
- Studio flat
- Small Transit (SWB), 2 movers, about 2 hours loading and unloading
- £150
- 1-bedroom home
- Luton Box Van, 2 movers, about 4 hours loading and unloading
- £400
- 2-bedroom home
- 5.5 Tonne Lorry, 2 movers, about 6 hours loading and unloading
- £780
- 3-bedroom house
- 7.5 Tonne Lorry, 3 movers, about 8 hours loading and unloading
- £1,440
- 4-bedroom house
- 10 Tonne Lorry, 4 movers, about 10 hours loading and unloading
- £2,300
Loading and unloading labour only, worked out the same way as our quote form. Driving time, mileage between your two addresses, stairs (£10 per person, per flight, per hour at that address), packing and dismantling are added in your written quote.
Other charges that can apply
Stairs
£10 per person, per flight, per hour
From the first floor up, for the hours at that address. A floor is 2 flights, so a first floor with a two-person crew adds £40 an hour there. A working lift that takes furniture removes the charge.
Work out your stairsWaiting time
£40 per person, per hour
For example if the keys are released late on completion day: £80 an hour for a two-person crew.
Timing
+15% evenings
+20% Sundays and bank holidays
Your quote says which applies to your date before you book.
Congestion Charge
TfL's daily charge inside the zone only
Added as its own line if either address is inside central London's Congestion Charge zone during charging hours. Our vans meet the ULEZ standard, so there is no ULEZ charge.
TfL: Congestion Charge zone and hours
The minimum booking is 2 hours for the Small Transit (SWB) and Transit LWB, and 3 hours for the Luton Box Van, 5.5 Tonne Lorry, 7.5 Tonne Lorry, 10 Tonne Lorry, 12 Tonne Lorry and 18 Tonne Lorry.
Your Tower Hamlets move at a glance
- Crew
- AFS's own employed movers, from a driver alone to a crew of four
- Vehicles
- Small Transit (SWB), Transit LWB, Luton Box Van, 5.5 Tonne Lorry, 7.5 Tonne Lorry, 10 Tonne Lorry, 12 Tonne Lorry, 18 Tonne Lorry
- Cover
- Goods in Transit and Public Liability, included on every move
- Materials
- Brought by the crew and itemised in your quote
- Stairs
- Ground floor free; from the first floor, £10 per person, per flight, per hour
- London charges
- No ULEZ charge; the Congestion Charge is its own quote line inside the zone
- Your quote
- In writing within 24 hours, line by line from the published rates
To get an itemised quote, send us both addresses, the floor and lift situation at each, where the van can stop, and a rough list of what is moving. Your quote arrives in writing within 24 hours.
Services
Removal services in Tower Hamlets
Each service has its own page for this area, with the local price and the council rules.
House Removals in Tower HamletsFlats and family homes, moved locally or across the UK.ViewStart a quotefor House Removals in Tower Hamlets
Office & Commercial Removals in Tower HamletsOffice and commercial moves planned around your downtime.ViewStart a quotefor Office & Commercial Removals in Tower Hamlets
European Removals in Tower HamletsHousehold moves between the UK and Europe, in both directions.View
Man & Van in Tower HamletsHourly help with a van, for jobs smaller than a full move.ViewStart a quotefor Man & Van in Tower Hamlets
House Clearance in Tower HamletsEmptying a property of everything you are keeping, in full or room by room.ViewStart a quotefor House Clearance in Tower Hamlets
Packing & Unpacking in Tower HamletsFull or fragile-only packing, priced as a package with materials.ViewStart a quotefor Packing & Unpacking in Tower Hamlets
Furniture Disassembly & Reassembly in Tower HamletsBeds, wardrobes and tables taken apart and put back together.ViewStart a quotefor Furniture Disassembly & Reassembly in Tower Hamlets
Piano & Fragile Item Removals in Tower HamletsPianos, antiques and artwork, wrapped and moved with extra care.ViewStart a quotefor Piano & Fragile Item Removals in Tower Hamlets- Removals & Storage in Tower HamletsMoving into storage and back out again, with the storage arranged for you.ViewStart a quotefor Removals & Storage in Tower Hamlets
Furniture Delivery in Tower HamletsSingle items collected and delivered, assembled if you want.ViewStart a quotefor Furniture Delivery in Tower Hamlets
Where we work
Every part of Tower Hamlets, E1, E2 and E1W
We cover house and flat removals across all of Tower Hamlets: Whitechapel, Weavers, St Katharine's & Wapping, Stepney Green, Spitalfields & Banglatown and Shadwell. Jobs out to Shoreditch, Southwark, Bow and Hackney are quoted the same way.
- Whitechapel
- Weavers
- St Katharine's & Wapping
- Stepney Green
- Spitalfields & Banglatown
- Shadwell
- Shoreditch
- Southwark
- Bow
- Hackney
Not sure your street is covered? It is: we work across the whole of the E1, E2 and E1W postcode districts and beyond.
Tower Hamlets in numbers
What homes in Tower Hamlets look like
Of the four main kinds of home in the 2021 census, flats and maisonettes made up the largest share in Tower Hamlets: 88%. Below, each kind of home in Tower Hamlets is ranked against London's other boroughs.
- households in Tower Hamlets
- 120,539
- residents had moved from elsewhere in the UK in the year before the census
- 50,084
- of homes privately rented (of owned, private and social rented)
- 39%
- Detached houses1%
The fifth lowest of London's 32 boroughs.
- Semi-detached houses2%
The lowest share of London's 32 boroughs.
- Terraced houses9%
The third lowest of London's 32 boroughs.
- Flats and maisonettes88%
The second highest of London's 32 boroughs.
Bedrooms
The number of bedrooms is the best guide to the size of a move: it sets the van, the crew and the hours.
- 1 bedroom31%
- 2 bedrooms40%
- 3 bedrooms20%
- 4 or more bedrooms9%
What homes in Tower Hamlets cost to buy and rent
Average house price £448,000 (August 2026); average private rent £2,462 a month (September 2026).
- Detached
- £900,000
- Semi-detached
- £675,000
- Terraced
- £697,000
- Flat
- £430,000
- 1-bed rent
- £1,998 /month
- 2-bed rent
- £2,427 /month
- 3-bed rent
- £2,760 /month
- 4+ bed rent
- £3,390 /month
Council rules
What the council says about moving day in Tower Hamlets
Published by the authorities themselves, with a link to each. Rules and fees change, so check the source before you rely on them.
Reserving space outside the property: Tower Hamlets Council
Tower Hamlets takes suspensions through an online form and needs 7 working days' notice, with payment received by then. The standard charge is a £200 service charge plus £90 per bay per day. Residents moving house can ask for a limited suspension with no bay charge for up to 2 bays for one day, though the service charge still applies. With AFS, you apply for and pay for any suspension yourself, then send us the booking reference and bay location so we can plan the van around it.
Tower Hamlets Council: parking bay suspensions and dispensations
Last checked 3 November 2026.
Stairs and lifts
Floors, lifts and the carry from the van
Tell us which floor each address is on and whether a lift takes furniture. Stairs are charged by the flight from the first floor up, and a working lift removes the charge. A long walk from the van, a narrow gate or a tight stairwell also changes the time a job takes.
| Floor | Flights | Crew of 2, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Ground floor | None | Free |
| First floor | 2 | £40 |
| Second floor | 4 | £80 |
| Third floor | 6 | £120 |
| Fourth floor | 8 | £160 |
£10 per person, per flight, per hour spent at that address, driver included. A crew of 2 spending one hour loading on a third floor (6 flights) adds £120. With a working lift that takes the furniture, the line is £0.
How many movers?
Your floor at each addressTap your floor on each building, or drag the marker beside it.
Stair charge
None
Ground floor, or a working lift, at both addresses.
£10 per person, per flight, per hour at each address; a floor is 2 flights. This is the stair charge only — the hourly rate for the vehicle and crew, and the per-mile charge, are separate. Your written quote confirms the hours.
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Extra help
Deciding how much help you need
Most moves need only a vehicle and a crew sized to the home. These are the situations where adding help usually saves time or reduces risk.
An extra mover
Worth it when there are stairs at both ends, a long carry from where the van can stop, or a tight window between collecting your keys and handing over your old ones.
For a Luton Box Van, a third mover takes the hourly rate from £100 to £130.
Packing
Worth it when you have less than a week, a lot of glass, china or artwork, or little time around work.
Packing packages include the materials: £400 for a 1-bedroom home, £600 for 2 bedrooms and £1,000 for 3. If you only want the breakables done, fragile-only packing covers glass, china, artwork and mirrors.
Dismantling and reassembly
Worth it when a bed, wardrobe or table will not pass through a stairwell or doorway in one piece.
A single or double bed is £50 to dismantle, or £90 to dismantle and rebuild; a standard two-door wardrobe is £60, or £110 with reassembly. Every dismantling booking has a £90 minimum.
Pianos, antiques and artwork
Worth it when an item is heavy, valuable or awkward enough to need extra wrapping and handling.
Priced for the item, after we know what it is and where it has to go.
Storage
Worth it when your new home is not ready on moving day, the dates do not line up, or you are downsizing and need somewhere for what does not fit yet.
We arrange secure storage near either address. Storage for a 1-bedroom flat's contents is £250 to £350 a month, VAT included, with the first month paid upfront; larger homes are priced on volume in your quote. Moving into and out of storage is priced like any other move.
From quote to moving day
How a move in Tower Hamlets works
Five steps, one coordinator, and a plan agreed before the van arrives.
- 1
Tell us about your move
Use the quote form, call or WhatsApp. Add photos if it helps — the more we know, the more accurate the price.
- 2
Get your written quote
An itemised quote within 24 hours, built from our published rates: vehicle, crew, hours and extras, line by line.
- 3
Your coordinator takes over
Once you book, one named coordinator confirms the date, vehicle and crew, and stays your contact until the last box is in.
- 4
Packed and loaded
Floors and doorways protected, furniture dismantled and blanket-wrapped, and the van loaded in the order you want it unloaded.
- 5
Unloaded and rebuilt
Boxes go to the rooms you labelled, beds go back together, and the crew stays until you have walked the house.
From our records
Moves we've booked near Tower Hamlets
We have no booking on record in Tower Hamlets itself yet. These are real jobs from elsewhere in Greater London.
Each one is a real job, taken from our written booking confirmations. Customer names and street addresses are left out.
September 2026 · nearby
£2,295
2-bedroom flat: packed on day one, moved and unpacked on day two
Shoreditch (EC2A) to Bethnal Green (E2) · about 1 miles apart
- Vehicle
- 7.5-tonne lorry or 2 × Luton box vans
- Movers
- 3–4
- Booked for
- Two days (up to 5 hours, then up to 7 hours)
- Also booked
- Packing, Unpacking
Volume: about 1,000–1,100 cu ft.
July 2026 · nearby
£850
1-bedroom flat plus a storage unit, long distance
Barking (IG11) to Beeston, Nottingham (NG9) · about 111 miles apart
- Vehicle
- Luton box van
- Movers
- 2
- Booked for
- Up to 8 hours
Included: sofa, beds, fridge, washing machine, wardrobes, dining table and chairs.
Volume: about 700 cu ft.
July 2026 · nearby
£795
Long-distance home move
Stoke Newington (N16) to Norwich (NR3) · about 95 miles apart
- Vehicle
- Luton box van
- Movers
- 2
- Booked for
- Up to 7 hours
November 2024 · nearby
£475
Home move
Hackney (E8) to Islington (N1) · about 1 miles apart
- Vehicle
- Luton box van
- Movers
- 2
- Booked for
- Up to 4 hours
October 2024 · nearby
£350
Home move
Brentwood (CM15) to Chingford (E4) · about 13 miles apart
- Vehicle
- Luton box van or low-loader
- Movers
- 2
- Booked for
- Up to 3.5 hours
No VAT charged
September 2024 · nearby
£380
Furniture move
King's Cross (WC1X) to Upminster (RM14) · about 16 miles apart
- Vehicle
- Luton box van
- Movers
- 2
- Booked for
- Up to 3.5 hours
Included: sofa, beds, chests of drawers, TV, boxes.
Includes £60 VAT
Historic prices: what each customer booked at the time, under our earlier time-slot pricing. Distances are straight lines between postcode districts. Your written quote uses today's rates.
The company
Who will do your move
AFS Removals Limited (company number 12460159) was incorporated in 2020 by a team with more than 20 years in removals. We move homes and businesses across the UK from offices in London and Coventry, and to and from 12 European destinations. Our crews are employed by AFS, not subcontracted. Our moving standards explain how we price, what every move includes and how to raise a concern.
- Registered
- AFS Removals Limited, No. 12460159
- Crews
- Employed by AFS, never subcontracted
- Offices
- 160 City Road, London and 137 Treherne Road, Coventry
- Lines open
- Seven days a week, 8am – 10:30pm
Reviews
What customers say
Rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 334 reviews, checked 5 November 2026. These reviews are from AFS customers across the UK. Each rating links to its public profile, so you can read every review yourself.
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Drew HarveyVerified Google review“Booking was straightforward and AFS confirmed a few days before. The team turned up on time and were friendly and efficient. They packed up, drove to the delivery address and unpacked again, all with no drama or fuss.”
Siobhan Harper-NunesVerified Google review“Thoughtful, professional & hard working. They did not stop! I had 3 offices to clear & 3 hours to do it in. I was having a meltdown and they were patient and accommodating. Job done. Happy move.”
Amy VoraVerified Google review“The team arrived exactly on time, were professional, friendly, and handled our move from Chapter Kings Cross to Safestore Kings Cross with utmost care.”
Questions
Moving in Tower Hamlets: common questions
Do you cover all of Tower Hamlets?
How much does a move in Tower Hamlets cost?
Do I need to arrange parking for moving day in Tower Hamlets?
What is included in a house move?
How far in advance should I book?
Do I need to pack everything myself?
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Removals near Tower Hamlets
Get a written quote for your Tower Hamlets move
Send us both addresses, the floor and lift situation at each, where the van can stop and a rough list of what is moving. Your coordinator replies with an itemised quote in writing within 24 hours. Phone lines are open 8am to 10:30pm, seven days a week.