Every price, published
Removal prices
Hourly rates for every vehicle and crew, mileage, stairs, dismantling, TV handling and packing, before you speak to anyone. Your written quote is built from exactly these figures.
- Crews
- Our own team
- Employed by AFS, never subcontracted
- Quote
- In writing within 24 hours
- Itemised from our published rates
- Cover
- Included as standard
- Goods in Transit & Public Liability
- Coordinator
- One named contact
- From the quote to the last box
Instant guide
Work out your move
Pick the size of your home and the distance. Every line is worked out from the rate card below, with the same arithmetic as the quote form.
- The vehicle and crew we usually send
- Loading, unloading and driving time
- Mileage between your two addresses
Work it out
Your move, line by line
Guide total£360.80
- Luton Box Van, 2 moversUsually sent for a 2-bedroom home
- £100/hr
- Loading and unloading
- about 3 hours
- Driving between your addresses
- about 15 min
- 3 hr 30 min × £100Rounded up to the half hour
- £350
- Mileage6 miles × £1.80
- £10.80
- Guide total
- £360.80
Guide total £360.80 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.
The rate card
Hourly rates are set by the vehicle and the number of movers on it. Distance is charged separately, per mile.
All 20 vehicle and crew rates are published here, with the per-mile charge and minimum booking for each. Prices are totals — no VAT is added.
Small Transit (SWB)
350cu ft
Single rooms, studio flats, part-loads and single-item deliveries.
- Driver only
- £55/hr
- 2 movers
- £75/hr
- 3 movers
- £95/hr
- 4 movers
- £120/hr
Minimum 2 hours
Distance £1.20 / mile
Transit LWB
500cu ft
One-bedroom flats and larger part-loads.
- Driver only
- £60/hr
- 2 movers
- £85/hr
- 3 movers
- £110/hr
- 4 movers
- £135/hr
Minimum 2 hours
Distance £1.40 / mile
Luton Box Van
700cu ft
Two-bedroom houses and flats.
- Driver only
- £70/hr
- 2 moversMost booked
- £100/hr
- 3 movers
- £130/hr
- 4 movers
- £160/hr
Minimum 3 hours
Distance £1.80 / mile
5.5 Tonne Lorry
1,000cu ft
Three-bedroom houses.
- Driver only
- £100/hr
- 2 movers
- £130/hr
- 3 movers
- £160/hr
- 4 movers
- £190/hr
Minimum 3 hours
Distance £2 / mile
7.5 Tonne Lorry
1,300cu ft
Four-bedroom houses and up, and commercial sites.
- Driver only
- £120/hr
- 2 movers
- £150/hr
- 3 movers
- £180/hr
- 4 movers
- £210/hr
Minimum 3 hours
Distance £2.40 / mile
Most booked: the Luton Box Van with 2 movers, on 22 of the 75 moves we confirmed by email between December 2023 and September 2026.
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Luton Box Van: hourly rate × hours booked, by crew size. The flat start is the 3-hour minimum booking.
- Driver only
- 2 movers
- 3 movers
- 4 movers
Labour only. Distance is added at £1.80 a mile; stairs, dismantling and packing are priced separately. The final price is confirmed by the AFS team after reviewing your details.
Typical moves
What each size of home usually comes to, and how much of it is distance. Pick how far apart your two addresses are.
Guide totals by size of home
Worked out from today's rate card with the quote form's arithmetic: the vehicle and crew we usually send, loading, unloading and driving time, plus mileage.
- Labour (hourly rate × hours)
- Mileage (10 miles)
- Studio flatSmall Transit (SWB), 2 movers£199.50
- 1-bedroom homeTransit LWB, 2 movers£269
- 2-bedroom homeLuton Box Van, 2 movers£368
- 3-bedroom house5.5 Tonne Lorry, 3 movers£740
- 4-bedroom house7.5 Tonne Lorry, 4 movers£1,179
An illustration from our published rates, not a quote. It leaves out stairs, dismantling, packing and any evening or Sunday surcharge. The final price is confirmed by the AFS team after reviewing your details.
From our bookings
What customers actually book
Counted from the 75 moves we confirmed by email between December 2023 and September 2026. Bookings by phone and WhatsApp are not in it, so read these as typical rather than exact.
- are home moves
- 89%
- use a crew of two
- 65%
- are within 5 miles
- 53%
- add dismantling
- 1 in 5
Crew size
Movers on the job, driver included. 72 moves.
- Driver only6%
- 2 movers65%
- 3 or more29%
Distance between the addresses
Straight line between the two postcodes. 57 moves with both.
- Up to 5 miles53%
- 6–15 miles21%
- 16–50 miles12%
- 51–150 miles14%
Hours booked
The time slot written on the confirmation. 62 moves; fixed-price and two-day jobs left out.
Most often: 6 hours (15 moves).
Type of move
75 moves.
- Home moves89%
- Office moves4%
- To or from storage5%
- To Europe1%
Compare the options
Removal only, or packing and removal?
Every quote we write offers both. The move itself is priced the same way in each; packing is added as a fixed package by the size of your home.
| Compared | Removal only | Packing + removal |
|---|---|---|
| What we do | Load, move and unload, with furniture protected | Pack the whole home, then load, move and unload |
| Who packs the boxes | You, before the crew arrives | Our packers (2 packers / up to 4 hrs for a 2-bedroom home) |
| Packing materials | Your own, or brought by us and itemised | An allowance included in the package |
| How it is priced | Hourly rate for the vehicle and crew, plus mileage | The same, plus a fixed packing package |
| Guide, 2-bedroom home, 10 miles | £368 | £968£368 + £600 package |
| Dismantling and reassembly | Per item, if you want it | Per item, if you want it |
| How often it is booked | 91% of our confirmed moves | 9% (about 1 in 11) |
| Suits | Anyone with time to pack, and smaller homes | Little time to pack, a full kitchen or lots of fragile things |
Guides are worked out from today's rates before stairs, dismantling or a Sunday or evening surcharge; your written quote confirms the price. Booking shares are from the 75 moves we confirmed by email between December 2023 and September 2026.
A Luton in two trips, or a lorry in one?
For a home that fills more than one Luton, there are two ways to do it. Which is better depends on the street as much as the load.
| Compared | Luton Box Van, two trips | 7.5 Tonne Lorry, one trip |
|---|---|---|
| Load space | 700 cu ft a trip | 1,300 cu ft |
| Rate with 3 movers | £130/hr | £180/hr |
| Mileage | £1.80 a mile | £2.40 a mile |
| Time | Both trips' driving counts in the hours | One drive between the addresses |
| Minimum booking | 3 hours | 3 hours |
| Street access | Fits narrower streets and tighter driveways | Needs room in the street to park and load |
| Usually the right choice | When a lorry cannot reach the door, or the two addresses are close | When access allows and the distance makes a second trip slow |
From a real quote: a two-bedroom flat with a shed in Walthamstow (E17), about 1,000–1,200 cu ft, in October 2026. A lorry could not reach the street, so the quote was a Luton with 3 movers in two trips. We check access before suggesting either.
How your quote is built
Up to two parts, each from a published price. The move is charged by the hour; packing, if you want it, is a fixed package.
The move
By the hour, plus mileage
A fixed hourly rate for the vehicle and crew. The total depends on how long loading and unloading actually take.
- Set by vehicle and crew size
- Billed for hours worked, against the vehicle minimum
- Distance added per mile
Packing, if you want it
A fixed package by property size
Packing labour and a set allowance of materials in one price, based on the number of bedrooms.
- Set by property size, not hours
- Labour and materials both included
- Any extra time or materials itemised in your quote
Stairs
£10 per person on the crew, per flight of stairs, for each hour at that address — loading time at the collection, unloading time at the delivery. A floor is 2 flights. Only the ground floor is free, and a working lift that takes the furniture means no stair charge.
| Floor | Flights | Crew of two, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Ground floor | 0 | Included |
| First floor | 2 | £40 |
| Second floor | 4 | £80 |
| Third floor | 6 | £120 |
| Fourth floor | 8 | £160 |
Each floor above the fourth adds 2 more flights. Charged at each address, so a third-floor flat to a second-floor flat carries both. Your quote shows the flights, crew and hours for each one.
Dismantling and reassembly
Charged per item rather than by the hour, so it does not inflate the rate for people who do not need it. Every dismantling or reassembly booking is subject to a £90 minimum. Guide prices assume the item can be reused as originally fixed — fitted, bespoke, glued, damaged, mirrored, glass or antique furniture is quoted after photographs or a survey.
| Item | Dismantle only | Dismantle + reassemble |
|---|---|---|
| Single / double standard bed | £50 | £90 |
| King / super king bed | £60 | £110 |
| Ottoman / storage bed | £75 | £140 |
| Bunk / high sleeper bed | £80 | £150 |
| Electric / complex bed | From £100 | From £180 |
| Standard 2-door wardrobe | £60 | £110 |
| 3-door wardrobe | £75 | £140 |
| 4-door wardrobe | £90 | £170 |
| 5–6 door wardrobe | £120 | £220 |
| IKEA PAX — 2–3 sections | £100 | £180 |
| Large PAX / modular system | From £150 | From £250 |
| 2-door sliding wardrobe | £120 | £220 |
| 3-door sliding wardrobe | £150 | £280 |
| Large mirrored sliding wardrobe | From £180 | From £320 |
| Fitted / bespoke wardrobe | Survey / quote | Survey / from £300 |
| Standard dining table | £40 | £70 |
| Large / heavy dining table | £60 | £100 |
| Sofa — removable legs / arms only | £30 | £50 |
| Modular / sectional sofa | £60 | £100 |
| Sofa bed | £70 | £120 |
| Cot / baby bed | £40 | £70 |
| Desk / office furniture | £40 | From £70 |
| TV stand / media unit | £40 | From £70 |
- Minimum dismantling/reassembly booking: £90.
- Guide prices assume furniture is structurally suitable for dismantling and reassembly and that original fixings can be reused.
- Fitted, bespoke, glued, damaged, mirrored, glass, antique or complex furniture is subject to photographs or a survey and quotation.
- Additional work caused by missing fixings, previous damage, restricted access or non-standard construction may be charged separately.
- Prices are guide/from prices and are confirmed as part of the removal quotation. Dismantling and reassembly does not include repairs, carpentry alterations, electrical work, plumbing or making good walls unless expressly agreed.
TV handling and wall mounting
Prices assume an existing, suitable wall bracket. Concealed cable work, electrical work and new bracket supply are quoted separately.
| Remove TV from an existing wall bracket | £40–£60 |
|---|---|
| TV protection / packing for removal | Quoted by TV size & protection required |
| Remove + professional remount at destination | From £120 |
| Large / difficult TV installation | £150–£250+ |
| Specialist wall, concealed cables or new bracket installation | Separate quotation |
- Wall mounting is carried out only where AFS staff are appropriately trained and the wall, fixings and bracket are suitable.
- Prices assume an existing suitable bracket unless otherwise quoted. AFS cannot guarantee reuse of unsuitable, damaged or incompatible brackets or fixings.
- Concealed cable work, electrical work, new sockets, specialist masonry work and supply of new brackets are not included unless specifically quoted.
- For high-value, very large, OLED, curved, fragile or unusually heavy televisions, photographs or a survey are needed before the price is confirmed. Where specialist installation is required, AFS may provide removal, protection and transport only.
Packing service
Labour and materials for a professional packing service, priced by property size. This is packing only — removal and transport are quoted separately and are not included in these figures.
| Property | Team / slot | Labour | Materials | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 2 packers / up to 3 hrs | £250 | £150 | £400 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 packers / up to 4 hrs | £350 | £250 | £600 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 packers / up to 6 hrs | £650 | £350 | £1,000 |
| 4 bedrooms | 3 packers / up to 8 hrs | £850 | £450 | £1,300 |
| 5 bedrooms | 4 packers / up to 8 hrs | £1,100 | £550 | £1,650 |
| 6 bedrooms | 4 packers / up to 10 hrs | £1,350 | £650 | £2,000 |
| 7 bedrooms | 5 packers / up to 10 hrs | £1,650 | £750 | £2,400 |
Packing materials included in each package
| Property | Small / book boxes | Large double-wall boxes | Wardrobe boxes | Tape | Bubble wrap | Packing paper | Stretch wrap | Mattress covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 20m | 200 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 bed | 25 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 30m | 300 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 bed | 35 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 40m | 500 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 bed | 45 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 50m | 750 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 bed | 55 | 55 | 8 | 12 | 75m | 1,000 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 bed | 65 | 65 | 10 | 14 | 100m | 1,250 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 bed | 75 | 75 | 12 | 16 | 125m | 1,500 | 4 | 7 |
- Quantities are standard allowances for normally furnished properties. Heavily furnished homes, lofts, garages, large kitchens, libraries, fragile collections or unusual contents may require extra materials and/or packing time.
- Specialist materials — TV cartons, picture and mirror cartons, specialist crates and additional protection — are not included and are quoted separately.
- Prices are from and subject to survey. Removal and transport are quoted separately according to volume, distance, access, parking, vehicle requirements and crew size.
Additional charges
The same across packing and dismantling bookings.
| Additional packing time | £40 per packer / hour |
|---|---|
| Unpacking service | £40 per packer / hour |
| Extra packer | £40 per hour |
| Waiting time | £40 per crew member / hour |
| Waiting time — 2-person crew | £80 per hour |
| Waiting time — 3-person crew | £120 per hour |
| Waiting time — 4-person crew | £160 per hour |
| Standard furniture dismantling / reassembly | From £40 per item |
| Bed dismantling + reassembly | From £50 per bed |
| Large wardrobe | From £60 each |
| Complex / flat-pack wardrobe | From £80 each |
| Evening service | +15% |
| Sunday / Bank Holiday | +20% |
| London ULEZ | No charge |
| London Congestion Charge | Its own line in your quote, at the amount TfL sets |
Deposit, payment and overtime
To book
A 20% deposit
Paid by bank transfer once you accept your written quote. It secures your date.
On the day
The balance before unloading
Unless something else is agreed in writing. Prices are totals, with no VAT added on top.
If it runs over
Overtime per additional hour
At the same hourly rate, and only for extra items, work asked for on the day, waiting, access restrictions or delays outside the agreed scope.
Changing or cancelling a date is covered by the terms in your written quote, which arrives within 24 hours.
Comparing quotes? Here is what is in ours
Removals quotes are hard to compare because every firm includes different things. This is exactly what ours covers.
In the price
- Goods in Transit cover
- Public Liability cover
- Our own employed crew
- A named move coordinator
- No VAT on top — prices are totals
Priced separately
- Packing materials — the crew brings them, itemised in your quote
- Packing labour, as a package by property size
- Furniture dismantling and reassembly, per item
- Stairs from the first floor up, by the flight, at each property
What changes the total
- Hours beyond the time your quote allows, at the same hourly rate
- Distance — every vehicle has its own per-mile rate
- A larger vehicle or an extra pair of hands
- An evening, Sunday or bank holiday start
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