NE33 · NE34
Removals in South Shields
On a warm Saturday the hardest part of a South Shields move can be finding the kerb. The seafront around Sandhaven and Bents Park draws visitors from across the region, and the streets behind it — the Lawe Top, Bents Park Road, parts of Westoe — share their parking with all of them. Inland the question changes from parking to stairs. The Victorian streets of Westoe, Laygate and Tyne Dock include Tyneside flats — upstairs and downstairs homes that each open straight onto the street — and the upstairs one has a single flight between its front door and everything you own. Further out, Harton, Horsley Hill, Marsden, Simonside and Brockley Whins are semis and newer estates that move much like a house anywhere else.
- From our base
- About 35 minutes
- Postcodes
- NE33, NE34
- Hours
- 6am–10pm, seven days
- Weekend rate
- Same as any other day
What moving in South Shields is actually like
Parking rules near the foreshore can change, so check with South Tyneside Council what applies to your street on the Lawe Top or around Bents Park Road before the day, and tell us what you have arranged. Race day is the other date to know. The Great North Run finishes on the coast here every September, and the council closes stretches of the seafront and the roads leading to it for much of that Sunday. A move across the river to North Shields is a short hop by ferry and a much longer one by road, through the Tyne Tunnel, so it is the road route that counts.
Areas we work in
You will know us near
- Arbeia Roman Fort
- the Herd Groyne lighthouse
- Marsden Rock
- The Word
What we can do in South Shields
- Home removalsFull house and flat moves across the North East and nationwide — packed, carried, and put back together in the right rooms at the other end.
- Business removalsOffice and commercial moves worked around your trading hours, so the disruption lands on a Sunday evening rather than a Monday morning.
- PackingWe pack before the move, with all materials included in the quoted price — and anything we pack is our responsibility.
- Single items & small loadsOne sofa, one marketplace collection, one thing that will not go in the car — priced by the hour, because a small job should not cost like a house move.
- ClearancesHouse, end-of-tenancy and probate clearances by a registered waste carrier, with anything reusable donated rather than tipped.
Worth reading before a move in South Shields
South Shields questions
A typical local move between Westoe and Harton costs £190 for a one-bed, £270 for a two-bed, £350 for a three-bed and £430 for a four-bed. Stairs, distance and a fuller load add to that. Man and van is £60 an hour, 2-hour minimum, plus 93p a mile. Use our quotation form to price your own move.
You can, but on the coastal side of the town we would rather you did not. South Tyneside Council closes sections of the seafront and the roads into it for much of race day, and a van that cannot reach your street costs you time on any booking. If your completion lands on that Sunday, look up the council's closure list as soon as it is published and send it to us. If you can move the date instead, changes to a booking are free with at least 48 hours' notice. Our rates are the same at the weekend as on a weekday, though a quote is given for a particular date, so the price can change with availability.
Somewhere legal and as close to the door as possible, which on a permit street means asking South Tyneside Council what a removal vehicle needs before the day. Visitor permits are sold to residents for their own visitors, so do not assume one covers a van for a full move. Securing parking at both addresses is your responsibility, and where the van cannot get close, the extra carry may affect the price. Tell us what you have arranged and we will plan the carry around it.
Three things: how many steps there are from the front door to the landing, the width at the narrowest point, and the largest single item that has to come down. In these flats the staircase is usually the only way out, so a wardrobe or a suite that went in before a later alteration may need taking apart. Dismantling is not automatic. Ask for it when you get your quote and we will bring the tools and allow the time.
Longer than it looks from the ferry landing. A removal van goes round by road, through the Tyne Tunnel, and distance is one of the things a quote is built from. Both sides of the river are in the North East patch we cover. Put both full addresses on the quote form and we will tell you what the move involves.