NE37 · NE38
Removals in Washington
Washington was planned in the 1960s around the car, and for a removal that cuts both ways. The roads are fast — the A1(M) runs down the western edge, and the A182, the A195 and the Sunderland Highway tie the villages together, so getting a van to Washington is the easy part. Getting it to your door can be harder. The new town was built as a set of villages — Albany, Concord, Oxclose, Fatfield, Sulgrave and the rest — and in some of them the parking sits on one side of a terrace while the front doors face a footpath on the other. So as well as how many bedrooms you have, tell us how far it is from where the van can stop to your front step.
- From our base
- About 20 minutes
- Postcodes
- NE37, NE38
- Hours
- 6am–10pm, seven days
- Weekend rate
- Same as any other day
What moving in Washington is actually like
The town was originally divided into numbered districts. The numbers were officially dropped in 1983, but they hung on for a while on road signs and in postal addresses, and some old paperwork may still carry them. Give us the village, the street and the postcode and we will find you. Business moves on the industrial estates are a different job again — access to a unit may be set by the site rather than by the council, so ask the site office about times and gates before you book a date with us.
Areas we work in
You will know us near
- Washington Old Hall
- the WWT Washington wetland centre
- the Galleries
- the F Pit mining museum
What we can do in Washington
- 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 Washington
Washington questions
A typical local move between Albany and Concord 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.
No, but it is the single most useful thing to tell us. Every item in the house is carried that distance, so a forty-metre walk from the parking court to your step is a longer day than a van at the kerb. Tell us where the nearest place to stop is, whether there are steps or a gate on the way, and send a photo taken from the parking area. The carry is priced into your quote from the start, provided we know about it.
Yes, as long as we also have the village and the street. Washington's numbered districts were officially dropped in 1983, but the numbers lingered on signs and in addresses, and some older paperwork may still use them. Give us the street name, the village and the full postcode when you ask for a quote. If your house is down a footpath rather than on a road, a pin dropped on WhatsApp saves the crew a walk round on the morning.
It depends on the job, not the distance. A short run across town, up to a two-bedroom home, with easy access at both ends is often cheaper hourly, with a two-hour minimum. A whole house, anything that needs dismantling, or a move that depends on a key release is better as one price for the whole job, because if the keys are late we wait with no clock running and no waiting charge. Describe the job and we will tell you which one we would book.
Whether there is a lift, how many flights there are if not, and whether the communal entrance has a door that can be propped safely or needs a fob. Tell us the floor and the largest item that has to go up. If anything needs taking apart to fit, tell us when you ask for a quote.