Croydon
Removals in Croydon, from CR0 to the borough edge
Removals in Croydon are decided by the housing stock more than by the mileage. Victorian and Edwardian semis throughout Addiscombe and South Croydon, 1930s suburban houses in Shirley and Sanderstead, modern tower blocks in Croydon town centre (Ten Degrees, Saffron Square), large detached homes in Purley and Coulsdon. Families upsizing from inner London, first-time buyers, long-established South London families, commuters valuing fast rail access.
- Every London postcode
- A survey before any price
- Answered at any hour
Postcodes we cover
CR0, CR2, CR7, CR9
Districts
8 across the borough
Quote
In writing, after a survey
What is different here
Moving in Croydon is not the same job everywhere else
The things that change the price here, rather than a list that would fit any London postcode.
What you are actually moving out of in Croydon
Victorian and Edwardian semis throughout Addiscombe and South Croydon, 1930s suburban houses in Shirley and Sanderstead, modern tower blocks in Croydon town centre (Ten Degrees, Saffron Square), large detached homes in Purley and Coulsdon.
Getting a van to the door in Croydon and South Croydon
Most of suburban Croydon has minimal parking restrictions — generally easier access than inner London postcodes. Town centre moves near Croydon high street need vehicle timing around tram lines (Tramlink). New tower developments require advance goods lift booking.
How CR0 connects, and why it sets the start time
Thameslink (East Croydon, West Croydon to London Bridge and St Pancras in 15–20 mins), Overground, Tramlink network throughout, direct trains to Victoria in 14 minutes. It decides the time of day a move is worth starting.
Worth knowing
What a Croydon move usually turns on
Most of suburban Croydon has minimal parking restrictions — generally easier access than inner London postcodes.
In Croydon that is settled at the survey, not on the morning — which is why the quote holds.
- Before you fix a date
- Tell us the floor at both ends — Croydon and South Croydon differ more than the postcode suggests.
- Book the goods lift with the building before you book us — in a managed block that slot is the whole day.
- In the East Croydon towers the loading bay comes with a booking sheet. Find out who holds it before the day.
- Avoid market and high-street days if you can; a blocked frontage costs more time than a flight of stairs.
Services
What we do in Croydon
Every service below covers this area. Each page explains what drives its own price.
Questions
Asked about Croydon
- Which parts of Croydon do you cover?
- All of it — Croydon, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Addiscombe, Shirley and the rest of CR0, CR2, CR7, CR9.
- What makes a move here different?
- Most of suburban Croydon has minimal parking restrictions — generally easier access than inner London postcodes. That is why we survey before quoting rather than discovering it on the day.
- Do you cover the boroughs next to Croydon?
- We also cover Bromley, Lewisham, Lambeth, South London, so a cross-borough move is one crew and one price.
DanielFounder, Metro City Moves.
What people say
Reviews left by people we have moved
Left on our Google profile. Every card links back to it, so you can read the rest — including any we would rather you did not.
Good experience with Metro City Moves. 4 bedroom house seemed bit difficult to move from London to Liverpool, but they planned well and successfully executed. Thank you.
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Get a price
Tell us the two postcodes and we will price it properly
A survey first, then the number in writing. Most surveys are a ten-minute video call.
- No price given before someone has looked at the job
- The quote in writing, itemised, with what is not included spelled out
- Answered at any hour, including nights and weekends
Start here
Two postcodes and what you are moving. We come back to arrange the survey.