Southwark
Removals in Southwark, from SE1 to the borough edge
Removals in Southwark are decided by the housing stock more than by the mileage. Converted warehouse apartments in Bermondsey and Shad Thames, high-rise new-builds at Elephant Park and Canada Water, Victorian terraces in Peckham and Nunhead, Edwardian avenues in East Dulwich, period conversions throughout Borough and Walworth. Food and culture professionals, City workers in SE1, families in East Dulwich, diverse community throughout Peckham and Walworth.
- Every London postcode
- A survey before any price
- Answered at any hour
Postcodes we cover
SE1, SE5, SE15, SE16, SE17, SE22
Districts
9 across the borough
Quote
In writing, after a survey
What is different here
Moving in Southwark 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 Southwark
Converted warehouse apartments in Bermondsey and Shad Thames, high-rise new-builds at Elephant Park and Canada Water, Victorian terraces in Peckham and Nunhead, Edwardian avenues in East Dulwich, period conversions throughout Borough and Walworth.
Getting a van to the door in Bermondsey and London Bridge
SE1 (London Bridge, Borough, Bermondsey) has tight loading windows and heavy daytime traffic. Elephant Park (Lendlease) requires portal booking for removals. Peckham and Nunhead residential streets are in CPZ. Shad Thames warehouse access can be restricted by riverside activity.
How SE1 connects, and why it sets the start time
Jubilee line (London Bridge, Bermondsey, Canada Water), Northern line (London Bridge, Elephant & Castle), Overground (Peckham Rye, Nunhead, East Dulwich, New Cross Gate). It decides the time of day a move is worth starting.
Worth knowing
What a Southwark move usually turns on
SE1 (London Bridge, Borough, Bermondsey) has tight loading windows and heavy daytime traffic.
In Southwark 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 — Bermondsey and London Bridge differ more than the postcode suggests.
- In the SE1 and Canada Water blocks the loading bay comes with a booking sheet. Find out who holds it before the day.
- Riverside blocks are often gated with one shared service entrance. Confirm access before the day.
Services
What we do in Southwark
Every service below covers this area. Each page explains what drives its own price.
Questions
Asked about Southwark
- Which parts of Southwark do you cover?
- All of it — Bermondsey, London Bridge, Borough, Elephant & Castle, Peckham and the rest of SE1, SE5, SE15, SE16, SE17, SE22.
- What makes a move here different?
- SE1 (London Bridge, Borough, Bermondsey) has tight loading windows and heavy daytime traffic. That is why we survey before quoting rather than discovering it on the day.
- Do you cover the boroughs next to Southwark?
- We also cover Lambeth, Lewisham, Greenwich, Central 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.
Saqib AwanRead on Google, opens in a new tab
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.