Removals · Gillingham, Dorset
Removals in Gillingham
Marley Moves is based in Shaftesbury, SP7 itself, with the yard on the western edge of town. Most local Gillingham moves complete in a single working day, with same-day site visits realistic for any SP8 enquiry. Connor and the small in-house crew live across Gillingham, Shaftesbury and the surrounding villages, so you're getting people who already know your roads, your council and your school catchments rather than subcontractors driving in cold. Family-run, fully insured (£2.5m public liability and £50,000 goods-in-transit cover per load), with fixed written quotes back inside two working hours and a 5.0-star Google rating across every town we cover.
Why us, here
Removals in Gillingham, by people who actually live nearby
Marley Moves is a Dorset removal company covering Gillingham, emphasis on Dorset, because Google's removals SERP for "Gillingham" still surfaces a lot of Kent results despite our Dorset town being the original (the Domesday "Gillingham" is here, not in Medway). Our yard sits at Ash Cottage on Sherborne Causeway in Shaftesbury, about 3 miles south of Gillingham along the B3081, which means a same-day site visit is genuinely possible for any Gillingham move and most quotes go out within the hour. The town's mix of properties, listed cottages on Newbury and the High Street, the post-war terraces around School Road, the Wyke estates and the new builds at Bay Road, means no two moves look the same, but we've done all of them. Connor and the crew live locally; if you're in SP8 we've almost certainly driven past your road this week.
Routes, access & parking
What we know about getting a removal truck around Gillingham
Access in Gillingham is mostly straightforward: the High Street and Newbury can be tight for a 7.5-tonne truck on market days (Tuesdays and Fridays), but a Luton or 3.5-tonne fits comfortably on either. The Wyke estates, Bay Road, Trinity Road and Buckingham Road all take a full-size removal truck without drama. Watch for the height restriction under the railway bridge on Station Road if you're routing a tall vehicle through the centre, we'll always come in via Le Neubourg Way for anything over 3 metres. Parking permits aren't usually needed for a single-day residential move; for longer jobs (3+ days, or a multi-van clear-out) we'll square it with the parish council in advance.
Property types
The kind of homes we typically move from in Gillingham
The town's housing stock is genuinely varied, Edwardian and Victorian semis along New Road, mid-century semis on School Road, the late-2000s estates at Wyke, Bay Road and Le Neubourg Way, and a scatter of period cottages and small farmhouses in the surrounding hamlets (Milton on Stour, Wyke, East Stour). Stairs in the older terraces tend to be steeper and narrower than modern builds; we factor that into the survey for any 3+ bed move with a piano, oversized wardrobe or American-style fridge.
Practical tips
Local tips for moving in Gillingham
Most local Gillingham moves complete in a single working day from our Shaftesbury, SP7 yard, pickup from 8am, settled in by early evening. School-run timing matters around Gillingham School (Hardings Lane) and the primary schools off Newbury, we route around the 8.30 / 3.10 windows where possible. North Dorset District Council handles planning + licensing for SP8; if you're combining a clearance with the move, we sort the waste-carrier paperwork at our end so you don't have to think about it.
Storage in Gillingham
Containerised storage for Gillingham, at our Shaftesbury, SP7 yard
Gillingham customers are 3 miles from our containerised storage yard at Ash Cottage, Sherborne Causeway, just south of the town along the B3081. Same-day drops are straightforward (we can shuttle a part-load straight off the back of your move into a wooden container without a separate trip), and access during office hours is a 5-minute drive rather than an out-of-county outing. Patterns we see most often: between-completion bridging when the new property's chain stretches by a fortnight, downsizers thinning before the move, and probate clearances where the contents need somewhere secure while the estate sale settles. Wooden containerised storage starts at £30 a week per standard 50-square-foot container, fully insured, monitored, accessible by appointment. Quote it alongside the removal so you only deal with one company and one number.
Full storage detail →Free fixed quote
Moving in Gillingham? Get a fixed quote.
We send most quotes back within two working hours, fixed in writing before move day, with the insurance certificate in the same email. Pick whichever bit fits your pace.
Available across Gillingham
Same in-house Marley crew, every removal service
Quote any combination of services together and you get one number, one schedule, one crew on the day, instead of three suppliers chasing each other.
Studios to 5-bed homes.
Man & Van →Fixed-price small moves and single-item pickups.
Packing Services →Full or part packing for kitchen, china and art.
Storage →Containerised, secure, monitored.
House Clearances →Probate, downsizing, end-of-tenancy.
Long Distance →Dorset to anywhere in the UK.
Frequent questions
What people ask about removals in Gillingham
Are you in Gillingham, Kent or Gillingham, Dorset?
Dorset. Our yard is at Ash Cottage on Sherborne Causeway, Shaftesbury, SP7 9PX, about 3 miles south of Gillingham, Dorset along the B3081, six minutes by van. We don't operate in Kent, if you've found us via a Kent search, you're looking at the wrong removal company.
How quickly can you quote a Gillingham removal?
Inside two working hours, almost always inside one. Because we're local, we can also do an in-person pre-move visit the same day for larger moves, usually within four hours of your enquiry, which lets us lock in a fixed price that won't move on the day.
Do you cover the SP8 postcode and surrounding villages?
Yes, SP8 in full, plus Milton on Stour, Wyke, East Stour, Buckhorn Weston, Stour Provost, Marnhull and the wider North Dorset villages. If you're inside the SP8 outcode, you're a Gillingham local move at our standard local rate.
Can you handle moves on the older High Street and Newbury terraces?
Yes, those are bread-and-butter Gillingham jobs. The narrower frontages mean a 7.5-tonne truck won't always fit, but a Luton or two smaller vans does. We'll spec the right vehicle in your written quote so there's no day-of surprise about access.
How much does a typical 3-bed Gillingham removal cost?
From £1,050 fully insured, fixed in writing within two hours of your enquiry. Smaller 2-bed jobs run From £800; 4-5 bed homes typically From £1,600. Long-distance from Shaftesbury (London, Bristol, the north) is quoted as a fixed price per route after a free pre-move survey.
Nearby areas we cover
Also covering nearby
Marley Moves & Gillingham
We move people across Gillingham from our Shaftesbury, SP7 yard.
Around 3 miles from our Shaftesbury yard, close enough for a same-day site visit on most jobs.
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Packing
Full or part, proper materials, careful crew
Marley Moves runs full and part packing services across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, with proper materials and a methodical room-by-room approach. We use proper materials throughout: acid-free tissue for crockery and ornaments, double-walled boxes labelled by room, bubble wrap and foam for art and electronics, double-walled crates for the most fragile pieces, blanket-wrap on every item of furniture. Most customers add part packing for the kitchen and breakables (the bits where things go wrong if you do it yourself in the last 48 hours) and self-pack the books, clothes and bedding. Full packing, entire house, is offered for time-pressed moves, families who simply don't have the bandwidth, and properties with serious antique or art content. Pricing depends on volume: typically £100 – £700 added to a standard removal. Quoted in writing within two working hours.
Learn more →House Clearances
Sensitive, licensed, properly insured
Marley Moves runs sensitive house clearances across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, probate, downsizing, end-of-tenancy, post-bereavement, hoarder-property situations. We hold an Upper Tier Waste Carriers Licence with the Environment Agency (so we can legally remove and tip waste, many cheaper outfits can't), and we route donatable items to our regular charity partners (Sue Ryder, Salvation Army, Air Ambulance) rather than straight to landfill. Probate clearances are a substantial part of what we do, we work to the executor's or solicitor's timeline, photograph rooms before starting, identify items the family wants kept or rehomed, and only landfill what genuinely can't be saved. Free pre-clearance visit before any quote, so the price reflects what you actually want cleared rather than a worst-case estimate from photographs. Most jobs run a single day; bigger probate properties (4-5 bed, decades of accumulation) split across two.
Learn more →House Removals
Fixed-price written quotes in 2 hours
Marley Moves is a Dorset house removals company, family-run from our yard in Shaftesbury, SP7, with a Henstridge yard in Somerset, BA8. We move studios to 5-bed family homes across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, plus UK-wide long-distance removals from Dorset to anywhere from London to the Lake District. You speak to Connor directly from the first call to the keys-in-hand at the new place. Most of our work clusters in a triangle between Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Warminster, with regular runs out to Salisbury, Bath, Bournemouth and Poole. We're not the cheapest Dorset removal company, though we're typically 10–25% under the national-chain quote, and we're not BAR registered. What we are: properly insured, properly equipped, on time. That consistency is what every five-star Google review on this site is built on.
Learn more →Free fixed quote
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We send most quotes back within two working hours, fixed in writing before move day, with the insurance certificate in the same email. Pick whichever bit fits your pace.