Local removal company · Gillingham, Dorset · SP8
Removals Gillingham
Three miles of the B3081 sit between our yard and Gillingham, and that distance changes how the work gets planned, not just how far the van drives. An SP8 survey is a short run out rather than half a day, so we can usually look at a house within a day or two of the enquiry, and a completion date that jumps forward at short notice is one we can often still cover. Gillingham, Dorset is the closest town to us of anywhere we work, which is why Gillingham removals fill a good part of most weeks: house moves across the town, packing, storage, man and van work, pianos and long distance. We are a family run removal company, and the written quote comes back within the hour.
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5.0 ★★★★★ Google rating · Family-run · Fully insured · Or call 01747 637070
Get a written quote within the hour
5.0 ★★★★★ Google rating · Family-run · Fully insured · Or call 01747 637070
Why us, here
What being three miles away changes about a Gillingham move
Gillingham is the closest town to our yard, just three miles down the B3081, and that proximity shows up in three practical places. Surveys: an SP8 address is a short run out, so we can usually look at a house in person within a day or two rather than booking you into the following week. Short notice: same-day moves within 25 miles and completion dates that jump forward are much easier to absorb when the crew starts three miles away. And smaller jobs stay worth doing, so a single room, flat move or man and van job in Gillingham gets quoted on what it actually takes rather than padded for travel. Our SP8 patch runs from the historic centre around The Square, High Street, Queen Street, Station Road and Newbury out through Wyke, Peacemarsh, Lodden Lakes, Ham, Ham Farm, Park Farm, Brickfields, Bay, Colesbrook and Milton on Stour, then into the Stour villages: East Stour, West Stour, Stour Provost, Buckhorn Weston, Kington Magna, Silton, Bourton and Fifehead Magdalen. We also move London Waterloo rail commuters relocating into Gillingham station's catchment.
In Gillingham we cover house removals, packing and storage, and also serve nearby Shaftesbury, Mere and Wincanton.
Compared
Comparing removal companies in Gillingham
Quotes from removal companies in Gillingham tend to land in a similar band until you check whether anyone has looked at your actual address and access. Four things worth checking with any removals company in Gillingham before you book.
Ask where the yard and crew actually are. Many listings that appear for a moving company in Gillingham are national lead brokers or out-of-county firms that have to weigh a pre-move survey against half a day of driving. Our yard is three miles up the B3081 in Shaftesbury, so we can visit an SP8 house in person before we price.
Ask who will actually turn up on moving day. Some quotes are priced by one firm and handed to casual or subcontracted labour on the morning. We never subcontract a Gillingham move: the permanent in-house Marley Moves crew who checked your staircase and parking at survey are the people who carry the furniture on move day.
Compare what the fixed written quote includes. A low headline estimate often uses a single small van that needs three runs, or bills hourly when key release runs late. Our fixed written quote sets out the vehicle combination, crew size, dismantling and reassembly, floor and doorway protection, and free removal boxes and tape once your quote is accepted and your booking payment is made (up to forty removal boxes and two rolls of tape, subject to availability).
Ask how they plan the railway bridge and village lanes. Gillingham has one vehicular road crossing over the railway between Station Road, Le Neubourg Way and the B3092 New Road junction, while villages like Milton on Stour, West Stour and Silton have narrow gateways where a smaller shuttle van beats a single large lorry.
Whether you need a full family house move, packing, containerised storage or a small man and van load in SP8, call Connor and the team on 01747 637070 or send both postcodes through the quote form.
Routes, access & parking
The one bridge over the railway, and the junctions either side
Gillingham has one road crossing of its railway line, and the junctions where New Road (B3092), Shaftesbury Road (B3081) and Le Neubourg Way meet by the Newbury mini-roundabout are the town's main pinch point. On a removal, Gillingham behaves like two halves joined at that bridge: when a move crosses from the Wyke or Westbrook side to Peacemarsh or Shaftesbury Road, we time that leg outside the school and commuter peaks. Station Road and the Brickfields business park side have wider roads and HGV turning space, whereas the conservation core around The Square, High Street and Queen Street needs careful vehicle sizing and long-carry planning. For rural properties around Milton on Stour, East Stour, West Stour, Silton and Buckhorn Weston with tight gateways or single-track approaches, we can run a 3.5-tonne Luton or a shuttle vehicle alongside the main van. Long-distance moves leaving Gillingham join the A303 at Mere or Wincanton within minutes, giving clean same-crew runs to London, Bristol, Bath and the Midlands.
Property types
Gillingham property: a listed core and 1,800 new homes
The housing mix in Gillingham splits sharply between the historic core and the modern estates. Around The Square, High Street, Queen Street and St Mary's church sit more than sixty listed buildings where floor runners, banister protection, door widths and lorry standing positions are all planned before we quote. Across the south and east of the town, modern family developments around Lodden Lakes, Ham Farm, Park Farm, Kiln Way, Addison Close, Common Mead Lane and Shaftesbury Road bring shared block-paved drives, tight cul-de-sacs and multiple Friday completions on the same street. Between them sit Victorian railway cottages near Station Road and Newbury, post-war family homes through Peacemarsh and Wyke, and country houses and farmsteads across the SP8 Stour villages.
Practical tips
Timing a Gillingham move around schools, car parks and the Stour
Three local details worth planning around before you fix a Gillingham moving date. First, Hardings Lane carries both Gillingham School (around 1,700 pupils) and the RiversMeet leisure centre, so any load near Hardings Lane, Peacemarsh or the town bridge is best started before the morning school run or after it clears. Second, Dorset Council runs the main town car parks at High Street (around seventy spaces), Chantry Fields (around seventy-eight spaces, the only one that takes longer wheelbase vehicles under six metres during the day) and Gas Lane (twenty-five spaces), all free between six in the evening and eight in the morning. Third, Gillingham sits where the Stour, the Lodden and the Shreen meet: the Environment Agency lists The Square, High Street, South Street, Wyke Street, Chantry Fields, Barnaby Mead, Bridge Close, Bay Road and Lodbourne as flood-warning streets, so on winter moves there we bring extra heavy-duty floor protection and plan the loading order accordingly.
Storage in Gillingham
Containerised storage for Gillingham moves
Storage is collected directly from your SP8 address and held in secure wooden containers and crates at our Shaftesbury base three miles away, so a full or part load comes straight off your Gillingham move without a separate self-store trip. It is ideal when a property chain stretches by a few weeks, when you are downsizing into one of the newer Lodden Lakes or Park Farm homes, or during a probate clearance while an estate settles. Everything is loaded and redelivered by our in-house crew on one combined quote. Your storage charge includes liability cover of £500 per crate and £2,500 per container; for anything worth more, please arrange your own insurance.
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Tell us where you are moving from and to. We fix the price in writing before move day, after a quick phone call, video walk-through or free in-person survey.
Available across Gillingham
Home moves, packing, storage and piano moves in Gillingham
Quote the services your move actually needs together and they can be coordinated under one Marley Moves booking and one written plan.
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 storage collected and re-delivered by our removals team.
House Clearances →Probate, downsizing, end-of-tenancy.
Long Distance →UK-wide long-distance removals from Dorset.
Piano Removals →Upright and grand pianos, moved alone or as part of a wider move.
Specialist Removals →Antiques, fine art and other fragile, heavy or awkward items.
Student Moves →Halls, house shares and storage between terms.
Short Notice Moves →When a completion date shifts or an urgent deadline lands.
Frequent questions
What people ask about removals in Gillingham
Are you in Gillingham, Kent or Gillingham, Dorset?
Dorset. Our yard is at Shaftesbury, SP7, about three miles south of Gillingham, Dorset along the B3081. We do not work in Kent, so if you have found us from a Kent search you are looking at the wrong removal company.
How soon can you come and look at the house?
Usually within a day or two for an SP8 address. Gillingham is the nearest town to the yard, so a pre-move survey is a short run out rather than half a day committed, and that is what lets us fix a written price on an awkward access instead of hedging it.
Do you do man and van work in Gillingham, or only full house removals?
Both. A man and van job in Gillingham is worth quoting properly for us because the travel is short, so a single room, a part load or a few awkward items does not get padded to cover the trip out. Larger house moves in Gillingham run with the full crew and the vehicle combination the access needs.
Which removal services can go on one Gillingham booking?
House removals, packing and unpacking, storage, piano and specialist handling, house clearance, man and van and long distance moves. They go on one quote, so you deal with one company and one price rather than three.
Do you cover the SP8 postcode and the villages around Gillingham?
Yes, SP8 in full. That takes in Milton on Stour, East Stour, West Stour, Stour Provost, Buckhorn Weston, Kington Magna, Silton, Bourton and Fifehead Magdalen, along with Wyke, Peacemarsh, Ham, Bay and Colesbrook inside the town. Motcombe is SP7 and Marnhull is DT10 rather than SP8, and we cover both of those too.
Are you insured, and for how much?
Yes. We carry full public liability insurance, plus liability cover for your belongings of up to £25,000 per vehicle as standard, or £50,000 per vehicle as an optional paid upgrade agreed in writing before the move date.
Does it matter which side of the railway my house is on?
For planning, yes. Gillingham has one road crossing of the railway, and the junctions either side of it are the town's known congestion point. Where a load has to cross it, we time that leg away from the peaks. It changes the running order of the day rather than the price.
How much does a three bedroom house move in Gillingham cost?
It is priced on the property, not off a rate card. Size, access, volume and how much packing you want set the figure, so a High Street terrace and a new build off Kiln Way with the same room count can come out differently. You get a written fixed price after the enquiry or the survey.
Can you handle moves on the older High Street and Newbury terraces?
Yes, and they get planned differently from the estates. Frontages open close to the pavement, the standing position decides the carry distance, and the conservation area around The Square means floor and frame protection as standard. We confirm the vehicle combination before move day rather than sending whatever happens to be free.
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Around 3 miles from our Shaftesbury yard, with surveys and move dates planned around our regular routes.
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Tell us where you are moving from and to. We fix the price in writing before move day, after a quick phone call, video walk-through or free in-person survey.