Removals Canterbury
Trusted Canterbury Moving Services by Regal Moving & Storage
Removals Canterbury covers everything from a single-room student let near the university to a full family house move inside the old city walls, and each one gets planned differently. Every job here comes with its own move coordinator, plus the backing of BAR membership and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.
Canterbury's medieval street layout means access varies enormously depending on where you are, a wide driveway in the suburbs is nothing like a terraced street inside the walls. We plan vehicle size, timing and crew numbers around that from the first conversation, not after the van gets stuck somewhere it shouldn't be.
Removals Canterbury: What We Cover
Your coordinator starts by working out what your move involves, then builds the plan from the services below.
Moving abroad? Our European and international removals add export packing and help with the customs paperwork.
House Removals in Canterbury
Every house removal in Canterbury is priced from a pre-move survey, by video call or in person. It shows us the volume, the stairs and the parking at both ends, and you receive a written quote based on what the surveyor has seen. Flat and apartment moves are planned the same way, including upper floors reached by stairs or a lift.
On moving day, the crew lays floor runners and carpet protection film before anything is carried out, then loads, delivers and unloads at your new address.
Packing Service in Canterbury
Our trained packers can pack your whole Canterbury home, or only the fragile and high-value pieces while you box up the rest. Glass, crockery, antiques and artwork are wrapped in purpose-made materials, and the team is also trained to pack unusual, bulky and valuable items. Packing can be added to your removal or booked on its own.
Doing some of the packing yourself? Our packing materials price list covers small, large and wardrobe boxes, packing tape and packing paper for wrapping breakables.
Furniture Dismantling and Reassembly for Canterbury Moves
Furniture disassembly and reassembly is included in our full and part house removals, so there is nothing extra to book. If a bed, wardrobe or dining table is too big for a narrow hallway or staircase, the crew takes it apart at your Canterbury address, moves it in sections and rebuilds it in your new home.
Business moves work the same way, with desks and office furniture dismantled at your old premises and put back together at the new site.
Tell us about any large or awkward pieces in advance, so the crew allows enough time to rebuild them on the day.
Storage for Canterbury Customers
If your completion dates do not line up, or building work means some furniture has to wait, we can store your belongings until your Canterbury home is ready. Our storage options cover short and long-term gaps:
- Self storage: a unit in the size you need at our monitored facility.
- Containerised storage: your belongings packed into sealed wooden containers at our secure Kent warehouse.
- Mobile storage: a container delivered to your door, then collected and kept at our dry, alarmed facility until you want it back.
Businesses can store archived documents and files with us too.
Office and Business Moves in Canterbury
We plan Canterbury office moves around your trading hours, starting with a survey of building access, parking and any out-of-hours entry rules. Our office relocation service then covers:
- Moves in the evening, overnight or at the weekend
- IT-safe crates for computers, servers and monitors, with cables labelled for reconnection
- Stackable, lidded hire crates in place of cardboard boxes
Building managers may ask about insurance before an office move, and we hold public liability insurance. Relocating a warehouse? Our warehouse relocation team plans those moves too.
Areas of Canterbury We Cover
We move homes and businesses across Canterbury and the villages around it, and each area needs its own access plan.
- City centre: much of it sits inside the pedestrian zone, behind security bollards (see the checklist below).
- St Dunstan's: the level crossing by Canterbury West station can hold up traffic on St Dunstan's Street.
- Wincheap, Northgate and Sturry Road: terraced streets and shared driveways, with no parking outside some properties.
- Sturry: the A28 through the village often queues at the level crossing.
We also cover Hales Place and the villages of Fordwich, Bridge, Chartham, Harbledown, Blean, Littlebourne and Thanington, and nearby towns including Whitstable, Medway and Sittingbourne.
Moving Day Checklist: Access and Parking
Inside the city walls, the time of day and the rules on your street decide where the lorry can stop. Before you fix a date:
- Check the pedestrian zone hours. The core hours are 10.30am to 4pm. Deliveries to homes and businesses are let through the bollards between 4pm and 10.30am, using the intercom at an automated bollard.
- Ask about an access permit. If your home is inside the pedestrian zone, ask Canterbury City Council whether your move needs a city centre access permit, and apply before you confirm the date.
- Check the restrictions on your route. Kent County Council's traffic order map shows the parking and traffic restrictions on every Canterbury street. Lorries have become stuck in the Westgate Towers arch, so a large vehicle needs a route around it.
- Look at the kerb before the lorry stops. Two yellow marks on the kerb mean no loading at any time. One mark means no loading at the times shown on the nearby sign.
- Check for a residents' parking zone. Without a permit, a vehicle can normally stay only one or two hours. If you live in a zone, ask the council whether a 24-hour visitor voucher covers the removal vehicle.
- Ask for a parking suspension early. To keep the bays outside your home clear for the lorry, call Canterbury City Council on 01227 862 000 well before moving day.
About Canterbury
Canterbury is a cathedral city in Kent, built around the medieval city walls and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Canterbury Cathedral. Its historic core sits alongside a genuinely large student population, with Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Kent both based in the city, which shapes both the housing market and moving patterns here.
Beyond the city centre, areas such as Wincheap, St Dunstan's and Northgate offer a mix of student housing and family homes, while Hales Place and the Sturry Road corridor sit further out with a different property mix again. High-speed rail links put London under an hour away, and the A2 and M2 give straightforward road access, which keeps Canterbury attractive to commuters as well as students and long-term residents.
Accreditations You Can Check
Each one is awarded by an independent body. Where there's a public record, the link takes you straight to it.
BAR member (RO93)
Audited every year against BAR's Code of Practice. Find us in the BAR directory
BAR Advanced Payment Guarantee
Protects money you pay in advance, on UK and overseas moves. How it works
Trading Standards Checked (K0646)
Verified by Kent County Council since January 2021. See our listing
Furniture & Home Improvement Ombudsman
Free, independent review of any complaint we can't settle with you. How the scheme works
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
Certified by BSI for quality and environmental management.
BS 8564
The British Standard for overseas moving services.
BS EN 12522
The European standard for household removals.
BS 8522
The British Standard for commercial moving.
Removals Canterbury FAQs
Yes, covering house moves, student moves, offices, packing and storage across Canterbury and the surrounding areas. Get in touch with your dates, both addresses and roughly what's moving, and we'll put together a clear, itemised quote.
Make Your Canterbury Move a Success with Regal Moving & Storage
From a student room near the university to a family home inside the city walls, our team plans every removals Canterbury job around the access it actually needs. Heading south-west along the A28, our removals in Ashford cover town centre apartments, suburban family homes and new-build estates such as Finberry and Repton Park.
Get in touch today for a free, no-obligation quote on your removals Canterbury move.
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