Southampton at a glance
With 249633 people and St Denys station just 0.1 miles from the centre, this is a place geared for getting to, from and around town quickly, whether you’re in SO16, SO19, SO15, SO14 or SO18. Day‑to‑day moves often link the city with nearby towns by road: West End is 3.1 miles away in 12 minutes, Netley 5.1 miles in 18 minutes, Hedge End 5.1 miles in 16 minutes, Eastleigh 5.1 miles in 17 minutes, Bursledon 5.7 miles in 17 minutes, Chandler's Ford 5.8 miles in 18 minutes, Botley 6 miles in 18 minutes, North Baddesley 6.2 miles in 17 minutes, Marchwood 13.5 miles in 25 minutes, and Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 16.2 miles in 30 minutes, with Portsmouth the nearest main town for regular runs. The town also serves a cluster of local destinations that matter on moving day: PhilSpace self-storage is 0.4 miles from the centre, Safestore 0.7 miles, and Shurgard Self-Storage 2.8 miles, while the Household recycling centre is 0.6 miles for tip runs. Student areas are supported by Avenue Campus 0.8 miles away, Archers Road Halls 1 mile and Solent University 1 mile, which together mean student moves at the start and end of term are a common request. For new furnishings, collections are frequently arranged from The Marlands 1.3 miles away, Mountbatten Retail Park 1.5 miles and Westquay North Shopping Centre 1.5 miles, covering flat-pack and furniture. Moves connected to local healthcare are also typical, with Royal South Hants Hospital 0.8 miles, Spire Southampton Hospital 2.1 miles and Southampton General Hospital 2.2 miles. People here commonly book house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, flat moves within the town itself, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, loads into and out of self storage, flat-pack and furniture collected from the retail parks, and tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre.
Southampton's postcode districts stretch from SO14 in the centre out to SO16, SO19, SO15 and SO18, and St Denys station sits barely a tenth of a mile from the middle of town, a useful marker if you're arranging a collection near the river side of the city. Van & Driver covers removals and deliveries across these districts, from a single item to a full van load, at a fixed price agreed before you book, so there's no meter running and no surprise on arrival. The same fixed-price approach applies if you're moving further out, whether that's a short hop to West End, a trip along the water to Netley, or across to Marchwood on the other side of Southampton Water.
Whatever the move, you can book a van with a driver, or arrange a man and van for something smaller, straight through the site. That covers house removals, furniture delivery, tip runs, next-day van work, storage moves, student removals, marketplace collections and commercial courier runs, all handled through the same simple booking process. With hospitals, universities, retail parks and storage sites dotted around the city, from Solent University near the centre to Shurgard further out towards Bitterne, there's a wide range of reasons people in Southampton need a van at short notice, and the fixed prices shown before you book mean you know the cost for your route in advance, whether you're staying within the city or heading out towards one of the neighbouring towns.
Southampton had 249,633 people at the 2021 Census. The nearest hospital is Royal South Hants Hospital, 0.8 miles away. Furniture and flat-pack from The Marlands, Mountbatten Retail Park and Westquay North Shopping Centre is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Household recycling centre, 0.6 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
