Blandford Forum at a glance
With a population of 11805 and the DT11 postcode district in Dorset, Blandford Forum works as a practical base for moving to, from and around the northern part of the county, especially as it has no station and most journeys run by road to nearby towns and villages. The nearest main town is Bournemouth, while regular road links take you to Wimborne Minster in 11.3 miles (22 minutes), Corfe Mullen in 11.3 miles (24 minutes), Upton in 11.7 miles (23 minutes), Shaftesbury in 12.1 miles (23 minutes), Merley in 12.9 miles (24 minutes), Ferndown in 14.3 miles (31 minutes), Wool in 15 miles (24 minutes), Wareham in 15.9 miles (26 minutes), Verwood in 16.6 miles (28 minutes) and West Moors in 17 miles (29 minutes). Day to day, Blandford Forum serves smaller places close by including Bryanston (1.1 miles), Charlton Marshall (1.7 miles), Ash (1.9 miles), Pimperne (2 miles), Durweston (2 miles), Stourpaine (2.3 miles), Spetisbury (2.9 miles), Winterborne Stickland (3.6 miles), Tarrant Monkton (3.8 miles), Shroton (4.1 miles), Shillingstone (4.4 miles), Iwerne Minster (5 miles), Child Okeford (5.1 miles), Winterborne Whitechurch (5.1 miles), Okeford Fitzpaine (5.7 miles) and Winterborne Kingston (5.8 miles). Moves often link with SOS Storage 7.6 miles from the centre, and tip runs go to Shaftesbury Household Recycling Centre 10.9 miles away. People here typically book house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre, and loads into and out of self storage. Whether you are relocating within DT11, connecting between Blandford Forum and the towns listed above, or collecting from one of the nearby villages, the road distances and times make planning straightforward even without a station.
Blandford Forum, tucked into the DT11 postcode area of Dorset, sits close enough to Corfe Mullen, Wimborne Minster and Merley that a good number of van moves involve a short hop down the road rather than a long haul across the county. That makes it a sensible spot for a fixed-price van and driver service, whether you're clearing a single item or filling a van for a full house move. Van & Driver lets you book a van with a driver in Blandford Forum at a set price agreed upfront, covering everything from man-with-a-van moves and furniture delivery to tip runs, next-day requests, storage moves, student removals and commercial courier work. If you're heading to the recycling centre, it's worth knowing that Shaftesbury Household Recycling Centre, around 10.9 miles from the town centre, requires a booking for van access, so that's one to check before you set off with a load. Prices are fixed for the routes we cover: a single item within Blandford Forum itself, or trips out towards Corfe Mullen, Wimborne Minster and Merley, all priced according to whether you need space for a single item, a half van or a full van. Local partner drivers carry out the moves, and because the price is agreed before you book, there's no guesswork about what the final cost will be once the van turns up.
Blandford Forum had 11,805 people at the 2021 Census. The council's nearest recycling centre is Shaftesbury Household Recycling Centre, 10.9 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
