Bournemouth at a glance
In Bournemouth, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, you’re well placed for regular moves around the conurbation, with Poole 4.8 miles away in 16 minutes and Christchurch 7.2 miles in 21 minutes, and quick links to Ferndown at 5.5 miles in 18 minutes and Ringwood at 11.6 miles in 19 minutes, plus Merley 6.5 miles in 18 minutes, West Moors 7.2 miles in 21 minutes, Corfe Mullen 8.2 miles in 24 minutes, Wimborne Minster 8.4 miles in 24 minutes, Upton 8.5 miles in 21 minutes and Ashley Heath 10.4 miles in 17 minutes, while Salisbury is the nearest main town. Bournemouth station sits 1.1 miles from centre for mixed rail-and-van moves, and the town’s postcode districts are BH9, BH8, BH1, BH6 and BH10. Moves often orbit key local spots: A-Storage 0.5 miles, Safestore 1.8 miles and Store & Secure 1.8 miles help with loads into and out of self storage; flat-pack and furniture collected from the retail parks is common, including Richmond Gardens Shopping Centre 1.3 miles, Burlington Arcade 1.4 miles and Mallard Road Retail Park 1.4 miles; student moves at the start and end of term typically link addresses with Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus) 0.9 miles, Arts University Bournemouth 1 mile and Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus) 1.2 miles; and Kings Park Hospital 1.9 miles, Royal Bournemouth Hospital 2.3 miles and Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital 0.8 miles feature when moving equipment or personal effects. For clear-outs, tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre usually head to Millams Road Household Waste and Recycling Centre, 2.7 miles from centre. Day to day, we handle house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, flat moves within the town itself, and single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, making Bournemouth a practical base for moving to, from or around its neighbouring towns.
Two universities sit within a mile of Bournemouth town centre, Bournemouth University's Talbot Campus and the Arts University Bournemouth, which means a steady flow of student moves in and out of postcodes like BH8 and BH9 every year. Van & Driver covers Bournemouth with a van with driver and man and van service, giving you a fixed price before you book rather than a rate that climbs the longer the move takes. Whether you're clearing a flat near the Lansdowne Campus, shifting boxes into A-Storage close to the centre, or making a tip run out to Millams Road, the price is agreed upfront and a local partner driver takes care of the move.
The same fixed-price approach covers trips further out, too. A full van from Bournemouth to Poole is priced separately from a run to Ferndown or Merley, so you know the cost of moving between the town and its neighbours before any van turns up. That's useful if you're a student clearing out at the end of term, a household moving nearer to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, or a business needing furniture delivered across town. Van & Driver handles the booking and the pricing; the driver handles the road.
Bournemouth had 196,453 people at the 2021 Census. The nearest hospital is Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, 0.8 miles away. Furniture and flat-pack from Richmond Gardens Shopping Centre, Burlington Arcade and Mallard Road Retail Park is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Millams Road Household Waste and Recycling Centre, 2.7 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
