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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does student moves in Dorking from £69 for a small load, the usual size for a room in halls, up to £349 for a full van. The price is fixed and shown before you book, the driver helps load and unload, and you can book online in 30 seconds. The first 10 miles are included, then £1.80 a mile.
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What's included
A small van for a room’s worth
Help carrying
A fixed price
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We cover all of these, and the rest of Dorking.
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Our drivers' top tips for Dorking.
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Storage
S F Harrison & Sons, 1.1 miles from the centre.
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By train
Dorking station is 0.7 miles from the centre: handy for meeting a van on moving day.
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Further afield.
Set prices for the runs people make most.
Leatherheadabout 15 minutes
from£55
Great Bookham and Fetchamabout 15 minutes
from£55
Reigateabout 20 minutes
from£55
Ashteadabout 20 minutes
from£55
East Horsleyabout 20 minutes
from£55
Suttonabout 40 minutes
from£62
Kingston upon Thamesabout 40 minutes
from£63
Central Londonabout 50 minutes
from£84
Student removals in Dorking: a room's worth
How it works round here.
Dorking, Surrey • Student Removals
Dorking is unusual in having three railway stations — Dorking, Dorking West and Dorking Deepdene — all within a mile of the centre, which makes it an easy place to reach for a term-time move even without a car.
Van & Driver is preparing to launch its Student Removals service here, covering the RH4 and RH5 postcode districts and routes out towards Leatherhead and Great Bookham and Fetcham. The idea is simple: a small van sized for a room's worth of belongings, someone to help carry the heavy bits, and a fixed price agreed before you book, so there's no guessing on the day. It's built for the kind of move a student actually does — boxes and suitcases, a desk and chair, a bike, maybe a bedside table or a small wardrobe — rather than a full house shift. Once the service goes live, students moving into or out of Dorking, whether that's a house share near the town centre or a placement connected to somewhere like the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, will be able to book a van sized to the job rather than paying for space they don't need. For now, we're setting things up locally so that when Student Removals does open in Dorking, there'll be a straightforward way to move a room's worth of stuff without hiring a full removal firm or borrowing a friend's car for the day.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Real student removals prices from Dorking with today’s rates.
No partner covers Dorking yet, so you can get a price and book, and we’ll confirm once a local partner takes the booking.
Common trips from Dorking: Dorking to Leatherhead (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Dorking to Great Bookham and Fetcham (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Dorking to Reigate (7 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van.
A single item£55up to an armchair or a washing machine
A small load£691 wheelie bin or 8 bin bags
A medium load£1394 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair
A full load£34920 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat
| Trip | Miles | Single item | Medium load | Full load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within Dorking | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Dorking to Leatherhead | 5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Dorking to Great Bookham and Fetcham | 5.1 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Dorking to Reigate | 6.8 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Dorking to Ashtead | 7.1 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Dorking to East Horsley | 7.3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Dorking to Sutton | 13.9 | £62 | £146 | £356 |
| Dorking to Kingston upon Thames | 14.6 | £63 | £147 | £357 |
| Dorking to Central London | 26.4 | £84 | £168 | £378 |
Prices with today’s rates, the same any day of the week. A medium load is 4 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair; a full load is 20 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat. Road miles are estimated from the distance between town centres; your quote uses the real route and your items.
What we move
The price is matched to how much you book, from a single item to a full load.
Boxes and suitcases
Desks and chairs
Bikes
Small furniture
Students in Dorking
Universities and colleges near Dorking
A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load.
Distances are from the centre of Dorking.
Mullard Space Science Laboratory5.6 miles · one item from £55University or college, Dorking
Mullard SSL5.6 miles · one item from £55University or college
University for the Creative Arts, Epsom Campus7.5 miles · one item from £55University or college, Ashley Road, Epsom
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Dorking
Stations nearby are Dorking West (0.7 miles), Dorking Deepdene (0.7 miles) and Dorking (0.9 miles).
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Mullard SSL and University for the Creative Arts, Epsom Campus are within 7.5 miles, so term-time moves between halls and shared houses are common here.
Furniture from The Swan Centre can be collected and brought home the same day when a partner is free.
Self-storage sites nearby include S F Harrison & Sons and Space2store: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Some streets in Dorking are permit parking only: tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Dorking covers the postcode districts RH4 and RH5 and had 17,463 people at the 2021 Census.
Dorking West0.7 milesRailway station
Dorking Deepdene0.7 milesRailway station
Dorking0.9 milesRailway station
Mullard Space Science Laboratory5.6 milesUniversity
Mullard SSL5.6 milesUniversity
University for the Creative Arts, Epsom Campus7.5 milesUniversity
The Swan Centre4.6 milesShopping and retail park
S F Harrison & Sons1.1 milesSelf storage
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Dorking
A driver who helpsLoading and unloading are included; you don’t drive or carry alone.
A fixed priceYou see the price before you book; it doesn’t change on the day unless the move does.
Registered partnersRubbish is carried by registered partners, with a waste transfer note.
Damage reportsReport damage from your booking page within 7 days, with photos.
Good to know.
Questions people ask in Dorking
Can you move students to Mullard Space Science Laboratory?+
Yes. A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load; a move within Dorking starts at about £69.
How much does a student move cost in Dorking?+
You get a fixed price before you book. It's worked out from the van size your items need, the space they take and the miles from pick-up to drop-off. The prices on this page are real examples for trips from Dorking, with today's rates.
Can friends share a van?+
Yes, add every stop’s items to one booking.
Does a student move include help carrying?+
Yes. The driver loads and unloads with you. For heavy or bulky items such as sofas, wardrobes and fridge freezers, choose two people when you book.
Do you do tip runs in Dorking?+
Yes: single items from £70, loads from £99 (Mini) to £519 (full load), and house clearances from £599. Disposal at a licensed recycling centre is included, with a waste transfer note, and there's no charge for the distance.
Can I get a van and driver today in Dorking?+
Yes, if you book by 3pm and a driver is free: the earliest arrival is the hour after next. After 3pm, the earliest is 1pm tomorrow. The price is the same any day.
Will two people come?+
When the job needs them (a sofa, a wardrobe, a fridge, or a medium load and up) two people come, and that's already in the price. We decide it from what you're moving; there's nothing to choose or pay extra for.
How far will you go from Dorking?+
Anywhere in England. A move includes the first 10 miles, then £1.80 a mile, shown in the price before you pay; over 150 miles we give you a quote instead. Tip runs have no distance charge.
Is the price fixed?+
Yes. You see the whole price before you book and that's what you pay: no hourly rate, and nothing added on the day for stairs, waiting or a heavy sofa, unless what you're moving changes.
People ask
What people in Dorking type into Google, answered.
Can you move me to university from Dorking?+
Yes, anywhere in England; a room's worth is usually a small or medium load, and the miles are in the price.
How much is a room's worth in Dorking?+
A room is usually a small or medium load: £69 or £139 within Dorking. Further away, the miles are added, and you see the price before you book.
Can I share a van with a housemate?+
One booking has one pick-up and one drop-off. Ask us on WhatsApp.
Can someone else book it for me?+
Yes. Whoever books gives their name and email and pays; put your number in the notes so the driver can reach you.
Can you take my things to storage over the summer?+
Yes, straight to a self-storage unit you've rented. Near Dorking there's S F Harrison & Sons and Space2store. Book a storage move and add the unit as the drop-off.
When should I book for the end of term?+
As soon as you know the day; you can book from today (until 3pm) up to about six months ahead, and a full day shows as full.
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Nearby towns
Towns near Dorking
Student Removals in Leatherhead4 milesStudent Removals in Great Bookham and Fetcham4.1 milesStudent Removals in Reigate5.4 milesStudent Removals in Ashtead5.7 milesStudent Removals in East Horsley5.8 milesStudent Removals in Redhill6.7 milesStudent Removals in Tadworth and Epsom Downs7.2 milesStudent Removals in Epsom7.5 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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