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Labouring Jobs in Houghton-le-Spring

Labouring and carrying work in and around Houghton-le-Spring: paid per job, not per shift, and no site card needed.

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Labouring work in Houghton-le-Spring

We’re new in Houghton-le-Spring, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, is home to 12,552 people and covers DH4 and DH5, and the nearest towns are Fence Houses (1.1 miles), Hetton-le-Hole (1.7 miles), Shiney Row and Penshaw (1.9 miles) and Murton (4 miles). No partner covers Houghton-le-Spring yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Fence Houses.

How much work there is around Houghton-le-Spring

We’re new in Houghton-le-Spring, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Typical jobs from Houghton-le-Spring: a flat move to Fence Houses (1.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Hetton-le-Hole (1.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Shiney Row and Penshaw (1.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Murton (4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Chester-le-Street (4.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in DH4 and DH5 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Sunderland (5.1 miles) and Newcastle upon Tyne (12.8 miles) and London (236.9 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Houghton-le-Spring

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Houghton-le-Spring to Fence Houses3 hours£60
A flat move, Houghton-le-Spring to Hetton-le-Hole3 hours£60
A flat move, Houghton-le-Spring to Shiney Row and Penshaw3 hours£60
A flat move, Houghton-le-Spring to Murton3 hours£60
A 3-bed house move7 hours£120

£30 for a single item or small load. On a home move, £30 for every two hours of the job’s estimated time, and at least £60. The offer shows your pay before you accept.

Work out what you’d earn

About £150 a week, £650 a month, before your costs and tax.

Carrying, not site work

It’s physical work: lifting furniture, white goods and boxes with a driver, sometimes up stairs. There’s no building site and no CSCS card needed, just a sensible approach to lifting.

Getting to jobs around Houghton-le-Spring

  • St Cuthbert's Walk Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 4.1 miles from the centre
  • Cheveley Park Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 4.2 miles from the centre
  • Chester-le-Street
    Station · 4.2 miles from the centre
  • Peel Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 4.8 miles from the centre
  • Clanny House
    University · 5.2 miles from the centre
  • The Precinct
    University · 5.4 miles from the centre
  • The Forge
    University · 5.5 miles from the centre

Houghton-le-Spring had 12,552 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Houghton-le-Spring

  1. Photo ID and the right to work in the UK

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Questions

How much work is there in Houghton-le-Spring?

We’re new in Houghton-le-Spring, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

What does a driver’s mate earn in Houghton-le-Spring?

£30 for a single item or small load; on a home move £30 for every two hours, at least £60.

Where do jobs from Houghton-le-Spring go?

Mostly to Fence Houses (1.1 miles), Hetton-le-Hole (1.7 miles), Shiney Row and Penshaw (1.9 miles) and Murton (4 miles), and sometimes to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. You set how far you’ll go.

Do I need a van or a licence?

No. You meet the driver at the pickup; photo ID and the right to work in the UK are all you need.