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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does student moves in Poole 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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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 Poole.
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Storage
J&L Storage Solutions, 0.8 miles from the centre.
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By train
Poole station is 0.3 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.
Uptonabout 10 minutes
from£55
Merleyabout 15 minutes
from£55
Corfe Mullenabout 15 minutes
from£55
Wimborne Minsterabout 20 minutes
from£55
Ferndownabout 20 minutes
from£55
Bournemouthabout 10 minutes
from£55
Southamptonabout an hour and 5 minutes
from£100
Central Londonabout 2 hours and 50 minutes
from£253
Student removals in Poole: a room's worth
How it works round here.
Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole • Student Removals
Parkstone station sits just three-tenths of a mile from Poole town centre, which makes it an easy marker for the sort of short, single-room moves students in BH15 and the surrounding postcodes tend to need.
Whether you're heading between halls near Arts University Bournemouth or Bournemouth University's Talbot Campus, or moving into a house share off one of Poole's residential streets, Van & Driver covers the sort of move that doesn't need a full-sized lorry and a day off work to manage. A small van and a driver to help with the carrying are booked at a fixed price, so there's no guessing what the job will cost before you start loading boxes and suitcases into the back.
The service is built around the things students actually move: desks, chairs, bikes, and whatever small furniture comes with a room rather than a whole flat. That means it works just as well for a short hop across Poole itself as it does for trips out to Bournemouth or Upton, both within a few miles of the centre, when term ends and everything needs to go somewhere else. There's no need to hire anything larger than the job requires, and no need to ask friends with cars to help ferry boxes back and forth. You simply book the van, load what needs to move, and let the driver take care of the rest.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Real student removals prices from Poole with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Poole while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Common trips from Poole: Poole to Upton (4 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Poole to Merley (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Poole to Corfe Mullen (5 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 Poole | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Poole to Upton | 4.1 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Poole to Merley | 4.8 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Poole to Corfe Mullen | 5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Poole to Wimborne Minster | 6.9 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Poole to Ferndown | 7.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Poole to Bournemouth | 4.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Poole to Southampton | 35.2 | £100 | £184 | £394 |
| Poole to Central London | 119.8 | £253 | £337 | £547 |
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 Poole
Universities and colleges near Poole
A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load.
Distances are from the centre of Poole.
Arts University Bournemouth2.7 miles · one item from £55University or college
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus)2.8 miles · one item from £55University or college
Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus)3.8 miles · one item from £55University or college
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Poole
Stations nearby are Parkstone (0.3 miles), Poole (1.4 miles) and Branksome (1.5 miles).
Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus) and Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus) are within 3.8 miles, so term-time moves between halls and shared houses are common here.
Furniture from Tower Retail Park, Falkland Square Shopping and The Dolphin Poole can be collected and brought home the same day when a partner is free.
Self-storage sites nearby include J&L Storage Solutions, Big Yellow Self Storage, Shurgard Self-Storage and Ready Steady Store: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Parts of Poole have permit parking (Port of Poole Marina and BU Car Park H): tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Poole covers the postcode districts BH15, BH12, BH14 and BH17 and had 141,009 people at the 2021 Census.
Parkstone0.3 milesRailway station
Poole1.4 milesRailway station
Branksome1.5 milesRailway station
Arts University Bournemouth2.7 milesUniversity
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus)2.8 milesUniversity
Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus)3.8 milesUniversity
Tower Retail Park1.2 milesShopping and retail park
Falkland Square Shopping1.3 milesShopping and retail park
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Poole
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 Poole
Can you move students to Arts University Bournemouth?+
Yes. A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load; a move within Poole starts at about £69.
How much does a student move cost in Poole?+
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 Poole, 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 Poole?+
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 Poole?+
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 Poole?+
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 Poole type into Google, answered.
Can you move me to university from Poole?+
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 Poole?+
A room is usually a small or medium load: £69 or £139 within Poole. 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 Poole there's J&L Storage Solutions and Big Yellow Self Storage. 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 Poole
Student Removals in Upton3.3 milesStudent Removals in Bournemouth3.6 milesStudent Removals in Merley3.8 milesStudent Removals in Corfe Mullen4 milesStudent Removals in Wimborne Minster5.5 milesStudent Removals in Ferndown5.9 milesStudent Removals in Wareham7.4 milesStudent Removals in West Moors7.6 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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