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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does student moves in Portsmouth 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.
Student move prices.
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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 Portsmouth.
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Our drivers' top tips for Portsmouth.
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Parking a van
Permit parking in Portsmouth: 2 areas within 3 miles (Anglesea, 2.1 miles). Loading in PO1, PO6, PO2 and PO4 permit streets may need a visitor permit.
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Storage
Shurgard Self-Storage, 0.9 miles from the centre.
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By train
Portsmouth station is 0.8 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.
Gosportabout 15 minutes
from£55
Waterloovilleabout 15 minutes
from£55
Havantabout 15 minutes
from£55
South Haylingabout 15 minutes
from£55
Denmeadabout 20 minutes
from£55
Southamptonabout 35 minutes
from£71
Bournemouthabout an hour and 5 minutes
from£117
Central Londonabout an hour and 50 minutes
from£178
Student removals in Portsmouth: a room's worth
How it works round here.
Portsmouth, Portsmouth • Student Removals
Portsmouth’s student housing sits across tight, permit-only streets in PO1 and PO5, close to the University of Portsmouth’s North Zone and the Rodney Road Centre, where parking a full-size van for a house move is rarely straightforward.
That’s the gap our Student Removals service is built for: a small van sized for a single room, plus a driver to help carry boxes, suitcases, desks, chairs, bikes and other small furniture down narrow terraced streets or up shared stairwells. It suits the short, sharp moves that come with term dates and lease changeovers, rather than a full household relocation.
The price is fixed before you book, so there’s no working out costs by the hour or guessing at what a job “should” cost once you’re loading a bike rack or a desk that won’t fold down. Moves within Portsmouth itself are covered, and so are trips out to Gosport, just under four miles away, for students heading further along the coast at the end of a tenancy. Whether you’re shifting a single suitcase from a hall of residence or a half-van’s worth of belongings between shared houses, you can book the service now and get a set price upfront for the entire job, van and driver included.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Real student removals prices from Portsmouth with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Portsmouth while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Common trips from Portsmouth: Portsmouth to Gosport (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Portsmouth to Waterlooville (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Portsmouth to Havant (6 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 Portsmouth | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Portsmouth to Gosport | 4.6 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Portsmouth to Waterlooville | 5.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Portsmouth to Havant | 5.6 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Portsmouth to South Hayling | 6.1 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Portsmouth to Denmead | 6.9 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Portsmouth to Southampton | 19 | £71 | £155 | £365 |
| Portsmouth to Bournemouth | 44.2 | £117 | £201 | £411 |
| Portsmouth to Central London | 78.2 | £178 | £262 | £472 |
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 Portsmouth
Universities and colleges near Portsmouth
A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load.
Distances are from the centre of Portsmouth.
Rodney Road Centre1.7 miles · one item from £55University or college
University of Portsmouth - North Zone2 miles · one item from £55University or college
Careers and Employability Service2.1 miles · one item from £55University or college, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Portsmouth
Stations nearby are Hilsea (0.8 miles), Cosham (1.3 miles) and Fratton (1.9 miles).
Rodney Road Centre, University of Portsmouth - North Zone and Careers and Employability Service are within 2.1 miles, so term-time moves between halls and shared houses are common here.
Furniture from Ocean Park Retail Park, Victory Retail Park and The Boardwalk Shopping Centre can be collected and brought home the same day when a partner is free.
Self-storage sites nearby include Shurgard Self-Storage, Access Self Storage and Big Yellow Self Storage: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Parts of Portsmouth have permit parking (Anglesea): tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Portsmouth covers the postcode districts PO1, PO6, PO2, PO4 and PO5 and had 223,324 people at the 2021 Census.
Hilsea0.8 milesRailway station
Cosham1.3 milesRailway station
Fratton1.9 milesRailway station
Rodney Road Centre1.7 milesUniversity
University of Portsmouth - North Zone2 milesUniversity
Careers and Employability Service2.1 milesUniversity
Ocean Park Retail Park1 mileShopping and retail park
Victory Retail Park1.2 milesShopping and retail park
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth
Can you move students to Rodney Road Centre?+
Yes. A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load; a move within Portsmouth starts at about £69.
How much does a student move cost in Portsmouth?+
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 Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth?+
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 Portsmouth?+
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 Portsmouth?+
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 Portsmouth type into Google, answered.
Can you move me to university from Portsmouth?+
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 Portsmouth?+
A room is usually a small or medium load: £69 or £139 within Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth there's Shurgard Self-Storage and Access 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 Portsmouth
Student Removals in Gosport3.7 milesStudent Removals in Waterlooville4.3 milesStudent Removals in Havant4.5 milesStudent Removals in South Hayling4.9 milesStudent Removals in Denmead5.5 milesStudent Removals in Fareham5.7 milesStudent Removals in Lee-on-the-Solent6.1 milesStudent Removals in Emsworth6.2 miles
More towns in Portsmouth.
Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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