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Leave a reviewVan and Driver provides a man and van in Shaftesbury from £55 for a single item, £69 for a small move and £70 for a tip run. 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
One or two people
Loading and unloading
Blankets and straps
A fixed price
Ring a bell?
We cover all of these, and the rest of Shaftesbury.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Shaftesbury.
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The tip
Shaftesbury Household Recycling Centre, Warminster Road. Open daily, 9am–4pm. Book a slot before you go.
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Storage
SOS Storage, 6.8 miles from the centre.
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By train
Shaftesbury station is 3.9 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.
Gillinghamabout 15 minutes
from£55
Wincantonabout 35 minutes
from£60
Blandford Forumabout 35 minutes
from£60
Warminsterabout 30 minutes
from£68
Sherborneabout 35 minutes
from£70
Bournemouthabout 55 minutes
from£89
Kingswood and Fishpondsabout an hour and 5 minutes
from£116
Central Londonabout 2 hours and 50 minutes
from£252
Man with a van in Shaftesbury: what it costs
How it works round here.
Shaftesbury, Dorset • Man and Van
Shaftesbury sits high on its greensand ridge in the SP7 postcode, with Gillingham station just under four miles down the hill for anyone timing a move around a train.
It's a hilltop town of steep lanes and tight corners, which makes shifting a sofa or wardrobe down to a waiting van a job best left to someone used to the gradient. Van & Driver books that job at a fixed price, with one or two people who handle the loading, unloading and the blankets and straps needed to get furniture, appliances, boxes or garden and DIY items down safely without you paying by the hour.
A single item moved within the town costs £55, a half van load £139, and a full van £249, with the same fixed structure covering trips out to Gillingham, Wincanton or Blandford Forum if you're relocating rather than just clearing a room. The recycling centre on Warminster Road, less than a mile from the centre, takes van loads by booking, so a run there can be folded into the same trip if you're clearing out rather than moving house. Whatever the job, you tell us what needs to move and where, and we set the price before anyone arrives, so there's no meter running while your belongings go down Shaftesbury's hill.
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What it costs
Real man and van prices from Shaftesbury with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Shaftesbury while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Whether you call it a man with a van or a man and a van in Shaftesbury, it’s the same thing: a van, a driver who helps load and unload, and a second person when the job needs one, at a fixed price from £55 for a single item.
Common trips from Shaftesbury: Shaftesbury to Gillingham (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Shaftesbury to Wincanton (13 road miles) from £60 for one item or £354 for a full van and Shaftesbury to Blandford Forum (13 road miles) from £60 for one item or £354 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 Shaftesbury | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shaftesbury to Gillingham | 5.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shaftesbury to Wincanton | 12.6 | £60 | £144 | £354 |
| Shaftesbury to Blandford Forum | 12.9 | £60 | £144 | £354 |
| Shaftesbury to Warminster | 17 | £68 | £152 | £362 |
| Shaftesbury to Sherborne | 18.5 | £70 | £154 | £364 |
| Shaftesbury to Bournemouth | 28.8 | £89 | £173 | £383 |
| Shaftesbury to Kingswood and Fishponds | 43.8 | £116 | £200 | £410 |
| Shaftesbury to Central London | 119.7 | £252 | £336 | £546 |
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.
Sofas, beds and wardrobes
Appliances
Boxes and bags
Garden and DIY items
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Shaftesbury
Gillingham station is 3.9 miles from the centre.
Self-storage sites nearby include SOS Storage: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Shaftesbury covers the postcode district SP7 and had 9,163 people at the 2021 Census.
Gillingham3.9 milesRailway station
SOS Storage6.8 milesSelf storage
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Shaftesbury
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 Shaftesbury
Do you cover Gillingham, Wincanton and Blandford Forum too?+
Yes. Prices from Shaftesbury to Gillingham (4.3 miles) start at £55; every nearby town has its own page with local prices.
How much is a man and van in Shaftesbury?+
A man and a van for one item within Shaftesbury is £55, a small load £69, a medium load £139 and a full load £349. Fixed when you book.
Do you do man with a van hire by the hour in Shaftesbury?+
No. We price by the job, not the hour: by how much there is and the miles, fixed when you book, so it doesn’t go up if loading takes longer. Within Shaftesbury that’s £55 for one item and £69 for a small load.
Does a man and van 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 Shaftesbury?+
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.
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.
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 Shaftesbury type into Google, answered.
Can you dismantle a bed in Shaftesbury?+
Taking furniture apart isn't something we price for. Put it in the dismantling notes on your booking page (say the wardrobe needs Allen keys, or the bed's already down) so the driver comes ready. Ask us on WhatsApp.
Do you bring blankets and straps?+
Yes, on every job, at no extra cost. Your things are strapped in before the van moves.
Can you move just one thing in Shaftesbury?+
Yes. A single item within Shaftesbury is from £55, an armchair or a washing machine, say; a sofa on its own is a little more, by size.
Do you go outside Shaftesbury?+
Yes, anywhere in England; the price includes the miles. A single item from Shaftesbury to Gillingham starts at £55.
Can I give the driver a gate code or directions?+
Yes. Add them to the access notes on your booking page. Only your driver sees them, on the day.
Can I book a man and van for tomorrow in Shaftesbury?+
Yes, if a partner's free: you can book today until 3pm or any day after, and the days you can pick are the days someone can do it.
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Nearby towns
Towns near Shaftesbury
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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