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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does student moves in Watford 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
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Parking a van
Permit parking in Watford: 1 area within 3 miles. Loading in WD19, WD18, WD17 and WD25 permit streets may need a visitor permit.
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Storage
Big Yellow Self Storage, 0.8 miles from the centre.
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By train
Watford 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.
Moor Parkabout 5 minutes
from£55
Busheyabout 5 minutes
from£55
Rickmansworthabout 10 minutes
from£55
Abbots Langley and Kings Langleyabout 15 minutes
from£55
Chorleywoodabout 15 minutes
from£55
Harrowabout 15 minutes
from£55
Hillingdonabout 25 minutes
from£55
Central Londonabout 35 minutes
from£72
Student removals in Watford: a room's worth
How it works round here.
Watford, Hertfordshire • Student Removals
If you’re moving out of a room near Watford General Hospital, off the WD18 end of town, or shifting boxes across to a shared house nearer Bushey, Van & Driver is getting ready to launch Student Removals in Watford.
Once live, the idea is a small van and a driver to help carry everything a single room tends to produce: boxes and suitcases, a desk and chair, a bike, maybe a bedside table or a small wardrobe that won’t fit in the back of a car. Watford has that mix of postcode districts — WD17, WD18, WD19, WD24 and WD25 — plus quick links out to Bushey, Rickmansworth and Moor Park, all a short hop from the centre, which makes it a common spot for students to be shuffling belongings between term-time addresses or back to family homes further along the line. The plan is a fixed price for the job rather than anything worked out on the day, so there’s no guessing over what a van and a bit of help carrying will cost. We don’t yet have partner drivers covering Watford, so this page describes what’s coming rather than something you can book right now. Once local cover is confirmed, this will be the place to arrange a small van for exactly that kind of room-sized student move.
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What it costs
Real student removals prices from Watford with today’s rates.
No partner covers Watford yet, so you can get a price and book, and we’ll confirm once a local partner takes the booking.
Common trips from Watford: Watford to Moor Park (2 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Watford to Bushey (3 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Watford to Rickmansworth (3 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 Watford | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Moor Park | 2.3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Bushey | 2.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Rickmansworth | 3.3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 5.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Chorleywood | 5.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Harrow | 5.7 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Hillingdon | 9.9 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Watford to Central London | 19.3 | £72 | £156 | £366 |
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 Watford
Universities and colleges near Watford
A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load.
Distances are from the centre of Watford.
John Scales Centre for Biomedical Engineering4 miles · one item from £55University or college
Westminster University, Harrow Campus6 miles · one item from £55University or college
The Elstree UTC6.3 miles · one item from £55University or college, Studio Way, Borehamwood
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Watford
Stations nearby are Watford High Street (0.7 miles), Bushey (0.9 miles) and Watford Junction (1.2 miles).
John Scales Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Westminster University, Harrow Campus and The Elstree UTC are within 6.3 miles, so term-time moves between halls and shared houses are common here.
Furniture from Century Retail Park, The Harlequin and Waterfields Shopping Park can be collected and brought home the same day when a partner is free.
Self-storage sites nearby include Big Yellow Self Storage, Access Self Storage, Shurgard Self Storage and Safestore: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Some streets in Watford are permit parking only: tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Watford covers the postcode districts WD19, WD18, WD17, WD25 and WD24 and had 131,336 people at the 2021 Census.
Watford High Street0.7 milesRailway station
Bushey0.9 milesRailway station
Watford Junction1.2 milesRailway station
John Scales Centre for Biomedical Engineering4 milesUniversity
Westminster University, Harrow Campus6 milesUniversity
The Elstree UTC6.3 milesUniversity
Century Retail Park0.7 milesShopping and retail park
The Harlequin0.7 milesShopping and retail park
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Watford
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 Watford
Can you move students to John Scales Centre for Biomedical Engineering?+
Yes. A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load; a move within Watford starts at about £69.
How much does a student move cost in Watford?+
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 Watford, 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 Watford?+
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 Watford?+
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 Watford?+
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 Watford type into Google, answered.
Can you move me to university from Watford?+
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 Watford?+
A room is usually a small or medium load: £69 or £139 within Watford. 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 Watford there's Big Yellow 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 Watford
Student Removals in Moor Park1.8 milesStudent Removals in Bushey2 milesStudent Removals in Rickmansworth2.6 milesStudent Removals in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley4.4 milesStudent Removals in Chorleywood4.4 milesStudent Removals in Radlett4.5 milesStudent Removals in Harrow4.6 milesStudent Removals in Chiswell Green5.5 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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