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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does student moves in Yate 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.
Your van and driver in Yate, from £55 in town.
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What's included
A small van for a room’s worth
Help carrying
A fixed price
Ring a bell?
We cover all of these, and the rest of Yate.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Yate.
Admiral's Yard Self Storage, 6 miles from the centre.
Yate station is 0.4 miles from the centre: handy for meeting a van on moving day.
Further afield.
Set prices for the runs people make most.
Student removals in Yate: a room's worth
How it works round here.
Yate, South Gloucestershire • Student Removals
Yate sits in the BS37 postcode, a mile and a half from Chipping Sodbury and just over six miles from the UWE campuses at Frenchay and Glenside, which makes it a common starting or finishing point for students moving between term-time lets and home.
Van & Driver's Student Removals service is built for exactly this kind of move: boxes and suitcases, a desk and chair, a bike, maybe a bit of small furniture, all fitting into a small van rather than something built for a whole house. You get help carrying it all down the stairs and out to the van, and a fixed price agreed before you book, so there's no guesswork about what the trip will cost once the van's loaded. Whether you're heading a short hop across Yate itself or further out towards Bradley Stoke or Stoke Gifford, the price is set for the route in advance. It's meant to take the stress out of the parts of student moving day that usually go wrong, the last-minute panic about how everything will fit, or who's going to help carry the sofa bed down three flights of stairs. You choose the size of van you need for a room's worth of belongings, book it for a fixed price, and get on with the rest of the move.
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What it costs
Real student removals prices from Yate with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Yate while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Common trips from Yate: Yate to Chipping Sodbury (2 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Yate to Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne (4 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Yate to Bradley Stoke (7 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van.
| Trip | Miles | Single item | Medium load | Full load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within Yate | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Yate to Chipping Sodbury | 1.9 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Yate to Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 3.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Yate to Bradley Stoke | 6.8 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Yate to Stoke Gifford | 7.3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Yate to Thornbury | 7.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Yate to Kingswood and Fishponds | 7.2 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Yate to Bristol | 12 | £59 | £143 | £353 |
| Yate to Central London | 123.5 | £259 | £343 | £553 |
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.
Students in Yate
Universities and colleges near Yate
A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load.
Distances are from the centre of Yate.
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Yate
Yate station is 0.4 miles from the centre.
School of Architecture and Environment, University of the West of England (Frenchay Campus) and University of the West of England, Glenside Campus are within 6.6 miles, so term-time moves between halls and shared houses are common here.
Furniture from Yate Shopping Centre and Abbotswood Shopping Centre can be collected and brought home the same day when a partner is free.
Self-storage sites nearby include Admiral's Yard Self Storage, Safestore, Iron Mountain and Thornbury Self Storage: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Yate covers the postcode district BS37 and had 28,352 people at the 2021 Census.
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Yate
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Questions people ask in Yate
Can you move students to School of Architecture and Environment?+
Yes. A room’s worth is usually a small or medium load; a move within Yate starts at about £69.
How much does a student move cost in Yate?+
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 Yate, 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 Yate?+
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 Yate?+
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 Yate?+
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 Yate type into Google, answered.
Can you move me to university from Yate?+
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 Yate?+
A room is usually a small or medium load: £69 or £139 within Yate. 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 Yate there's Admiral's Yard Self Storage and Safestore. 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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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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