Moving in, out of or across London
All 32 boroughs and the City of London, with 285 neighbourhoods and 218 postcode districts. Find your area, see which council runs your street, and get a price for moving from it, whether you are going across town, across the UK or overseas.
Council: City of London Corporation
Neighbourhoods
Barbican, Bank, Moorgate, Aldgate, Smithfield, Blackfriars, Liverpool Street, St Paul's
Postcode districts
Inside the Congestion Charge zone.
Very few homes and a great many offices, so weekday loading competes with deliveries all day. Weekend moves are often simpler.
Council: Camden Council
Neighbourhoods
Camden Town, Kentish Town, Hampstead, Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead, Primrose Hill, Gospel Oak, Bloomsbury, Holborn, King's Cross, Kilburn
Postcode districts
Partly inside the Congestion Charge zone.
Council: Islington Council
Neighbourhoods
Angel, Highbury, Holloway, Archway, Canonbury, Barnsbury, Clerkenwell, Finsbury Park, Tufnell Park
Postcode districts
Partly inside the Congestion Charge zone.
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Neighbourhoods
Kensington, Chelsea, Notting Hill, Earl's Court, South Kensington, Holland Park, North Kensington, Knightsbridge, Ladbroke Grove, World's End
Postcode districts
Council: Lambeth Council
Neighbourhoods
Brixton, Clapham, Stockwell, Vauxhall, Kennington, Waterloo, Streatham, West Norwood, Herne Hill, Oval
Postcode districts
Partly inside the Congestion Charge zone.
Council: Southwark Council
Neighbourhoods
Bermondsey, Peckham, Camberwell, Dulwich, Borough, Elephant and Castle, Rotherhithe, Walworth, Nunhead, Surrey Quays
Postcode districts
Partly inside the Congestion Charge zone.
Council: Westminster City Council
Neighbourhoods
Mayfair, Marylebone, Soho, Pimlico, Belgravia, Bayswater, Maida Vale, St John's Wood, Paddington, Victoria, Fitzrovia, Covent Garden
Postcode districts
Partly inside the Congestion Charge zone.
Mansion blocks and period conversions without lifts are common, so floor and stair width matter as much as volume.
Council: Barnet Council
Neighbourhoods
Finchley, East Finchley, Hendon, Chipping Barnet, Golders Green, Mill Hill, Whetstone, Colindale, Edgware, Cricklewood
Postcode districts
Council: Enfield Council
Neighbourhoods
Enfield Town, Edmonton, Palmers Green, Southgate, Winchmore Hill, Ponders End, Enfield Lock, Bush Hill Park
Postcode districts
Council: Haringey Council
Neighbourhoods
Tottenham, Wood Green, Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Hornsey, Highgate, Harringay, Seven Sisters, Stroud Green
Postcode districts
Council: Barking and Dagenham Council
Neighbourhoods
Barking, Dagenham, Becontree, Chadwell Heath, Barking Riverside
Postcode districts
Council: Bexley Council
Neighbourhoods
Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Erith, Welling, Crayford, Belvedere, Bexley Village, Thamesmead
Postcode districts
Council: Royal Borough of Greenwich
Neighbourhoods
Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Charlton, Blackheath, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Thamesmead, Kidbrooke, Greenwich Peninsula
Postcode districts
Council: Hackney Council
Neighbourhoods
Hackney Central, Dalston, Hoxton, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, Homerton, Clapton, Hackney Wick, Stamford Hill, London Fields
Postcode districts
Council: Havering Council
Neighbourhoods
Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster, Rainham, Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Collier Row, Elm Park
Postcode districts
Council: Lewisham Council
Neighbourhoods
Lewisham, Catford, Deptford, New Cross, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Brockley, Lee, Hither Green, Blackheath
Postcode districts
Council: Newham Council
Neighbourhoods
Stratford, West Ham, East Ham, Canning Town, Forest Gate, Plaistow, Beckton, Custom House, Royal Docks, Manor Park
Postcode districts
London City Airport is in the borough, in the Royal Docks.
Council: Redbridge Council
Neighbourhoods
Ilford, Wanstead, Woodford, South Woodford, Gants Hill, Barkingside, Seven Kings, Goodmayes
Postcode districts
Council: Tower Hamlets Council
Neighbourhoods
Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, Bow, Canary Wharf, Mile End, Limehouse, Poplar, Wapping, Stepney, Spitalfields, Isle of Dogs
Postcode districts
A high share of homes are flats in towers and converted warehouses, where the lift booking and the loading bay decide the day.
Council: Waltham Forest Council
Neighbourhoods
Walthamstow, Leyton, Leytonstone, Chingford, Highams Park
Postcode districts
Council: Bromley Council
Neighbourhoods
Bromley, Beckenham, Orpington, Chislehurst, Penge, Petts Wood, West Wickham, Hayes, Biggin Hill
Postcode districts
The largest London borough by area, so a move from one end of it to the other can be a longer drive than one into central London.
Council: Croydon Council
Neighbourhoods
Croydon, Purley, Thornton Heath, Norbury, South Norwood, Coulsdon, Addiscombe, Selsdon, New Addington, Sanderstead
Postcode districts
Council: Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Neighbourhoods
Kingston, Surbiton, New Malden, Chessington, Tolworth, Norbiton, Coombe
Postcode districts
Council: Merton Council
Neighbourhoods
Wimbledon, Mitcham, Morden, Colliers Wood, Raynes Park, South Wimbledon
Postcode districts
Council: Richmond upon Thames Council
Neighbourhoods
Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington, Barnes, Kew, East Sheen, Hampton, Whitton, Ham, Mortlake
Postcode districts
Council: Sutton Council
Neighbourhoods
Sutton, Cheam, Carshalton, Wallington, Worcester Park, Belmont, Hackbridge
Postcode districts
Council: Wandsworth Council
Neighbourhoods
Wandsworth, Battersea, Putney, Tooting, Balham, Earlsfield, Roehampton, Southfields, Nine Elms
Postcode districts
Council: Brent Council
Neighbourhoods
Wembley, Willesden, Kilburn, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, Neasden, Kingsbury, Queen's Park, Dollis Hill, Stonebridge
Postcode districts
Council: Ealing Council
Neighbourhoods
Ealing, Acton, Southall, Hanwell, Greenford, Northolt, Perivale
Postcode districts
Council: Hammersmith and Fulham Council
Neighbourhoods
Hammersmith, Fulham, Shepherd's Bush, White City, Parsons Green, Brook Green, Sands End
Postcode districts
Council: Harrow Council
Neighbourhoods
Harrow, Harrow on the Hill, Pinner, Stanmore, Wealdstone, Rayners Lane, Kenton
Postcode districts
Council: Hillingdon Council
Neighbourhoods
Uxbridge, Hayes, Ruislip, Northwood, West Drayton, Ickenham, Eastcote, Harefield
Postcode districts
Heathrow Airport is in the borough, and much of the air freight on an overseas move from London goes through its cargo area.
Council: Hounslow Council
Neighbourhoods
Hounslow, Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth, Feltham, Osterley, Heston, Cranford, Bedfont
Postcode districts
Nothing in London matches that. It may be just outside, in Surrey, Kent, Essex or Hertfordshire. We move there too, or try searching the guides.
Postcode districts cross borough boundaries, so a district can appear under more than one borough. The council for your address is decided by the address itself, not the postcode.
On most London streets the vehicle needs a reserved space, and the bay outside your door belongs to the borough council. Suspending it for the day is booked with that council, which sets its own notice period and fee, so ask early. The council on each card above is the one to ask.
The red lines on London's main roads are Transport for London's, not the council's, and stopping on them is banned except in marked bays at the times shown. A home on a red route needs the loading plan worked out before the day, not on the kerb.
The Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered every London borough since August 2023, and a van that does not meet its standard pays a daily charge. Lorries over 3.5 tonnes come under the Low Emission Zone instead, and those over 12 tonnes also need a Direct Vision Standard safety permit to work in London at all.
Central London has a daily charge for driving in the zone during its hours. The cards above say which boroughs it touches, but the edge runs along particular streets, so check your address on Transport for London's map.
Much of London lives in flats. A managed building often wants the lift booked, the move made within set hours, and sometimes proof of the mover's insurance first. A mansion block with no lift and a turning stair decides the crew size more than the number of boxes does.
A short distance in London is not a short drive. Crossing the river, the school run and a single closed road can each add an hour, which is why a London move is priced on time and access as much as on miles.
A move abroad starts the same way as a London move, with parking, access and the building, and then takes one of three routes. Europe usually goes by road, crossing the Channel at Dover or on the tunnel at Folkestone. Further afield goes by sea, in a container through a port such as Tilbury or London Gateway on the Thames, Felixstowe or Southampton. Urgent or smaller consignments go by air, often through Heathrow.
Since Brexit, a household moving into the EU is a customs matter as well as a removal, so the paperwork is planned alongside the packing. How an international move works, and why the exchange rate can cost more than the removal.
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The borough council that runs your street, which is listed on each borough above. Each council sets its own notice period and charge, so apply as soon as you have a date. If your home is on a red route, the road belongs to Transport for London, and the rules for stopping there are theirs.
Postcodes were drawn for delivering post, not for local government, so many London districts cross a borough line. Your council is decided by your address. Your council tax bill names it, and so does the council's own address search.
Only if it does not meet the ULEZ standard. The zone has covered all of London since August 2023. Lorries over 3.5 tonnes come under the Low Emission Zone instead, and those over 12 tonnes also need a Direct Vision Standard permit. Ask any mover you are considering whether their vehicles comply, because an unplanned charge tends to end up on the bill.
The zone covers the City of London and parts of Westminster, Camden, Islington, Southwark and Lambeth. The boundary follows particular roads, so check the exact address on Transport for London's map before moving day.
Yes. Europe usually goes by road, and further afield by sea or air, with the customs paperwork planned alongside the packing. Start with the quote form and choose the country you are moving to.
Places just outside Greater London, such as Dartford, Epsom, Watford or Brentwood, often share a postcode area with a London borough (Dartford is DA, like Bexley, and Epsom is KT, like Kingston), but they sit in the surrounding counties and are not on this page. We move there too, so use the quote form either way.