When to book a house removal
- You have exchanged contracts and have a completion date
- Your tenancy ends and the new place is ready to move into
- The furniture is too big or heavy for a car or a hired van
- There are stairs, a top-floor flat or a long carry to the road
- You own a piano, an American-style fridge freezer or other heavy pieces
House removals across Swansea
Moves above the city centre involve hills, steps up to the front door and streets short of parking. Where the vehicle can stop, and how far furniture is carried from it, sets the size of the crew and the timings.
In Uplands, Brynmill and Sketty, student contracts commonly end in June or July and many shared houses empty within a few weeks. Moves in that spell are planned around streets that are already busy.
Get a quote in SwanseaSwansea removals: parking, hills and term dates
Swansea Council suspends resident, shared-use, pay and display and limited waiting bays for house removals. The applicant gives the registration of each vehicle and blocks off the bays once notices go up.
Mount Pleasant, Townhill and upper St Thomas are built on slopes, and some houses have steps from the pavement. Say how many, as a fridge freezer or piano may need extra people or another route.
The council runs end-of-term collections in student areas and asks students to sort waste before leaving. Bulky items left on the pavement are outside a removal, so arrange their disposal first.
Oystermouth and Langland have narrow streets and little seafront parking on summer weekends. On Gower roads a bus or tractor can mean reversing to a wider point, so weekday mornings suit these moves.
Areas of Swansea we cover
- Uplands and Brynmill SA2
- Sketty and Killay SA2
- Mount Pleasant and Townhill SA1
- St Thomas and Danygraig SA1
- City centre and Maritime Quarter SA1
- Mumbles and Langland SA3
- Gorseinon and Gowerton SA4
- Cwmbwrla, Manselton and Penlan SA5
- Morriston and Clydach SA6
What the move covers
The load worked out from photos or a video of each room, including the loft, garage and shed.
Furniture and boxes carried out of the house, loaded and secured for the journey.
Each item set down in the room you name at the new address.
Pianos, large mirrors, glass tables and American-style fridge freezers planned for at the quote stage from your measurements.
Some or every room packed before the day and priced in the same quote.
How a house move is arranged
- Send the details
Give both postcodes, the size of each property, the completion date and photos of the rooms.
- Get a quote
The quote reflects the volume, the distance, the access at each end and any packing you add.
- Moving day
The crew loads at the old address and unloads at the new one once you have the keys.
What the price depends on in Swansea
- How much furniture and how many boxes are moving
- The distance between the two addresses
- Stairs, lifts, parking and the length of the carry at each end
- Heavy or delicate items such as pianos and large fridge freezers
- Packing added to the move
- Steps and steep paths between the parking place and the front door
- Splitting one load between several students going to different addresses
House removals in Swansea: questions
Who applies to suspend a parking bay in Swansea?
The resident moving applies to the council, and we can give you the vehicle registrations to include. Apply early, as the council aims to decide within five working days.
Can several students share one move from a house in Brynmill?
Yes. Give each person's name, rooms and destination, so the load can be split and unloaded in the right order.
Is moving up to Townhill harder than moving across town?
Steep streets and steps to the door add carrying time. Photos of the approach and the front door show what the crew will face.
Planning a house move in Swansea?
Send both postcodes, the type of parking outside each address, any steps or steep paths, and, for student moves, the tenancy end date and the number of people sharing.
This service is carried out by Keyturn Removals, a Dragon Multi-Trade brand.