When customers first get in touch with us, most of them are looking to receive an instant answer to the question “how long does it take to move house?”. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide them with an estimated duration of the house move service without obtaining all the necessary information first.
There are many factors that influence the time required for the move. Some of them are self-explanatory and people take them into consideration in advance. Others are more complex and people realise they exist after already contacting a moving company.
The moving service itself takes much less time than preparing for a relocation. Even a very large-scale move rarely takes more than 2 days, while selling and buying a property may take up to a year or even more.
How long does it take to move out from a house based on its size?
How long does it take to move from a 1-bedroom flat?
The time required to complete a house move service from a 1-bedroom flat is 3 – 4 hours without booking a packing service.
The average time to move house from 1-bedroom flat, with packing service from the moving experts takes about 4 to 5 hours.
If you have lots of belongings to pack, the whole move out process may last even longer than 5 hours.
An increase of 1-2 hours is possible depending on the distance between the pickup and delivery address.
How long does it take to move from a 2-bedroom house?
The average time to move house from a 2-bedroom property is 6 – 7 hours, including the loading and transportation of all goods.
If you decide to take advantage of a professional packing service, the average time, required to complete a house move of this scale is 7 – 8 hours.
This includes packing, loading and transportation to the destination address.
How long does it take to move a 3-bedroom house?
The average time that movers spend to complete a thorough house move job from a 3-bedroom house, including furniture disassembly and assembly, is around 8 – 9 hours.
With packing service, the approximate time to complete the moving job takes 10+ hours and usually, a whole workday is necessary.
We advise all customers who are about to make a house move from a property with 3 or more bedrooms to book a service early in the morning so they can get the job done the same day.
For properties with up to 2 bedrooms, you can easily complete the move using a Transit Van. However when it comes to a property with 3 bedrooms or more a Luton van should be used so you can get all household items and personal stuff loaded all at once. Note that the hourly rates for a moving service with a Luton van are usually 25-30% higher.
How long does it take to move a 4-bedroom house?
Contact a professional moving company and share the details of your move. Relocation from a 4-bedroom property is really hard to estimate in terms of time duration and price.
Be prepared that it may take more than 1 day to move house if you’re living in a property with 4 or more bedrooms.
Because of the complexities around such type of large-scale relocation, completing the job usually takes 2 days. Traffic on the road and other factors may slow down the house move, ending up with a service that may require up to 3 days to complete.
hings that influence the time it takes to move house
- Size of property
- Volume of belongings
- Condition type and number of packing boxes
- The scale of furniture assembly and disassembly required for the move
- The travelled distance between the two properties
- The packing of fragile or specialised items, loading and transportation
- The floor you’re living on (when moving from or to an apartment)
- Traffic in the city on the day(s) of your house move
- Time of the month/week.
Note: Busy service schedule at the end of each month may result in delays of the moving team. - Number of men you’ve hired to do the house move service
- Dealing with council taxes when moving house
