Narrowboats moored on the Grand Union Canal at West Drayton under a brick bridge, with a plain white van on the road beyond

WEST DRAYTON · UB7 · LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON

Removals in West Drayton

Removals in West Drayton sit between the canal and the Elizabeth line: Yiewsley semis, village-core terraces and the new blocks by the station. We plan the load from your street and, where the kerb is restricted, the Hillingdon waiver is sorted in advance.

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Elizabeth line · Zone 6 Council: Hillingdon Parking waiver: £24.30 per day per vehicle Removals are a covered activity for the waiver

Quick answer

Removals in West Drayton: Driver Help £70 per hour, 2 Men £85 per hour, 3 Men £100 per hour, with a 2-hour minimum. A Yiewsley semi with 2 Men for 4 hours totals £340. Hillingdon's waiver fee is the council's and sits outside the quote.

Two movers wheeling a blanket-covered load on a trolley across the forecourt of a new West Drayton apartment block towards a white van — Forecourt loading at a station-side block

Homes and access

West Drayton homes: semis, station blocks and Yiewsley terraces

Semis in West Drayton and Yiewsley

The backbone of UB7 moving work: 1930s and post-war semis, most with drives. Loading from the drive keeps parking paperwork out of the day, and the quote turns on contents, garages and garden stores.

New apartment blocks by the station

The Elizabeth line has brought a row of modern blocks with lifts, concierges and forecourts. Building move rules decide the plan, so share them with the enquiry and the booking will follow them.

Terraces behind Yiewsley High Street

Older, denser streets loading from the kerb. Where the kerb is restricted, the Hillingdon waiver is the arrangement; where it is not, nothing needs arranging.

Houses around the Green

The old village core has narrower lanes and a few awkward approaches. The quote notes the approach route so the van arrives the right way round on the day.

The local picture

Removals near West Drayton station

West Drayton station, in Zone 6 in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is on the Elizabeth line at London’s western edge. The town grew around the Grand Union Canal and the station, and its housing follows the layers: older terraces near the Green and Yiewsley, broad semi streets between them, and new apartment blocks rising by the station and on the old RAF site at Drayton Garden Village.

For movers, the questions are the approach and the forecourt: canal bridges shape the route in, and the new blocks shape the load out. The borough picture, including house removals in Hillingdon and house removals in Uxbridge sits on the Hillingdon removals hub.

A West Drayton street where Edwardian semis face a modern apartment block, with a plain white van at the kerb — Semis on one side, station blocks on the other

Parking in Hillingdon

The £24.30 waiver: parking for a West Drayton move

Hillingdon handles removal parking differently from the boroughs further in. Instead of a published tariff for suspending whole bays, the council offers a parking waiver: a dispensation that lets a named vehicle park on a restricted street, and removals are one of the activities it covers. The published price is £24.30 per day per vehicle, so a one-day move in a restricted street carries a known, modest council cost.

Because no bay-suspension tariff is published, we do not quote one: if your street needs something beyond the waiver, the council confirms that price on application, and we will tell you plainly that it is unconfirmed rather than invent a figure. In practice, most West Drayton addresses need neither: drives and unrestricted kerbs cover the semis, and the new blocks load from their own forecourts under their own rules.

Parking waiver fees are charged by the council and paid to the council, never added to the removals quote. Applications are made by you to Hillingdon directly; we confirm the vehicle, the date and the street involved.

Content updated October 2026

Streets and spots

The parts of West Drayton we plan around

West Drayton station and Station Road

The Elizabeth line station and its approach: new apartment blocks, commuter parking and the tightest kerbs in UB7 at peak times.

The Grand Union Canal and Colham Bridge

The canal cuts along the eastern side, with moorings, the towpath and narrow bridge approaches that the van route is planned around.

Yiewsley High Street

The twin centre next door: shops, flats above them and terraces behind, all loading from the side streets rather than the high street itself.

Drayton Garden Village

The newer neighbourhood on the old RAF site: apartment blocks and houses on estate roads, with forecourt loading and block rules to share in advance.

The Green and the old village core

Around the Green the houses are older and the lanes narrower; the church and the green itself anchor the original village.

Frays Island and the Colne side

Westwards the streets run towards the River Colne and the borough edge: quieter roads, bigger gaps between houses, straightforward kerbs.

How it runs

How a West Drayton move runs

Describe both ends

Property types, block rules if any, and where the van can stand at each address.

Written quote follows

Crew, expected hours and floor charges confirmed in writing before you fix a date.

Waiver checked early

Restricted streets get the £24.30 waiver arranged; forecourts and drives need nothing.

Moving day itself

The booked crew loads, carries, drives and unloads, settling rooms as directed.

Your enquiry

Moving from a block? Send its rules with the form

House moves here price on contents; block moves price on rules. The form has room for both: list the rooms, then add anything the building has told you about lifts, loading positions and move windows, and the written quote will be built around them.

Flats specifically are covered by flat removals in Hillingdon, and lighter loads towards the borough centre run under man and van in Uxbridge.

Prices

Removals in West Drayton: house-to-house hourly rates

House-to-house removals in London from West Drayton are charged at £70 per hour for Driver Help (1 man and van), £85 per hour for the 2 Men Team and £100 per hour for the 3 Men Team, confirmed in your written quote before the day is fixed.

Key facts

Price: Driver Help £70/hr, 2 Men £85/hr, 3 Men £100/hr
Minimum booking: 2 hours
Who it is for: West Drayton and Yiewsley semi, flat and family moves
Where: West Drayton station area in the London Borough of Hillingdon
Terms: No deposit, free cancellation to 24 hours, quotes valid 7 days, payment at the time of service

Driver Help

1 man and van

£70

£70 per hour

For station-block flats and part-moves with a hand at each end.

2 Men Team

Standard choice

£85

£85 per hour

The crew most Yiewsley and West Drayton semi moves are booked with.

3 Men Team

Larger homes

£100

£100 per hour

For the bigger village-core houses and full garage-and-garden loads.

Upstairs flats add £5 per floor for each floor above ground the crew carries by stairs, counted at pickup and at delivery. A lift serving the floor means no charge for that floor, and the ground floor is £0. The minimum booking is 2 hours.

Worked illustrations for West Drayton moves

Yiewsley semi, 2 Men: £85 × 4 hours = £340
Station-block flat, 2 Men: £85 × 3 hours = £255
Village-core house, 3 Men: £100 × 5 hours = £500
Drayton Garden Village flat, Driver Help: £70 × 2 hours = £140

Illustrations only, from the published card: rate times hours, with a 2-hour minimum. Stairs add £5 per floor where the carry is by stairs; Hillingdon's waiver fee is the council's and sits outside the quote.

If you are packing yourself, materials are charged at £5 per box, £15 for wrap and £10 per roll of tape. Office and commercial moves, and moves outside London, are priced by written quote only, outside the house-to-house hourly rates above.

Parking waiver fees are charged by the council and paid to the council, never added to the removals quote.

Booking terms.

No deposit to book. Cancel or rearrange without charge up to 24 hours before your move; within 24 hours, a charge of up to 25% of the quoted price may apply. Quotes are valid for 7 days. Payment is taken at the time of service. If the move runs beyond the quoted hours, the extra time is charged at the same hourly rate shown at booking. Loading, unloading and carrying are included, as are dismantling and reassembly where booked in advance; packing is included only where booked and listed in your quote.

Questions

Removals in West Drayton: moving questions

The waiver, the new blocks and the canal-side approaches are what West Drayton callers ask about first. Street-specific questions are welcome on the form.

Ask about your road

Ring 07459 180023, Mon–Fri 7am–8pm · Sat 8am–6pm · Sun 9am–4pm, and tell us the street; we will say there and then whether a waiver is likely to be needed.

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What parking arrangement does a West Drayton house move need?

Where the van must stand on a restricted street, Hillingdon sells a parking waiver (a dispensation) at £24.30 per day per vehicle, and removals are one of the activities it covers. Many West Drayton and Yiewsley streets are unrestricted at the kerb or have drives, in which case no waiver is needed at all. Tell us the address and we will say which case you are in.

Can we suspend a whole bay outside our house instead?

Hillingdon does not publish a bay-suspension tariff in the way some boroughs do, so there is no honest figure we can quote you for one. The waiver at £24.30 per day per vehicle is the published route for a removal vehicle; anything beyond that is a price the council would confirm on application, and we will say so rather than guess.

Our flat is in a new block near the station. How does loading work there?

Newer blocks near West Drayton station load from their forecourt or parking court, and several set their own move rules: a booked lift, a time window, a named loading position. Send the block’s instructions with your enquiry; the quote is then built around the building’s rules rather than discovered on the day.

How are stairs charged in a West Drayton flat?

At £5 per floor for each floor above ground the crew carries by stairs, at the pickup address, the delivery address, or both. A lift serving the floor means no charge for that floor, the ground floor is £0, and every floor charge is itemised in the written quote before you book.

Do we pay anything upfront to book?

No deposit. No commitment. The written quote is valid for 7 days while you decide, cancelling or rearranging without charge is possible up to 24 hours before the move, and payment is taken at the time of service. Within 24 hours a charge of up to 25% of the quoted price may apply.

Can one booking cover West Drayton to Uxbridge or into central London?

Yes. Both are inside London, so the move stays on the house-to-house hourly card as a single booking, with access and parking checked at both ends. A destination outside London is priced as a written quote for the whole journey instead.

Is insurance included?

Insurance is as stated in your written quote: ask us to confirm in writing.

Moving from a West Drayton semi or a station block?

Send both addresses, the floor and any block rules, and we will reply with a written quote covering the crew, the stairs and the parking position at both ends.

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