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How to Find Your Removal Company in Chester

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Tell us about your move

Enter your move details so we can match you with the right local removal companies in Chester for you.

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Compare & choose your removal company

Choose the moving company that's right for you based on price, services and reviews.

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Removal worker lifting a sofa.

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Let your Chester movers handle the heavy lifting

Your chosen company handles the transport, and unloading, saving you time and effort.

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Smiling couple relaxing on a sofa after moving home.

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Settle into your new home

Relax knowing your belongings have been moved safely by trusted professionals.

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Why Book Your Removals with Compare My Move?

Top picks in Chester

Top picks in Chester

We connect you with the right movers for your needs, not just the nearest.

Reviewed and reliable

Reviewed and reliable

Easily connect with top-rated, fully verified professionals right at your fingertips.

Last minute? No problem

Last minute? No problem

If you need a quick turnaround, we’ll find firms that can meet your timeframe.

Local expertise

Local expertise

Our removal companies know the city’s unique moving challenges inside out.

What's Involved in a Removal Service?

Archive Icon Packing & preparation
Archive Icon Packing & preparation
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  • Optional professional packing service
  • Supply of boxes, wrapping, and tape
  • Dismantling of furniture if needed
  • Labelling of boxes for easy unpacking
  • Access planning and parking permit advice where required
Calendar icon On moving day
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Calendar icon On moving day
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  • Floor, doorway and bannister protection
  • Careful loading of boxes into the van
  • Protective covers for fragile items
  • Specialist handling for special items, like pianos or antiques
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Transport
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  • Safe delivery to your new home
  • Goods-in-transit and public liability insurance
  • Short-term or long-term storage available if needed
  • GPS-tracked vehicles for added security
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Unloading
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  • Unloading into the rooms of your choice
  • Reassembly of furniture and large items
  • Removal of packing materials
  • Final placement checks

Areas We Cover in Chester

  • Hoole
  • Handbridge
  • Boughton
  • Curzon Park
  • Upton
  • Newton
  • Blacon
  • Westminster Park
  • Queen’s Park
  • Garden Quarter
  • Bache
  • Newtown
  • Lache
  • Abbot’s Meads
  • Upton Heath
  • The Groves
  • Kingsway
  • Hough Green
  • Abbots Grange
  • The Dale

Why Customers In Chester Trust Us To Move Home

Recent reviews from people who moved home in Chester
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187 reviews
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Based on 187 customer reviews of our Chester removals companies.

Join Chester Customers Already Booking Their Move

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Francesca C
2 extra services requested

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1 extra service requested

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3 extra services requested

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Christine O
1 extra service requested

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Chester's Best Moving Companies

Proven and reliable

Proven and reliable

Our companies have experience completing hundreds of Chester home moves.

Highly-rated by customers

Highly-rated by customers

We collect feedback after moves, run regular mystery shops, and remove movers that don't maintain top ratings.

Verified & insured

Verified & insured

Every firm is verified for trading history and reviews, and must carry Goods in Transit and Public Liability insurance.

Chester specialists

Chester specialists

Our removal companies know the city’s unique moving challenges inside out.

8,391
Removal jobs completed in Chester

Our Chester Moving Trends

March most popular month
Warrington most popular destination
2,685 last minute moves
Packing top add on

Types of Home

Items We Move Most

27,690 plants moved
23,495 beds moved
12,587 sofas moved
14,265 TVs moved

How We Keep Things Safe

3,944 pre-move surveys
100,692 boxes packed
521 miles of packing tape
15,943 KG of bubble wrap

Things to Know Before Your Chester Move

You can’t drive into the city core after 10:30am

Rising bollards seal Eastgate, Bridge, Watergate and Northgate Streets from 10:30am to 8pm every day. If your front door sits on one of them, you’re locked out until evening. Our removal companies plan early arrivals for these jobs, and you should too. Book a pre-10:30am slot or a late evening finish. If that’s not possible, tell your movers to park on Northgate Street and carry along the Rows. It adds time, but it’s the only legal option.

Don’t get caught by race-day closures

On race days, the west side of the city shuts down. Roads around New Crane Street, Lower Watergate Street and Nuns Road close from late morning until the evening. Once the barriers go up, there’s no vehicle access at all. Before you set a date, check the Chester Racecourse fixture list. If it’s a race day, book a morning move or shift to another day entirely. Our removal companies avoid the area completely after 9am when the stewards start closing roads.

Pick your car park by van height, not postcode

Multi-storeys in Chester are tight. New Market Parking is central but capped at 2.0 metres, and Grosvenor Shopping Centre is roughly the same. Little Roodee is the only surface car park that takes taller vans, open 24 hours and fine for oversize vehicles. If you’ve got a high-roof van coming, that’s where to meet. Our movers use it regularly for central moves, then carry items through the gate and along the pavement.

Watergate Street has a hidden loading workaround

Once the bollards rise, the only access for Watergate Street is from Weaver Street behind the shops. It’s not obvious, but it saves a long detour. If you’re moving into one of the upper flats or the Rows nearby, direct your movers to Weaver Street instead of circling the ring road. Our movers use it for daytime key handovers because it’s the closest legal loading point when the main street is sealed.

Don’t rely on a permit inside the bollards

A dispensation only lets you stop on restricted bays or yellow lines outside the pedestrian zone. It doesn’t let you sit inside the bollards between 10:30am and 8pm. Wardens ticket even with a permit displayed. If you need to stop close, apply for a dispensation so your movers can load from the edge streets legally, and keep a printed copy to hand in case they’re asked to show it.

Camera traps have replaced traffic wardens in key spots

ANPR now watches the city walls and junctions like Nuns Road and Canal Street. They catch turns that used to be manual checks. If you’re sending the route to your movers, double-check it doesn’t cut through one of those restricted turns. A quick check on the council’s moving-traffic map saves an instant fine and a wasted trip.

FAQs About Movers in Chester

What is the average removal cost in Chester?

The average removal cost in Chester is around £473 for a 1 to 2-bedroom move, £801 for a 3-bedroom home and £1,570 for a 4-bedroom property. Costs can rise if your move involves the pedestrianised city centre, where vans may need to stop on edge streets and carry items in, or if a taller vehicle has to load from a suitable surface car park rather than parking close to the property.

How do I get accurate removal quotes?

To get an accurate quote, share the exact entrance your movers need to use and explain where a van can legally stop. In Chester, that is especially important if you are inside the city core, near Watergate Street, or in an upper-floor property by the Rows, where bollards, rear access and carrying distance can all change the time and vehicle plan.

How do I choose a removal company?

Choose a removal company that asks sensible questions about route planning, legal stopping points and vehicle size before confirming the job. In Chester, that matters because central moves are often shaped by rising bollards, restricted turns and limited van-friendly parking, so you want a company that plans access properly rather than assuming it can pull up outside.

How far in advance should I book movers?

It is best to book movers as early as you can, especially if you need a specific start time. In Chester, that is particularly useful for city-centre moves that need to happen before the streets close at 10:30am, and it also gives you more flexibility to avoid race days when access around the west side becomes much harder later in the day.

What should I tell movers about parking or access before moving day?

Tell movers where the nearest legal loading point is, whether your address sits inside the pedestrian zone, and if the job depends on a taller van. In Chester, that could mean planning from Northgate Street or Weaver Street, or using Little Roodee instead of a low-clearance multi-storey, which helps avoid delays, fines and unnecessary extra carrying on the day.