By Jessica Ryan
Updated: Jun 18, 2026
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Reviewed by Martin Pаnауоtоv
Quick Answer: The moving costs from Reading to London averages from £333 to £952 depending on how much you’re moving, how big is your home, your approximate move date, and whether you do the packing yourself or the movers do that for you. For immediate price estimate you can request a moving cost estimate.
In this post, we will lay out everything you need to know for your upcoming move to London. After careful research we've gathered data on rough moving costs based on feedback from people that have moved the route recently. We have also selected removal companies with positive feedback that perform moves from Reading.
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"Having been given a quote and arranging a date, they emailed me a week before to say they'd overbooked that day and couldn't accommodate me. I knew..."
"I wouldn’t recommend them due to the after service. I had a dressing table damaged during the move and still waiting for the paperwork. Also moving..."
"Absolutely abysmal customer service. I had it confirmed by two eye-witnesses that they packed a certain number of items which were not among the be..."
"We hired Hunts as a local company to move us to Spain. We made it clear we did not want to use sub contractors and was coming to them as they were ..."
"My best friend was due to move last week from East London to South West London. She had requested the services of this removal man and explained th..."
"The service bore no relation to what was quoted, "Experienced professionals" and quality packing. We would have done a better job ourselves. They g..."
"They are the worst moving company ever. A few of my items were damaged. They came late to pick up my things. I contacted them, to let them know abo..."
"I can only advise anyone never to use this van service. They are a dishonest company. It started with a quotation. I called and asked for an offer ..."
"The sales man rushed his pricing up as he had a taxi waiting for him. He didn't listen to me when I said we used a 7.5 ton lorry to move in to the ..."
If you’re just trying to ship a few items, here’s a list of our recommended services for small moves.
We went through all moving reviews in this route and the cost of those moves to calculate these historical average moving costs. We estimate that a move like that could cost around £333 - £952. These rough estimates are based on the average distance of 41 mi between the cities.
Take note that these average removal costs may vary from the prices you may get if you contact full service Reading long distance removals for a quote, since these costs are rough estimates and the final removal costs may vary.
Other pricing factors include:
To move from Reading to London, a professional moving company will cost between £333 and £952. The cost to move a 1 bedroom home will range around £250 and £383, for 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom moving costs are expected to be between £482 and £803. For larger homes that are 4 bedrooms or more you are looking at £666 to £1,095.
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