Moves from NG postcodes
What 234 removal requests made through our sites from NG postcodes since June 2022 looked like. They are totals only, and the NG area is wider than Nottingham itself.
Just over half came from Nottingham itself, then Newark, Mansfield, Grantham and Sleaford: the NG area runs well into Lincolnshire. Two in three were 2- or 3-bed homes, and one in ten was a bungalow. Of those who left NG postcodes, the most went to the Derby (DE) area, then Peterborough (PE), Doncaster (DN), Leicester (LE) and Lincoln (LN).
What a move from Nottingham costs
These are our removal cost calculator's guide ranges for two typical moves from Nottingham, worked out from published UK averages. They are not quotes: the site never sees a removal company's price, and yours depends on what you move, the access at both ends and the date.
The calculator takes the Midlands as the UK average, from Giant Van's regional index, so these are the national averages for each size with the distance added. Packing, a flat above the ground floor with no lift, or a Friday move add to them; the calculator shows each line.
Parking the removal van
Nottingham City Council has no service for suspending a parking bay for a house move. What it does say, in its Parking Enforcement Policy (April 2025): a furniture removal vehicle moving furniture to or from a home is exempt from the waiting restrictions while it does so. It has to be a liveried removal vehicle, not a private car or an unmarked van, and wherever possible it should not park where loading is banned.
Students moving in or out can buy a drop-off permit: £5 for 3 hours, up to 4 an academic year but not on consecutive days, Monday to Friday between 10am and 2pm, by phoning the council on 0115 876 1966. It does not guarantee a space.
Sources: Nottingham City Council, Parking Enforcement Policy (sections 3.32 and 3.46) and student parking permits.
Homes in Nottingham
How the 124,745 households in Nottingham City Council's area lived at the 2021 Census, against England as a whole.
| Detached house | England 22.9% | 15.6% |
| Semi-detached | England 31.5% | 33.3% |
| Terraced house | England 23.0% | 27.4% |
| Flat | England 22.2% | 23.6% |
Nottingham has more terraced houses and fewer detached ones than England as a whole. A terrace usually means no drive, so the van parks in the street and furniture goes through the front door: say if a sofa or wardrobe has to come apart. Nearly one home in four is a flat, most of them in purpose-built blocks, so give the floor and say whether there is a lift when you ask for quotes.
Questions about moving in Nottingham
How much do removals from Nottingham cost?
Our calculator's guide range is £740 to £1,250 for a 2-bed house moving up to 10 miles, and £1,190 to £2,020 for a 3-bed house moving 10 to 50 miles. They come from published UK averages, not from quotes: your own price depends on what you move, the access at both ends and the date.
Do I need a parking permit for a removal van in Nottingham?
Nottingham City Council has no bay suspension for house moves. Its parking enforcement policy treats a liveried furniture removal vehicle moving furniture to or from a home as exempt from waiting restrictions, though it should not park where loading is banned. Students moving in or out can buy a £5 drop-off permit for 3 hours.
Where do people moving from Nottingham go?
62% of the removal requests we have had from NG postcodes since June 2022 were moving to another NG postcode. Of the rest, the most went to the Derby (DE) area, then Peterborough (PE), Doncaster (DN), Leicester (LE) and Lincoln (LN).
Nearby towns
Moving between towns, or comparing? The pages for the two nearest towns we cover, with their own figures, guide prices and council rules.
Sheffield removals
S postcodes: two in three of our requests stayed in the area.
Birmingham removals
B postcodes: 2-bed and 3-bed homes almost level, three in four requests.
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Sources
- Nottingham City Council, Parking Enforcement Policy, effective April 2025, and Student parking permits, read 28 October 2026.
- Our own figures: removal requests made through Compare Removal Companies and our other removal comparison site, June 2022 to October 2026, from NG postcodes, repeat requests left out. Shares are of all the requests, or of those that gave a new postcode for where people were moving to.
- Census 2021, table TS044 Accommodation type, households by local authority: Nomis (Office for National Statistics). Flats include those in converted and commercial buildings.
- Guide ranges: our removal cost calculator, whose sources and method are on its page.
More towns: removal companies by town. What drives a price: the removal costs guide.