Moves from PL postcodes
What 260 removal requests made through our sites from PL postcodes since June 2022 looked like. They are totals only, and the PL area is wider than Plymouth itself.
Nearly half came from Plymouth itself, and most of the rest from Cornwall: St Austell, Liskeard, Launceston, Callington, Saltash and Bodmin, with Tavistock on the Devon side. Nearly half were 2-bed homes, more than in any of the other towns we cover. Of those who left PL postcodes, the most went to the Exeter (EX) and Torquay (TQ) areas, then Swindon (SN) and Taunton (TA).
What a move from Plymouth costs
These are our removal cost calculator's guide ranges for two typical moves from Plymouth, 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 puts the South West 4% above the UK average, from Giant Van's regional index. Packing, a flat above the ground floor with no lift, or a Friday move add to these; the calculator shows each line.
Parking the removal van
Plymouth City Council's website has no page for suspending a parking bay, or for a dispensation to load on yellow lines, for a house move: we searched it on 28 October 2026. Its nearest service is a temporary traffic regulation order for closing or restricting a road, which needs at least 12 weeks' notice.
So ask the removal company how it handles parking on your street, and if a space matters (a narrow terrace, a permit zone, a block with no loading area), ask the council's parking team well before the day.
Crossing the Tamar. The Tamar Bridge and the Torpoint Ferry charge one way only, from Cornwall into Plymouth. By cash or card, a van under 3.5 tonnes pays £3.00 and a 2-axle lorry over 3.5 tonnes £7.30; on the bridge a 3-axle lorry pays £12.00 and one with 4 or more axles £16.50. Moving from Cornwall into Plymouth, ask whether a quote includes the toll.
Homes in Plymouth
How the 114,558 households in Plymouth City Council's area lived at the 2021 Census, against England as a whole.
| Detached house | England 22.9% | 11.4% |
| Semi-detached | England 31.5% | 30.1% |
| Terraced house | England 23.0% | 32.8% |
| Flat | England 22.2% | 25.4% |
A third of Plymouth's homes are terraced houses, the highest share of the six towns we cover and well above England's 23%, and a quarter are flats. Detached houses are half as common as in England. A terrace usually means the van stops in the street and everything is carried through the front door, so say if there is no rear access when you ask for quotes.
Questions about moving in Plymouth
How much do removals from Plymouth cost?
Our calculator's guide range is £770 to £1,290 for a 2-bed house moving up to 10 miles, and £1,230 to £2,090 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.
Can I reserve a parking space for a removal van in Plymouth?
Plymouth City Council's website has no service for suspending a parking bay or for loading on yellow lines for a house move. Its temporary road restriction needs 12 weeks' notice. Ask the removal company how it handles parking on your street, and ask the council's parking team early if a space matters.
Is there a toll for a removal van crossing the Tamar?
Only on the way into Plymouth from Cornwall. By cash or card, the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry charge £3.00 for a vehicle under 3.5 tonnes and £7.30 for a 2-axle lorry over 3.5 tonnes; on the bridge a 3-axle lorry pays £12.00 and one with 4 or more axles £16.50.
Where do people moving from Plymouth go?
61% of the removal requests we have had from PL postcodes since June 2022 were moving to another PL postcode. Of the rest, the most went to the Exeter (EX) and Torquay (TQ) areas, then Swindon (SN) and Taunton (TA).
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.
Birmingham removals
B postcodes: 2-bed and 3-bed homes almost level, three in four requests.
Nottingham removals
NG postcodes, reaching into Lincolnshire: two in three were 2- or 3-bed homes.
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Sources
- Tamar Crossings, Tamar Bridge tolls and Torpoint Ferry tolls, read 28 October 2026.
- Plymouth City Council, Other highways permits and licences (temporary road closure or restriction), and a search of the council's parking pages, 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 PL 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.