Moving house in Kensington
Kensington sits north of our base, up through Earl's Court. It runs from Holland Park and the High Street in W8 down to South Kensington and Gloucester Road in SW7, and most of it is in the same Royal Borough as Chelsea.
The typical Kensington home is a flat in a tall Georgian or Victorian terrace, often white stucco, four to six floors high and divided up long ago. That shape decides how moving house in Kensington goes. There are steps up to the front door, a long shared stair inside and, for lower-ground flats, a narrow flight down from the pavement to the front door below. Big furniture has to come apart, and we plan who carries what before the day.
Many streets are built around garden squares. The gardens are for residents, so the van stays on the road, and the square itself can be a long carry from a corner house. Behind the big houses are mews, such as Kynance Mews and Queen's Gate Mews in South Kensington, which are narrow, sometimes cobbled and sometimes too tight for a large van.
Around the High Street there are mansion blocks with porters and set moving hours, and in Holland Park larger houses with gardens front and back. Kensington Church Street is narrow and busy with shops, so we choose the van to suit the street.
Parking is simpler than in most boroughs. Kensington and Chelsea Council says a home removal does not need a bay suspension: the van can load from any free bay, as long as loading is continuous. As in Chelsea, the hard part is finding a free bay near the door, so we look at your street first.
