A local driver who knows Mortlake High Street, the riverside by the Boat Race finish and the family streets towards East Sheen and the brewery site.
Mortlake sits on the south bank of the Thames in SW14, best known as the finish of the University Boat Race, where the river bends past the old brewery site and the towpath. It's a quieter, more down-to-earth riverside neighbourhood than some of its neighbours: a working High Street, the river and its towpath, and streets of Victorian and Edwardian houses running back towards East Sheen. Mortlake station on the South Western line keeps Waterloo close, and the big riverside redevelopment of the former brewery is reshaping the area's western edge.
The moves here are bread-and-butter SW14: a family upsizing in the streets off Mortlake High Street, a flat shifted near the station, a sofa carried up a period terrace, or a first move into a new riverside apartment. The same driver carries your Mortlake move the whole way, every load is protected by goods-in-transit insurance, and our Google rating sits at a full 5.0. Pricing holds firm across SW14: £30 per hour plus £1.50 per mile, a £50 minimum and no hidden fees.
Mortlake's defining access feature is the level crossing. Mortlake High Street (the A3003) carries steady traffic and the Sheen Lane level crossing by the station can hold things up for several minutes at a time, so we time the carry around it. The residential streets behind, roads like North Worple Way and White Hart Lane, sit in a controlled parking zone with permit bays and narrow carriageways, while the riverside near the towpath and the brewery site has its own tight access.
For a fuller load on a permit bay we can point you to a short Richmond Council removals dispensation, worth arranging a few days ahead. There's no Congestion Charge in SW14, and although Mortlake is inside the wider ULEZ, our vans are fully ULEZ-compliant, so no emission surcharge applies. Where a home sits near the towpath or a new apartment has a loading point to book, we'll plan the closest legal stopping point and confirm access in advance. Tell us the address and floor when you book.
Mortlake is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraced housing, a good share still whole family homes with the rest split into upper and lower conversions, plus flats near the station and a growing number of new riverside apartments around the former brewery site. The terraces bring the familiar steep, narrow stairs and tight hallways; the new apartments add lifts, loading points and longer internal corridors.
For house moves we bring extra hands where needed and dismantle beds, wardrobes and garden furniture; for conversions we hand-ball sofas and mattresses down the stairs and protect the shared areas; for the riverside flats we book lifts and bring trolleys for the corridor distance. We protect everything with blankets and straps as standard. Flag the property type, floor and lift status when you book so we size the time correctly.
The Mortlake moves we handle most, all on a single clear rate.
Looking at the wider area? Mortlake sits within Richmond upon Thames, our borough page covers more neighbourhoods we move across Richmond upon Thames.
All of SW14 around Mortlake: the streets off Mortlake High Street, the roads towards East Sheen and White Hart Lane, the riverside by the Boat Race finish and the new apartments at the brewery site. Wherever your Mortlake move is, it's the same driver and the same pricing.
It can. The Sheen Lane level crossing by Mortlake station holds traffic for a few minutes when the barriers are down, so we time the carry and our arrivals around it. It rarely causes a problem once we've planned the load, and it doesn't change your price.
Yes. Those newer apartments often have a lift and a loading point to book, so we confirm access first and bring trolleys for the longer internal corridors. Give us the building and floor and we'll plan the kerbside time and lift booking before the day.
Yes, same-day and next-day slots are often free across SW14. We're open Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 19:00. Call 07550 145313 with your Mortlake addresses and a quick list of what's moving and we'll find you the earliest slot.
There's no Congestion Charge in SW14. Mortlake is inside the wider ULEZ, but our vans are fully ULEZ-compliant, so there's no emission surcharge on your move. You pay £30 per hour plus £1.50 per mile, a £50 minimum, with nothing hidden.