A local driver who knows Pimlico's grid of white-stucco terraces, the vast Dolphin Square blocks and the market on Tachbrook Street.
Pimlico is the quiet, residential triangle of SW1 between Victoria, the river and Chelsea, laid out by Thomas Cubitt as a near-perfect grid of cream-white stucco terraces. It has a settled, slightly hidden feel: the streets around St George's Square and Warwick Square are leafy and uniform, Tachbrook Street has its little street market, and the riverside is dominated by Dolphin Square, the huge 1930s mansion-block complex of over a thousand flats. Pimlico station on the Victoria line and the proximity to Tate Britain keep it connected without ever feeling frantic.
The moves here are classic SW1 flat work: a one-bed shifted within the stucco grid off Cambridge Street, a studio move in Dolphin Square, a sofa carried up a converted terrace near Warwick Square, or a couple combining homes off Tachbrook Street. The same friendly driver runs your move from door to door, every load travels under goods-in-transit insurance, and we're rated 5.0 on Google. Pricing holds firm across the grid: £30 per hour plus £1.50 per mile, a £50 minimum and no hidden fees, with any Congestion Charge shown separately and never marked up.
Pimlico sits inside the Congestion Charge zone, so the £18 daily charge applies, Monday to Friday 07:00 to 18:00 and weekends and bank holidays 12:00 to 18:00. We show it transparently and never mark it up. The boundary roads, Vauxhall Bridge Road and Grosvenor Road along the river, are busy red routes, so we load from the residential grid instead.
The stucco streets, Cambridge Street, Sutherland Street and the squares like St George's Square, sit in a controlled parking zone with permit and voucher bays and the raised front steps typical of Cubitt's terraces. Dolphin Square has its own internal access, porters and a goods route, which we coordinate in advance. Pimlico sits inside the ULEZ, but our ULEZ-compliant vans mean no emission surcharge is ever added to an SW1 move. For a bigger move we can point you to a short Westminster City Council dispensation on a Pimlico permit bay, worth sorting a few days early. Tell us the address, floor and whether it's a Dolphin Square flat when you book.
Pimlico's housing is overwhelmingly stucco-fronted Cubitt terraces split into flats, from garden and lower-ground studios to grand upper maisonettes, with raised front steps, steep communal staircases and the uniform layouts of a planned grid. The big exception is Dolphin Square, a self-contained complex of 1930s mansion flats with lifts, porters, long corridors and its own loading arrangements. There are also a handful of newer blocks near the river and the station.
For the terraced flats we dismantle beds and wardrobes, hand-ball sofas and mattresses up and down the communal stairs, and protect the period plasterwork and shared hallways. For Dolphin Square and the other mansion blocks we book the lift, use trolleys for the corridors and coordinate with the porters. The regular grid actually helps us plan parking and carry routes precisely. Flag the floor, any lift and whether it's Dolphin Square when you book.
The Pimlico moves we run most, all on the same fixed rate.
Looking at the wider area? Pimlico sits within Westminster, our borough page covers more neighbourhoods we move across Westminster.
Yes. Pimlico sits inside the central zone, so the £18 daily Congestion Charge applies (Mon to Fri 07:00 to 18:00, weekends and bank holidays 12:00 to 18:00). We list it separately on your quote and never mark it up. The area is in the ULEZ as well, though our vans are compliant, so no emission surcharge applies.
Yes, regularly. Dolphin Square is a huge 1930s mansion-block complex with lifts, porters, long corridors and its own loading route, so we coordinate the goods access and lift booking with the building in advance, then use trolleys for the corridors. Tell us the house and floor within the Square when you book.
Yes, that's most of our Pimlico work. The Cubitt stucco terraces around Cambridge Street and Warwick Square have raised front steps and steep communal stairs. We take down beds and wardrobes, hand-carry sofas and mattresses through the raised front steps, and protect both your belongings and the Cubitt plasterwork with blankets and straps.
The stucco streets and squares are permit-controlled with voucher bays, and the river road and Vauxhall Bridge Road are busy red routes. We load from the residential grid and can arrange a short Westminster Council dispensation a few days ahead for a bigger load. The regular grid makes planning the carry easy.
Often, yes, especially for a single item or a smaller flat. We're open Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 19:00, and same-day and next-day slots are usually available across SW1. Call 07550 145313 with your Pimlico addresses and what's moving for the earliest slot we can fit in.