Stranks Removals & Storage carries out removals in Canterbury and the CT1 to CT4 postcode area, covering house moves, office relocations, packing and European moves. We are a family firm trading since 1941, BAR members, and certified to BS EN 12522. Rated 9.7 out of 10 across 380 verified reviews, with 98% of customers recommending us.
Call 0800 0195 525 or request a free quote.
From city-centre flats and terraced houses to larger family homes across the CT1 to CT4 area, our team packs, protects, loads, transports and unloads with care. We work with listed buildings, conservation-area properties and rural addresses in the surrounding villages. For the full detail on a house move, see our Canterbury house removals page.
We carry out commercial and office relocations across Canterbury, planned around your working week to keep disruption down. Our team handles furniture dismantle and reassembly, IT and filing, and the access constraints that come with Canterbury’s ring road and city-centre streets. Commercial work is largely arranged through tender and existing relationships rather than online, so if you have an upcoming office move, call 0800 0195 525 to talk it through.
Full, partial or fragile-only packing, with the right materials for each item, from framed artwork and glassware to specialist pieces. Packing can be added to a removal or booked on its own, worked to a labelled, room-by-room plan.
We run full and part-load European relocations from the Ashford depot, out via the Channel ports at Folkestone and Dover, managing every stage from survey to delivery.
Four generations of the Strank family have moved Kent households since 1941, and the business is still family run today. The same trained team handles your move from survey to delivery, with no job handed to a subcontractor on the day. Our Ashford depot is about 15 minutes from Canterbury on the A28, so this is local work for our crews.
We hold full British Association of Removers (BAR) membership, including the BAR Advanced Payment scheme, and are certified to BS EN 12522, the British Standard that audits process, training and vehicles for furniture removal services. Most independent Kent removers have not achieved it. On Referenceline we hold a 9.7 rating from 380 verified reviews since 2007, with 98% recommending us.
Call 0800 0195 525 or request a quote online.
Canterbury’s centre brings access challenges not every remover is set up for, so we plan for them in advance.
The ring road limits heavy-vehicle access to certain entry points, and the conservation area around the cathedral and the Westgate restricts where a vehicle can park and load. College Road, St Dunstan’s Street and Wincheap are common pinch points on larger moves, which we work around at the survey.
The university term calendar shapes demand. The changeover in September and late June creates a busy window across Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable, so a move in those periods is worth booking several weeks ahead.
The surrounding villages, including Bridge, Chartham, Sturry, Littlebourne and Bekesbourne, carry their own conditions: narrow lanes, low bridges on the Stour valley roads, and listed cottage doorways that need furniture dismantled before anything large can move. We survey access as part of the quote.
Alongside Canterbury city, our team regularly serves , , , , Hythe, Dover, Faversham and Herne Bay. For longer routes, our fleet handles moves anywhere in the UK and across Europe.
Yes. Stranks Removals & Storage covers Canterbury and the CT1 to CT4 postcode area for house removals, office relocations, packing and European moves. Our Ashford depot is around 15 minutes from the city centre via the A28. Call 0800 0195 525 or get a free quote.
Every move is priced on its own details: property size, volume, access, distance and any packing required. We do not publish fixed rates because no two moves are the same. Send us your collection address, destination and moving date and we will come back with a clear, written quote.
Yes. Our team is familiar with the ring road restrictions, the limited parking around the cathedral quarter, and the access constraints of listed and conservation-area properties. We assess access as part of the survey before quoting.
Yes. We offer full, partial and fragile-only packing, with the right materials for each item. Packing can be added to a removal or booked as a standalone service. More on packing services
As a guide, two to four weeks for straightforward moves and four to six for larger ones. The university term changeover in September and late June lifts demand across the area, so if your move falls in those windows, earlier is better. We are often booked up, so contact us as soon as you can.
Yes. We regularly cover Bridge, Chartham, Sturry, Littlebourne, Bekesbourne, Barham and other villages in the CT1 to CT4 area. For properties on narrow lanes or with restricted access, we assess the route at the survey.
Yes, though commercial work at Stranks is mainly arranged through tender and existing relationships rather than through the website. If you have an office move in Canterbury, call 0800 0195 525 to discuss requirements. More on office relocation.
Yes. Stranks holds full BAR membership, including the BAR Advanced Payment scheme, and is certified to BS EN 12522. We are also a Furniture and Home Improvement Ombudsman member and Checkatrade certified.
