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Much of Abbey Wood is estate housing with unrestricted or resident-only bays, so a van can usually get reasonably close to the door. The streets immediately around the station are busier since the Elizabeth line opened, and there are controlled bays there.

Abbey Wood straddles a borough boundary. Most of it is Greenwich, but the eastern edge falls into Bexley, so confirm which one covers your address before anyone applies.

Greenwich asks for ten working days and gives you a second bay free on the first day when you are moving house: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/apply-park-your-property-or-restricted-place/apply-suspend-parking

Bexley works to a shorter three working days: bexley.gov.uk/services/parking-transport-and-streets/parking-permits/parking-dispensations-and-suspensions

Raise it with your removal company as soon as the date is set.

ULEZ applies here as it does across all London boroughs, so a non-compliant van pays the daily charge. Most established removal firms run compliant vehicles, but it is worth confirming when you compare quotes. The Congestion Charge does not reach this far east.

Post-war estate houses and maisonettes generally have straightforward access, though some blocks have narrow stairwells and no lift. The older terraces near the station have tighter hallways and steeper stairs, which matters for wardrobes and sofas. Newer flats by the station usually have lifts, and the managing agent may want the move booked in advance.

Harrow Manorway carries traffic over the station on a flyover, and the residential roads off it are narrow with cars parked both sides. The A2016 is the main route east and west.

Weekday mornings once the school run has cleared are easiest, since the roads around the station and Harrow Manorway get busy at peak times. Summer weekends and the last Friday of any month are the hardest slots to book, and parking near the station is tightest then too.