How many moving blankets for a house move
Updated: 23 October 2026
You have a two-bedroom flat to empty on Saturday, and every page you open offers a different number of blankets. How many moving blankets for a house move is a count of the pieces, not a bedroom slogan. On 21 October 2026 the Products Compared editorial team set UK remover checklists against the pack sizes in five saved amazon.co.uk listings. Figures below that are not on those listings are a rule of thumb, labelled as one. This is not a survey of UK moves, and it is not a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The packs are on the [moving blanket comparison](/hub/diy-supplies/moving-blanket).
You have a two-bedroom flat to empty on Saturday, and every page you open offers a different number of blankets. How many moving blankets for a house move is a count of the pieces, not a bedroom slogan.
You have a two-bedroom flat to empty on Saturday, and every page you open offers a different number of blankets. How many moving blankets for a house move is a count of the pieces, not a bedroom slogan. On 21 October 2026 the Products Compared editorial team set UK remover checklists against the pack sizes in five saved amazon.co.uk listings. Figures below that are not on those listings are a rule of thumb, labelled as one. This is not a survey of UK moves, and it is not a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The packs are on the moving blanket comparison.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Pack | Stated size | Material claim | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  GOKAY Tekstil GOKAY 10-pack | 10 | 200 × 150 cm | Probably polyester | 9.4 | about £24.49 | View offer |
| Best value |  Triplast Triplast 4-pack | 4 | 150 × 200 cm, ±5% | Wool mixture | 9.2 | about £14.99 | View offer |
| Alternative |  Trojan Packaging Trojan 5-pack | 5 | 200 × 150 cm | Fabric | 9.2 | about £16.85 | View offer |
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The numbers that do not agree
Craig Atkinson Removals suggests 4–8 furniture blankets for a typical 3-bed DIY move, and says a crew brings far more. Packing Boxes calls 15 blankets an ideal amount for a home with a small or medium amount of furniture. The Box Warehouse blog says firms often allow 20–40 and at least one thick blanket per large item, two or three for a large sofa, and it calls that UK guidance without naming a standard. A US mover’s table of about 20–25 blankets for a 2-bedroom local move is not a UK rule, and it stays out of the sum.
Those figures cannot all be the rule. 4–8, 15, and 20–40 answer different questions: a short DIY list, a retailer’s ideal, and a firm’s van stock. Trojan’s 5-pack bullets say five cloths suit a typical 1–2 bedroom home. A different Trojan 10-pack, not in this set, says a typical 2–3 bedroom home. Those sentences disagree with each other, and both are seller copy. Start from your inventory.
Count pieces, not bedrooms
Walk the flat with a list. Write down each sofa, armchair, wardrobe, chest, table, white-goods door, mirror, and pane of glass you will not box. As a rule of thumb, start with one blanket for each of those large pieces. Add a second where the first cloth leaves a corner bare, which is common on a three-seat sofa, or where you would rather double a television than trust one layer. Airtasker UK uses two or three cloths on a large piece as an example, not as a house total.
A 150 × 200 cm cloth, the size Triplast states, covers a small sideboard with overlap. A pad of about 102 × 183 cm, the BEIBOON bullet size of 40 × 72 inches, is more likely to need that second cloth on the same sofa. A two-bedroom flat with a sofa, a wardrobe, a table, a fridge, and a glass desk is five pieces before any spare. The same 2-bed slogan fits a flat that is only three pieces. The wrap order, cushions off and blanket then film, is how to wrap furniture with moving blankets.
What a 4-pack, a 5-pack and a 10-pack can cover
Four blankets, the Triplast 4-pack at £14.99, cover four large pieces with no spare, or two large pieces if each needs a second cloth. A sofa plus a doubled television plus a table is already four, and the fridge is then bare. Five, the Trojan 5-pack at £16.85, is one more cloth than that. It is not a 1–2 bedroom home. If your list is a sofa, two wardrobes, a table, and a fridge, five is the list with nothing left for a mirror. Some Trojan reviews doubled cloths on televisions, so a five-pack can become three pieces in practice.
Ten is GOKAY at £24.49 or the Triplast 10-pack at £34.39. Ten covers a longer DIY list, with a second cloth on the larger sofa and one spare. It does not cover a whole house the way a remover’s van stock of 20–40 would, and that 20–40 line is a retailer’s claim, not a number to obey. One pad, BEIBOON at £16.99, is a single piece or a second layer. The Triplast 10-pack’s item weight says 1 kg, which fights about 1 kg each, and its reviews are the same pool as the 4-pack. That decides whether the listing is coherent. It does not change the arithmetic.
When you should not buy a pack at all
If a remover is packing the job, ask them before you buy. A2B Moving says the crew usually brings the blankets. The British Association of Removers notes that, under most removal insurances, the firm accepts liability for items its own crew packed. Your blankets on their load do not create that cover, and a film they did not apply can be something they unwrap before they will take the piece. A DIY van is the case for buying. A crewed move is the case for a phone call.
Spare cloths after a DIY move are useful as dust sheets, as a pad under a workbench, and as the extra layer next time. They are a poor storage plan if the listing has no wash method. Triplast prints none. GOKAY prints 30–40°C and a warning, in reviews, not to over-wash. BEIBOON says machine wash and also says it is not water resistant, so a spare is not a groundsheet. Buy the pack that matches the list you wrote down. More blankets do not make a heavier wrapped load safe to carry alone.
Common questions
How many blankets does a two-bedroom flat need?
Count the large pieces, then add a second cloth where a corner stays bare. As a rule of thumb, a lightly furnished two-bedroom flat might be a sofa, a wardrobe, a table, a fridge, and a glass desk, which is five before any spare. The same flat with two sofas and a doubled television is already past a 5-pack. Craig Atkinson’s 4–8 is a suggestion for a typical 3-bed DIY move, not a measurement of your rooms. A US table of 20–25 for a 2-bedroom move is not a UK rule.
Is a pack of five enough?
It is enough when your list is five large faces and you are not doubling any of them. Trojan’s bullet that five cloths suit a typical 1–2 bedroom home is seller copy, and it disagrees with another Trojan pack’s 2–3 bedroom line. Reviews on the 5-pack include buyers who doubled cloths on televisions. If your list has a sofa that needs two and a fridge, a table, and a wardrobe, five is already short. Buy ten when the list says so, not when a title mentions a bedroom.
Do I need two blankets for a sofa?
Often, yes, on a three-seat sofa or wherever one 150 × 200 cm cloth leaves an arm bare. A smaller pad, about 102 × 183 cm, is more likely to need the second layer. Airtasker UK gives two or three cloths on a large piece as an example, not as a total for the flat. A small two-seat sofa can sit under one centred 150 × 200 cm cloth. Look at the sofa you have, not at a pack photo.
Should I buy any if I have hired a remover?
Ask the firm first. A2B Moving says blankets are usually supplied when the crew is moving you, and that you buy them when you are moving yourself. The British Association of Removers’ packing notes say most removal insurances cover items the crew packed. Blankets you applied do not replace that. If they tell you to leave the furniture bare, a 10-pack is money spent against their method.
Why do the guides disagree?
They are counting different stocks. Craig Atkinson’s 4–8 is a DIY suggestion for a typical 3-bed. Packing Boxes says 15 on a page that also contradicts its own thickness line. The Box Warehouse’s 20–40 is a claim about what firms allow, without a named standard. Seller bullets say five cloths for 1–2 bedrooms and, on another ASIN, ten for 2–3 bedrooms. None of those is a surveyed UK average. Your inventory is the number you can defend.
Does a long journey need more layers?
A longer trip in a hired van is a reason to double glass, a television, and a polished corner, not a reason to multiply every chair. The extra layer is the second cloth you already added for a bare corner. It is not a third blanket on a chest that one cloth already covers. Rain is a different problem. These listings do not give you a waterproof cloth, and BEIBOON says not water resistant. More layers will not turn a wool-mix blanket into a tarpaulin.
Are spare blankets useful after the move?
Yes, as a dust sheet, a workbench pad, or the spare you were glad of on the stairs. Check the care line before you wash them for that second life. GOKAY prints 30–40°C, no bleach, and reviews warn that over-washing pulls them apart. Triplast prints no wash method. A spare is not a groundsheet, and it is not a fire blanket. None of these pages states a fire class. Keep the extra cloth for the next move, or for paint day, and store it dry.
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Sources
Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Listings captured 21 October 2026. Updated 23 October 2026.
- HSE: reduce manual-handling injury (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 11 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- GOV.UK: General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- BAR: top ten packing tips (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Evo Supplies transit blankets (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Craig Atkinson Removals: packing materials (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- amazon.co.uk: moving blankets (retrieved 23 October 2026)