Removalists Turramurra.
The big hill of the Upper North Shore. Every street is different.
Turramurra's name comes from the Aboriginal word meaning big hill, and the Darramuragal people who gave it that name knew the terrain well. The suburb sits 22 kilometres north of the CBD on the North Shore line, bordered by Pymble to the south, Wahroonga to the north, and St Ives to the east. The hills the name references are real and present on almost every residential street - winding terrain, significant elevation changes between the Pacific Highway level and the streets that run east toward the national park boundary, and driveways that reflect that topography.
The housing stock is diverse by Upper North Shore standards. The streets immediately around Turramurra station have apartment buildings and medium-density development that accounts for around 20 percent of the dwellings. Further east, the residential character becomes the classic Ku-ring-gai family home - Federation Queen Anne and mid-century homes on blocks that have remained substantially unchanged since subdivision in the early twentieth century. The homes around Boomerang Street and the streets running toward the Lane Cove National Park boundary are among the suburb's best: substantial, well-established, and full of the furniture of proper family occupation.
Knox Grammar School and Abbotsleigh are within reach of Turramurra, as are Pymble Ladies' College and Barker College, and the school traffic on the surrounding streets during term time is a genuine planning consideration for any weekday move.
Turramurra is one of the more accessible Upper North Shore suburbs for truck access - wide, tree-lined streets and family homes on good-sized blocks. The school traffic is the variable worth timing around: Knox Grammar, Abbotsleigh, and the surrounding schools generate genuine congestion on a term-time morning, and an early start or a mid-morning arrival makes a real difference to the day. Jet plans the Turramurra start time around that reality.
Hilly terrain, two distinct environments, and moves that reward preparation
The apartment buildings near Turramurra station - along Ray Street and the blocks immediately adjacent to the commercial strip - have the strata requirements and lift access logistics of any medium-density building. Jet confirms these before the day. The Coles supermarket behind the station and the commercial activity around Rohini Street keep this end of the suburb busier than the residential streets to the east.
For the family homes on the residential streets east of the Pacific Highway - the Federation homes on Boomerang Street, the established properties running toward the South Turramurra and Lane Cove National Park boundaries - the gradient is the key access variable. Some of these streets are among the hilliest in the Ku-ring-gai area. Billy checks driveway access and street gradient on any Turramurra property where the address suggests a significant slope, and plans the truck position before moving day rather than discovering it on arrival.
The four national parks that border or sit near Turramurra - Lane Cove, Garigal, Berowra, and the granddaddy Ku-ring-gai Chase - give the suburb a genuine bushland adjacency that its residents treasure. The streets that run closest to the park boundaries have the largest blocks and the most substantial homes. These are full-day jobs, sometimes two-day jobs, and we plan them accordingly. For Turramurra homes being prepared for sale, our property styling moves service coordinates the furniture in and out around a stylist's timeline.
What we cover in Turramurra
- House and family home moves
- Apartment and unit relocations
- Office and commercial relocations
- Interstate moves
- Packing and unpacking
- Furniture disassembly and reassembly
Fully insured by QBE on every job. No deposit required. No cancellation fees.
"Turramurra Federation home on one of the steeper streets. Billy had done a driveway assessment beforehand and had the truck positioned correctly from the moment he arrived. No complications, no surprises."- Helen R., Turramurra heritage home move
Common questions about moving in Turramurra
Billy checks driveway access and street gradient during quoting on any Turramurra property where the address suggests a slope. The truck position is planned before moving day.
Yes - both the station-adjacent apartments with strata requirements and the family homes on the residential streets. Different planning approaches, both done properly.
We charge hourly. Get in touch and we will give you an honest estimate based on the property type and volume.
Yes - same crew, no handoffs. Get in touch for an interstate quote.
Two locals, not a call centre.
When you book a Turramurra move, Billy or Jet runs it personally - not a call centre handing you off to whoever's free. They know the hilly streets well enough to plan the truck position and the day before it starts, not figure it out on the morning. On bigger jobs they bring in their own trusted, experienced team, but Billy or Jet is always on site - sometimes both of them. Either way, there's always a named person from The Movers Company accountable for your move. Every item is wrapped and carried properly, and your home - doorframes, walls, floors, at both ends - is protected the whole way through. Fully insured by QBE. No deposit, no cancellation fees.
Moving something irreplaceable - a family heirloom, an antique, or anything that means more than its price tag? Read how we handle art and antique moves.
Prefer to meet us first? Call and we'll come to you. Fill in the form and most quotes back same business day. Or call us directly on 0466 705 078 - Mon to Sat, 7am to 6pm.
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