Kensington Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 270 residential moves across northwest Edmonton: Kensington and the 26 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Or call (825) 526-2626 nowMovers in Kensington: what we know about moving here
Two things about Kensington pull against each other. Most of its homes are single-detached houses and most of them are owner-occupied, which reads like a neighbourhood of whole-house moves on possession dates. But a third of its households are one person, and the household count is small. Both are true at once, so the work here splits into two kinds: a full house being emptied, and one occupant's contents coming out of a house that is larger than the load.
Nothing in Kensington stands five storeys or more, so the access questions are ground-level ones: where the truck can stand, how long the carry is, and how many flights sit between the door and it. The figures below come from the ring of northwest Edmonton communities Kensington sits inside, which is the closest measure we hold of what a move around here takes.
Moving costs around Kensington, by the numbers
That ring is 26 northwest Edmonton communities, taking in Oliver, Downtown, Queen Mary Park, Westmount and the rest, with 274 completed residential moves between them, 76% of them graded small. The middle job ran 3.88 hours on site and came to $698 with tax counted, and half of the 274 fell between $488 and $1,069. Given how Kensington divides between full houses and single-occupant households, both ends of that band get used here, which is a reason to price a job on its contents rather than on its address.
- The comparison set
- 26 neighbourhoods · 274 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.88 median
- How big those moves are
- 76% small · 20% medium · 4% large
- Busiest months
- May, August and April
- What those moves cost
- $698 median
communities in northwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.75–5.75 hours · 274 moves
May 39, August 32, April 30
half fell between $488 and $1,069 · based on 274 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Kensington?
The median residential move across the northwest Edmonton communities around Kensington costs $698 with tax in, and half of the 274 completed there fell between $488 and $1,069. Cactus bills a local move by the hour, so the figure follows the work: the rate is set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, and the agreement states it before the crew starts.
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Why do moving quotes around Kensington vary so much?
Because one median covers every size of home, and the 274 moves behind it run from a single room to a full house. 76% of them graded small and 4% large, and the hours show the same spread: 3.88 in the middle, with half of the set between 2.75 and 5.75 hours. The hourly rate is one number; the day it is applied to is not.
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How long does a move around Kensington take?
The middle move across the surrounding northwest communities ran 3.88 hours on site, with half of the 274 taking between 2.75 and 5.75 hours. That is time at both addresses. Travel time within city limits is not charged, so the clock measures the work rather than the distance between the two doors.
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I live alone in a house. Does that make the move smaller?
Usually, and Kensington has plenty of it: a third of its households are one person even though most of its homes are detached houses. The bill follows the hours and the hours follow the load, so a house that is larger than its contents gets priced like the contents rather than like the floor plan. Counting the rooms you will actually empty is a truer guide than counting bedrooms.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Kensington?
Only if the truck has to occupy the roadway rather than a driveway, and then it is Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, which has no fee attached at the moment. Processing runs about 6 business days and low-impact work asks for 6 working days of notice, with 10 for high-impact work, so it is a call for the week before.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
Kensington neighbourhood guide for moving day
With most homes detached and none of them above four storeys, moving day in Kensington is settled at ground level: where the truck stands, how long the walk from the door is, and whether the street needs anything from the City at all. Edmonton handles that last one through the On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, which currently carries no fee. The notice it asks for is a minimum of 6 working days on lower-impact work and 10 on heavier jobs, with processing running about 6 business days. That puts it in the week before rather than the morning of.
Most homes in Kensington were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 3,700
- Homes
- 1,445
- What people live in
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- 65% single-detached houses
- 13% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 8% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 33%
People per household
2.4
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 74% owned
- 26% rented
2021 federal census, 25% sample
- What it costs
- No fee currently: OSCAM Permits associated with Temporary Crossing, Tree Shrub Hoarding and Waste Bin, POD or SeaCan work reasons currently have no fees associated with them. A daily permitting fee for on-street placement of commercial waste bins, PODs or SeaCans is planned but is on hold until further notice.
- How much notice
- Average processing time is 6 business days. Low-impact projects should be submitted a minimum of 6 working days prior to start of work; high-impact projects a minimum of 10 working days. Longer processing during peak construction season (March to October).
Not sure whether your block needs an OSCAM permit before the truck arrives? Booking the curb in Kensington is something we do every week: talk to our Edmonton team
Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.
Real Customers. Real Movers. Real Reviews.
Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Kensington’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
181 five-star reviews with a written comment on our Edmonton listing since February 2024
5 out of 5
Guys were nice and fast. Good communication. Second time using these guys. Loved the tea and the cactus!
5 out of 5
They help us to unload a trailer today. Ivan and his coworker Noah were great. Ivan is an super expert mover. Not any mess or hitting to the walls. And they don't waste 1 minutes. Thankssss and they gave us a gift
5 out of 5
Lovish and gift are amazing the moving went very well they did good.
5 out of 5
Big shout out to George and Lovish who moved 4400 sq ft worth of furniture , in under 6 hours, during a snow storm. They arrived on time, with an extremely positive attitude despite knowing that they had to work in -25 degree weather.
5 out of 5
George and Lovish were amazing and very accommodating while moving a fridge for my grandparents! The delivery was very timely despite the 2 feet of snow and a rocking blizzard and they navigated the tight spaces of our home with ease!
5 out of 5
The guys were very pleasant and efficient. I would recommend Cactus Movers to anyone that needs professionals .
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