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New Home & Housewarming Gift Ideas
A good housewarming gift is one they will use, not another ornament for a house that is still half in boxes. New home hampers answer that. Food, wine and treats for the first night in, from a letterbox box that posts through the door up to a full wine case. MakeHampers packs every one by hand in the UK, with free UK delivery.
What Makes a Good Housewarming Gift?
Something that gets used up. A new home comes with a to-do list and rooms that are not sorted yet, so the best housewarming gift ideas leave no clutter behind. Wine for the first evening. A cheese selection to pick at while the boxes wait. Good snacks for people too tired to cook. To send it ready-made instead, our housewarming hampers run from under £30 to a full wine case.
New Home Gift Ideas That Get Used, Not Shelved
The first night in a new place, nobody wants to cook. A bottle and a spread of things to pick at does more than a scented candle they will re-gift. A prosecco gift box pairs fizz with sweet and savoury bites for exactly that evening. For anyone who has just carried a sofa up three flights, a beer bucket lands better than flowers. Posting from a distance? A letterbox sweets box fits through the door when nobody is home to sign.
The thinking is simple. Send what a tired person will open tonight. Everything in our new home hampers is chosen on that test. One honest exception: if you already know they want a particular thing for the place, buy that instead.
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The Celebration
- Price incl. VAT
- £47.50
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The Chocolicious
- Price incl. VAT
- £32.50
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Wine & Treats Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £42.50
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Bottega Prosecco Gift Set
- Price incl. VAT
- £26.50
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Penny Post Afternoon Tea
- Price incl. VAT
- £25.00
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Baglietti Rosé Prosecco Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £36.50
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Beer & Cheese Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £36.50
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Bucket of Beers
- Price incl. VAT
- £41.00
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The Metropolitan with White Wine
- Price incl. VAT
- £57.00
New Home Gifts by Budget
| Budget | What you can send | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Under £30 | A letterbox box that posts through the door: sweets, chocolate or cheese | A flatmate, a first-home hello, sending from afar |
| £30 to £50 | A full gift box of wine, beer or cheese | Friends and family moving in |
| £50 to £100 | A bottle with a full spread of food, or a wine case | A big move, or a shared gift from several people |
Choosing by Who Is Moving In
For a couple's first home together, send something they can share on the first night: a wine duo, or a cheese and wine box. For a friend renting a first flat, keep it easy and consumable. For someone who already has every gadget, food always wins, because it does not need a place to live. Men, women, it makes little difference here. A good bottle and good snacks suit most people.
Not sure how much to spend on a housewarming present? For a friend, £25 to £40 is comfortable. For family or a first home together, most people go a little higher. If you would sooner build one yourself, our guide to what to put in a hamper walks through it. And when a move lands near a birthday, the same logic covers birthday hamper ideas too.
Free UK delivery on every order.
New Home & Housewarming Gifts: Frequently Asked Questions
A good housewarming gift is something the new owners will actually use. Food and drink work well because they get opened and leave no clutter behind in a home that is still being sorted. Wine, cheese, chocolate or a mixed hamper all suit a first night in. At MakeHampers these run from under £30 up to a full wine case, with free UK delivery.
Something consumable and easy is always appropriate: a bottle of wine, a cheese selection, good coffee, or a hamper that mixes a few of these. It avoids guessing their taste in homeware before they have unpacked. If you know the household well, match it to what they usually drink or eat.
Yes. A hamper is one of the safest housewarming gifts because it gets used, needs no shelf space, and works whether or not you know their style. A mixed food and drink hamper covers most households, and a letterbox option can post straight through the door if you cannot deliver in person.
For a friend, £25 to £40 is the usual range. For family, a couple's first home, or a joint gift from several people, most spend £50 or more. MakeHampers new home hampers start under £30, with wine cases and larger hampers at the top of the range, so there is a fit at every level. Free UK delivery is included.
Yes. Our Penny Post range is built to fit through a standard letterbox, so a new home gift arrives even when nobody is in to sign, and it starts under £30. For larger hampers we use free UK tracked delivery to any mainland UK address.
A new home hamper usually mixes something to drink with things to eat on the first night: wine, prosecco or beer, with cheese, crackers, chocolate or snacks. Our guide to what to put in a hamper covers how to build one yourself.