Man with a van in Chorlton-on-Medlock

From £45 an hour with a two-hour minimum for a van and one porter. A studio or one-bed flat move is typically £180, and a two-bed £280. Fuel inside Greater Manchester, blankets, straps and a trolley are all included. Term-time student churn, hospital shift patterns and the Curry Mile a short walk east — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

The clock starts when we arrive at your Chorlton-on-Medlock address and stops when the last item is in. There is no travel charge to reach M13, and no out-of-area fee anywhere inside Manchester. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Chorlton-on-Medlock or across to Ardwick.

Most man-and-van jobs in Chorlton-on-Medlock are covered within 48 hours, and we hold same-day slots back for short-notice work. Evenings and weekends run at the same rate. Local context matters here: a genteel 1800s suburb that became the city's medical and academic core; emmeline pankhurst's nelson street house survives, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.

Yes — Ardwick, Hulme, Manchester City Centre, Moss Side, Fallowfield and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page and the same pricing. Roughly 6,300 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.

Yes — single-item collections and deliveries are one of the most common Chorlton-on-Medlock bookings. Send a photo with the doorway and stairs and we will confirm a fixed price rather than run it hourly. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M13 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.

Manchester City Council runs the loading and permit rules here. Tell us at booking whether there is a driveway, a permit bay, a loading window or nothing at all — the walk-in distance goes into the quote instead of onto the invoice. Term-time student churn, hospital shift patterns and the Curry Mile a short walk east — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

New-build access is the recurring issue: tight turning heads, allocated bays and sometimes a barrier code. All three are confirmed at survey so the van is not left on a bend. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M13 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.

Most M13 van runs finish inside a working day. Floor level, lift availability and carry distance change that more than the size of the property, which is why we time the job from the survey rather than the bedroom count. Term-time student churn, hospital shift patterns and the Curry Mile a short walk east — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

Once you are moving a full two-bedroom home or more, a house removal with a larger crew is usually cheaper and quicker than hourly work. We will tell you which is better value when we quote. On the newer Chorlton-on-Medlock estates we start early, before the allocated bays and turning heads fill.

Often, yes — Manchester City Council controls loading on most M13 streets. We check your street at survey and, where a suspension saves a long carry, we apply for it and show the cost in the quote before you accept it. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Chorlton-on-Medlock or across to Ardwick.

Pianos, safes, American fridges, gym equipment and large glass units all move, but they are quoted at survey because they need extra crew or kit. Paint, fuel, gas bottles and perishables we cannot legally carry — Ardwick customers usually clear those with the same booking. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Chorlton-on-Medlock or across to Ardwick.