Man with a van
A part-load, a single sofa or a studio flat somewhere in M44 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in IrlamSalford · M44 · Salford City Council
Local movers covering Irlam — a man and van from £45 an hour, or a fixed-price house removal from £395. Crews work out of Salford, so there is no call-out charge and no travel time added to your hours anywhere in Greater Manchester.
One number for six moving services. Tell us the address, the floor and the parking around Irlam Station heritage building and the Irlam Steel Recreation Ground and we will tell you which booking is cheapest — even when it is the smaller one.

Movers near Irlam
from £45/hr
Or fixed from £395 for a two-bed removal
Movers near me · Irlam
Movers near me is a proximity question with a price attached. Our nearest crews to Irlam work out of Salford and neighbouring depots, so there is no call-out charge to reach Irlam Station heritage building and the Irlam Steel Recreation Ground and no mileage added for staying inside Greater Manchester.
The honest version: on some Irlam jobs a man and van at £45 an hour is the cheaper answer, and on others a fixed-price removal from £395 is. We will tell you which, even when it is the smaller booking.
Proximity, in numbers
Start here
Six ways to move out of Irlam, ranked by how most people here use them. Pick the one that matches your job — or send the room list and we will pick it for you.
A part-load, a single sofa or a studio flat somewhere in M44 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in IrlamA two-bed and up out of Irlam, with dismantling, reassembly and protection materials fixed at survey.
from £395
House removals in IrlamNot sure of the size yet: one survey, one crew, one price covering everything you are actually taking from Irlam.
from £395
Home moves in IrlamDesks, screens, servers and archive boxes moved out of hours so Irlam trading hours are not lost.
on survey
Office removals in IrlamLeaving Salford altogether — priced on measured road miles plus billable hours, not on a guess.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
Long distance in IrlamA dedicated van from Irlam to the continent, with the crossing itemised rather than buried in the total.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
European moves in IrlamAccess, parking and timing
1930s semis, steelworker terraces and new estates on reclaimed land. That stock, the street it sits on and the Salford City Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.
Tell us about the loft, the garage, the shed and anything that will not come apart. It is the unlisted items, not the address, that turn a comfortable day into an overtime one. Most Irlam properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Start times here are set by the access, not the diary: where a lift, a bay or a school-run street is involved the crew starts early and finishes inside the day rather than paying for a second visit. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Irlam or across to Cadishead.
The crew should be carrying, not circling. We confirm the restriction type on the M44 end, arrange a suspension through Salford City Council where it is worth it, and plan the closest legal standing point to the door. Irlam and Cadishead Academy, Princes Park and a proud independent identity — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Semis here usually give you a driveway or a dropped kerb, which keeps the carry short — the time goes into loft contents, garage shelving and the garden kit people forget to mention until the day. Booked most often on the M44 streets around Irlam Station heritage building.
Booked here week to week
If one of these looks like yours, say so when you enquire — we will quote it from the closest job we have already done in Salford rather than starting from a blank form.
Same-week slots
Someone pulled out, the keys came early, the tenancy ends Friday. We hold back same-week slots for exactly this, priced the same as a booking made a month ahead. Salford City Council loading rules on the M44 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Local crew, no travel fee
Most callouts here are covered by a crew already working Salford that morning, so the van reaches M44 without a cross-county run being added to your hours. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Irlam or across to Cadishead.
Single loaded trip
Neighbouring-district moves run as one loaded trip with the return leg absorbed, which is why a Irlam-to-Cadishead job costs less than the mileage suggests. Most Irlam properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Honest sizing
Half the people searching for movers near Irlam need two hours and a Luton; the other half need a fixed-price removal. We tell you which one is cheaper before you commit. Booked most often on the M44 streets around Irlam Station heritage building.
Side by side
| Service | Best for | From |
|---|---|---|
| Man with a van | Best for renters, students and anyone shifting a part-load or a few rooms. | from £45/hr |
| House removals | Best for homeowners and families moving two bedrooms or more. | from £395 |
| Packing services | Best for movers who want the boxes done properly, or done at all. | from £65 |
| Office moves | Best for offices, studios and practices relocating without losing a trading day. | from £650 |
| Long distance moves | Best for households relocating out of the North West or into it. | from £650 |
Indicative starting prices for Greater Manchester addresses, including fuel inside the county, blankets, straps and goods-in-transit cover. Your written quote is fixed once the inventory, floor and parking are confirmed.
A few lines is enough to start: rooms, frequency and the Irlam street you're on. Anything unusual — a shared stairwell, a key-safe, a dog — is better said up front than discovered on the day.
The quote is fixed before anyone books time off work: labour, products and any extras listed separately, so you can cut the scope rather than the standard if the number is over budget.
Choose a morning or afternoon window. We plan around Irlam traffic and parking so the crew arrives inside it.
You get a finished-work check against the same list you agreed at the start — no vague "all done" message. Anything below standard is re-done at our cost.
Every job in Irlam is insured to £1m public liability, with goods-in-transit cover on anything we lift, load or take away.
You get the a local, insured mover price in writing before we start. Access, stair turns and parking are priced in up front, not added afterwards.
Slots are planned around Irlam traffic, permit zones and parking realities, so crews arrive inside the window we promised.
Before you pay a deposit
Use these on us as well as on anyone else you shortlist. A mover who cannot answer all six in writing is quoting a number, not a job.
Any mover working Irlam should send a certificate with the confirmation, not read a number out over the phone. Ours states the limit per load and the excess before you pay a deposit.
Removals and rubbish are different licences. If a crew offers to take the leftovers away, they need an Environment Agency waste carrier registration and should hand you a transfer note — Salford City Council can fine the householder, not just the carrier, for fly-tipped waste.
A real local mover asks about the floor, the lift, the stair turn and the parking around Irlam Station heritage building and the Irlam Steel Recreation Ground before quoting. A price given without those questions will change on the day.
"From £45" is meaningless without the minimum hours, the crew size and what happens after the fourth hour. Ours prints all three.
Chains slip. On Irlam completion days we hold the load sealed overnight for a stated fee rather than charging a second day's labour at short notice.
Ask whether the job is subcontracted. Ours is not: Salford bookings are covered by our own ID- and reference-checked crews in our own liveried vans.
Same crews, next street
Vans are routed from Salford bases with Irlam Station heritage building and the Irlam Steel Recreation Ground as the local reference point, so there is no travel surcharge anywhere inside Greater Manchester.
Each of these is worked by the same crews on the same rates. The notes below are specific to that street pattern — drive time from Irlam, who sets the loading rules, and the service most people there actually book.
Salford · M44
2.6 km door to door, near enough 7 minutes in a van: close enough that a Irlam to Cadishead move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Salford City Council sets the loading rules in M44. We check the bay, suspension or permit for The Manchester Ship Canal and Cadishead Moss before the date is held, and the walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice.
Booked most: Cadishead detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance.
Salford · M30
6.9 km door to door, near enough 19 minutes in a van: close enough that a Irlam to Eccles move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Salford City Council sets the loading rules in M30. We check the bay, suspension or permit for St Mary's Church, Eccles and the Eccles cake bakeries before the date is held, and the walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice.
Booked most: Driveway loading in Eccles keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam.
Trafford · M31
About 10 minutes of van time separates Irlam and Partington (3.5 km), which is why M31 jobs are covered by the same Trafford crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Partington is the variable, not the mileage: Trafford Council permits, the The Manchester Ship Canal at Partington and Broadoak Park traffic pattern and the carry from the nearest legal stop are all recorded at survey so the hours do not move on the day.
Booked most: Partington detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance.
Trafford · M41
4.6 km door to door, near enough 13 minutes in a van: close enough that a Irlam to Urmston move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Trafford Council sets the loading rules in M41. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Urmston Library and Golden Hill Park before the date is held, and the walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice.
Booked most: Driveway loading in Urmston keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Salford · M28
6.4 km door to door, near enough 17 minutes in a van: close enough that a Irlam to Worsley move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Salford City Council sets the loading rules in M28. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Worsley Delph and the Packet House before the date is held, and the walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice.
Booked most: Worsley detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam.
Trafford · M41
Davyhulme sits about 3.7 km from Irlam — roughly 10 minutes with a loaded Luton outside peak, so a same-day second trip between the two is realistic.
Parking & access: Loading around Trafford General Hospital — the birthplace of the NHS in 1948 is controlled by Trafford Council; where a bay suspension is needed in M41 we apply for it in advance and give you the reference with your confirmation.
Booked most: Driveway loading in Davyhulme keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam.
Salford · M28
About 16 minutes of van time separates Irlam and Boothstown (6 km), which is why M28 jobs are covered by the same Salford crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Boothstown is the variable, not the mileage: Salford City Council permits, the Boothstown Marina on the Bridgewater Canal traffic pattern and the carry from the nearest legal stop are all recorded at survey so the hours do not move on the day.
Booked most: Boothstown detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam.
Salford · M5, M6, M7
Salford sits about 9.8 km from Irlam — roughly 27 minutes with a loaded Luton outside peak, so a same-day second trip between the two is realistic.
Parking & access: Loading around Salford Lads Club and the Salford Museum & Art Gallery is controlled by Salford City Council; where a bay suspension is needed in M5 we apply for it in advance and give you the reference with your confirmation.
Booked most: Most Salford bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam.
Yes. Cadishead (M44, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 2.6 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Cadishead detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. A Irlam to Cadishead move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Eccles (M30, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 6.9 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Eccles keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam. A Irlam to Eccles move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Partington (M31, Trafford) is worked by the same crews, about 3.5 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Partington detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Moves between Irlam and Partington are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Urmston (M41, Trafford) is worked by the same crews, about 4.6 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Urmston keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. A Irlam to Urmston move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Worsley (M28, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 6.4 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Worsley detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam. A Irlam to Worsley move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Davyhulme (M41, Trafford) is worked by the same crews, about 3.7 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Davyhulme keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam. We quote Irlam to Davyhulme on hours plus access, never on postcode distance.
Link to this answerYes. Boothstown (M28, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 6 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Boothstown detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam. Moves between Irlam and Boothstown are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Salford (M5 and M6 and M7, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 9.8 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Most Salford bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour. Crews reach it from the same Salford run that covers Irlam. We quote Irlam to Salford on hours plus access, never on postcode distance.
Link to this answerNot listed? See every Greater Manchester area we cover.
Irlam is not a generic Salford postcode to us: ship Canal town rebuilt around a modern station and the old steelworks site, and that shapes how a local move in Irlam actually runs here. The Lancashire Steel Works employed the town for decades; the site is now Northbank industrial estate — useful context when you are quoting surfaces, not square metres.
Peat mossland and canal humidity keep render bases green and drives silty after rain. We budget time for it rather than rushing the finish. Irlam and Cadishead Academy, Princes Park and a proud independent identity — we plan access and arrival times around all of it. Coverage runs across M44 and the Salford streets either side of it.
Movers near you — Irlam
first-floor flat, a street off Irlam Station heritage building and the Irlam Steel Recreation Ground
3-person crew, 4 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: peat mossland and canal humidity keep render bases green and drives silty after rain, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Signed off same day with photos sent to the customer.
Movers near you — Irlam
new-build townhouse, the M44 side of Irlam
2-person crew, 3 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: peat mossland and canal humidity keep render bases green and drives silty after rain, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Finished inside the quoted window with no extra charge.
Movers near you — Irlam
converted mill apartment, Irlam, on our Salford round
3-person crew, 7 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: peat mossland and canal humidity keep render bases green and drives silty after rain, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Customer moved straight to a repeat booking on the same round.
Ship Canal town rebuilt around a modern station and the old steelworks site. The Lancashire Steel Works employed the town for decades; the site is now Northbank industrial estate.
Irlam and Cadishead Academy, Princes Park and a proud independent identity. The best-known landmark is Irlam Station heritage building and the Irlam Steel Recreation Ground, and the M44 postcodes reach Cadishead, Eccles, Partington, Urmston within a short drive.
For a house move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: 1930s semis, steelworker terraces and new estates on reclaimed land. Peat mossland and canal humidity keep render bases green and drives silty after rain.
Answers before you book
Our nearest crews work out of Salford and the adjoining boroughs, covering M44 daily. Because the vans are already local there is no call-out fee and no travel time added to your hours for anywhere inside Greater Manchester. Most Irlam properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerHourly work starts at £45 an hour for a van, driver and porter with a two-hour minimum. Fixed-price house removals start at £395 for a two-bed. Long-distance work is priced at £45 or £65 an hour plus £1.50 a mile, with 1.5 hours of loading and unloading built in. Booked most often on the M44 streets around Irlam Station heritage building.
Link to this answerSalford City Council runs the loading and permit rules here, and we arrange the bay or the loading window before the day. The walk-in distance is priced into the quote instead of appearing on the invoice. Crews run from Salford, so Cadishead and Eccles journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerEvery load carries goods-in-transit cover and the company holds £1m public liability. Certificates are issued with your confirmation on request — ask any mover you shortlist for the same. Crews run from Salford, so Cadishead and Eccles journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerUsually yes. We hold back same-week and weekend slots across Salford for short-notice work, and most Irlam enquiries are quoted the same day after a ten-minute video survey. Most Irlam properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerAs a rule of thumb: up to a one-bed flat, hourly man-and-van is cheaper; from two bedrooms up, a fixed-price removal is quicker and usually costs less than the hours would. Send a room list and we will tell you which is better value — including when that is the smaller booking. Crews run from Salford, so Cadishead and Eccles journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Salford City Council controls loading on most M44 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. Crews run from Salford, so Cadishead and Eccles journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerDriveway loading makes these moves efficient. What moves the price is the loft, the garage and the shed, so the survey deliberately opens all three. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Crews run from Salford, so Cadishead and Eccles journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerCadishead, Eccles, Partington, Urmston, Worsley and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page and identical pricing. Nothing inside the county carries an out-of-area surcharge. Local context matters here: the lancashire steel works employed the town for decades; the site is now northbank industrial estate, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerYes — a licensed clearance run can be added to any Irlam booking, quoted up front with a waste transfer note, so the old sofa and the shed contents leave on the same visit. Roughly 6,000 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerMost M44 local mover callouts 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. Roughly 6,000 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerPianos, 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 — Cadishead customers usually clear those with the same booking. Crews run from Salford, so Cadishead and Eccles journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Link to this answerBefore you book
Before you pay a deposit anywhere, check the quote answers these four questions. Ours does, in writing, before your Irlam date is held.
Your load stays sealed and insured overnight for a fixed fee and delivers first thing — we do not unload onto a driveway or re-quote the second day at short-notice rates.
Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the M44 figure you accepted is the figure you pay.
Call 020 3633 4555 and ask what a local mover booking like yours costs from £45 an hour. If a cheaper option fits better — a smaller van, an hourly booking, a different day — we will say so.
Booked with your local mover search
A move in Salford is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Irlam crews are asked for in the same week — clearing what is not worth transporting, packing, reinstating shelves and fixings, and getting both properties clean — each on its own page with its own pricing.
Every moving service in Irlam
Each service below is quoted and crewed for Irlam specifically — same team, same vans, different job. Pick the one that matches your move, or step back up to the hub to compare them side by side.
On the job
Photographs from Hello Services moves, with notes on how the same approach applies to Irlam streets, access and parking.



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Print this before moving day in Irlam. It covers the Salford City Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (1930s semis, steelworker terraces and new estates on reclaimed land) and the sign-off steps most people forget.
Covers: Four weeks before — book and confirm · Two weeks before — paperwork and access · One week before — pack room by room · The day before — final prep · Moving day — loading · Moving day — unloading and sign-off · Irlam local notes (M44).
Keep looking
Same crews, same rates, different shape of job. These are the pages directly above and alongside this one — the URLs match the breadcrumb exactly, so you always know where you are in Salford.
The same trail as the breadcrumb at the top — each step is a real hub you can price from, not a category stub.
Use this level when the job spans more than Irlam alone.
Every page below this one is priced the same way as Irlam.
The same crews, rates and cover, one step wider than M44.
If your job is bigger or smaller than a standard Irlam move, start at the hub that matches it — each one lists all 115 area pages underneath.
Hourly vans for part-loads leaving M44, from £45/hr.
Two-bed and up, with dismantling and reassembly fixed at survey.
Out-of-hours business moves so Irlam trading hours are kept.
Leaving Salford entirely, £45/hr plus £1.50 a measured mile.
A dedicated van from Irlam to the continent with the crossing itemised.
Materials and a packing crew the day before your Irlam load.
The jobs Irlam customers add in the same week, each with its own pricing page.
The national moving pillar, with the same crews used for Irlam.
Deposit-standard clean once the Irlam keys are handed back.
The wider cleaning hub covering M44.
Licensed removal of what is not worth loading, with a waste transfer note.
Shelves, TVs and flat-pack refitted at the new address.
Every service we run across the county, Salford included.
Keep exploring Irlam
Real Salford pages, each with its own pricing and access notes.
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