Man with a van
A part-load, a single sofa or a studio flat somewhere in M11 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in OpenshawManchester · M11 · Manchester City Council
Local movers covering Openshaw — a man and van from £45 an hour, or a fixed-price house removal from £395. Crews work out of Manchester, 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 The Manchester College Openshaw campus and we will tell you which booking is cheapest — even when it is the smaller one.

Movers near Openshaw
from £45/hr
Or fixed from £395 for a two-bed removal
Movers near me · Openshaw
Movers near me is a proximity question with a price attached. Our nearest crews to Openshaw work out of Manchester and neighbouring depots, so there is no call-out charge to reach The Manchester College Openshaw campus and no mileage added for staying inside Greater Manchester.
The honest version: on some Openshaw 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 Openshaw, 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 M11 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in OpenshawA two-bed and up out of Openshaw, with dismantling, reassembly and protection materials fixed at survey.
from £395
House removals in OpenshawNot sure of the size yet: one survey, one crew, one price covering everything you are actually taking from Openshaw.
from £395
Home moves in OpenshawDesks, screens, servers and archive boxes moved out of hours so Openshaw trading hours are not lost.
on survey
Office removals in OpenshawLeaving Manchester altogether — priced on measured road miles plus billable hours, not on a guess.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
Long distance in OpenshawA dedicated van from Openshaw to the continent, with the crossing itemised rather than buried in the total.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
European moves in OpenshawAccess, parking and timing
Post-clearance semis and modern estates with a rump of Victorian terraces. That stock, the street it sits on and the Manchester City Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.
Manchester City Council sets the loading, suspension and permit rules across M11. Where a bay suspension is needed near The Manchester College Openshaw campus we apply for it in advance and the cost sits in the written quote, not on an invoice afterwards. Local context matters here: armstrong whitworth's openshaw works made guns and steel; the closures of the 1960s emptied the terraces that clearance then replaced, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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 M11 streets around The Manchester College Openshaw campus.
A five-minute video walk-through covering every room, the stairwell and the street is enough to fix the price. Anything you add later is quoted before we start, never after loading. Crews run from Manchester, so Clayton and Gorton journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Working east Manchester district rebuilt around the Ashton Old Road retail corridor. Loads out of here run best on an early start, before the Manchester school and commuter peak closes the approach roads. We plan the route with that in mind rather than quoting an optimistic drive time. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M11 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
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 Manchester rather than starting from a blank form.
Single loaded trip
Neighbouring-district moves run as one loaded trip with the return leg absorbed, which is why a Openshaw-to-Clayton job costs less than the mileage suggests. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M11 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Honest sizing
Half the people searching for movers near Openshaw 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 M11 streets around The Manchester College Openshaw campus.
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. Ashton Old Road shops, Higher Openshaw churches and new-build family estates — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Local crew, no travel fee
Most callouts here are covered by a crew already working Manchester that morning, so the van reaches M11 without a cross-county run being added to your hours. Local context matters here: armstrong whitworth's openshaw works made guns and steel; the closures of the 1960s emptied the terraces that clearance then replaced, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
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.
Send the property size, access notes and dates. Photos of anything awkward in Openshaw — stairs, narrow entries, permit bays — sharpen the price straight away.
You get a written figure for your booking, itemised, normally within a few hours. No survey fee, and no surcharge for travelling to Openshaw.
Morning or afternoon, weekly, fortnightly or one-off. Recurring visits keep the same slot, so Openshaw clients know exactly when the door will go.
Work runs to the written spec, and the job isn't closed until it has been checked against it. If something on the list was missed, we return and put it right free.
Slots are planned around Openshaw traffic, permit zones and parking realities, so crews arrive inside the window we promised.
If anything on the a local, insured mover spec is missed, we come back and put it right at no extra cost — that is the whole guarantee.
Cleaning, moving, handyman and clearance all run from the same Openshaw scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
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 Openshaw 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 — Manchester 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 The Manchester College Openshaw campus 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 Openshaw 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: Manchester bookings are covered by our own ID- and reference-checked crews in our own liveried vans.
Same crews, next street
Vans are routed from Manchester bases with The Manchester College Openshaw campus 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 Openshaw, who sets the loading rules, and the service most people there actually book.
Manchester · M11
About 6 minutes of van time separates Openshaw and Clayton (0.9 km), which is why M11 jobs are covered by the same Manchester crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Clayton is the variable, not the mileage: Manchester City Council permits, the Clayton Vale and the Etihad Campus 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: Driveway loading in Clayton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Manchester · M18
About 6 minutes of van time separates Openshaw and Gorton (1 km), which is why M18 jobs are covered by the same Manchester crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Gorton is the variable, not the mileage: Manchester City Council permits, the Gorton Monastery (Pugin, 1872) 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: Driveway loading in Gorton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Manchester run that covers Openshaw.
Manchester · M11
About 6 minutes of van time separates Openshaw and Beswick (1.8 km), which is why M11 jobs are covered by the same Manchester crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Beswick is the variable, not the mileage: Manchester City Council permits, the The Etihad Stadium and the National Cycling Centre 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: Most Beswick bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour.
Manchester · M12, M13
About 7 minutes of van time separates Openshaw and Ardwick (2.6 km), which is why M12 jobs are covered by the same Manchester crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Ardwick is the variable, not the mileage: Manchester City Council permits, the Ardwick Green Park and the O2 Apollo 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: Ardwick terraces load straight off the pavement with no side access, so the survey counts doorways and carry distance before the price is set. Crews reach it from the same Manchester run that covers Openshaw.
Tameside · M43
Droylsden sits about 1.9 km from Openshaw — roughly 6 minutes with a loaded Luton outside peak, so a same-day second trip between the two is realistic.
Parking & access: Loading around Droylsden Marina on the Ashton Canal is controlled by Tameside Council; where a bay suspension is needed in M43 we apply for it in advance and give you the reference with your confirmation.
Booked most: Most Droylsden bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour.
Manchester · M40
2.8 km door to door, near enough 8 minutes in a van: close enough that a Openshaw to Newton Heath move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Manchester City Council sets the loading rules in M40. We check the bay, suspension or permit for The Rochdale Canal locks and Brookdale 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 Newton Heath keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Tameside · M34
3.6 km door to door, near enough 10 minutes in a van: close enough that a Openshaw to Audenshaw move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Tameside Council sets the loading rules in M34. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Audenshaw Reservoirs 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 Audenshaw keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Tameside · M34
About 13 minutes of van time separates Openshaw and Denton (4.7 km), which is why M34 jobs are covered by the same Tameside crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Denton is the variable, not the mileage: Tameside Council permits, the St Lawrence's Church and the Hat Museum heritage trail 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: Driveway loading in Denton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Yes. Clayton (M11, Manchester) is worked by the same crews, about 0.9 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Clayton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Moves between Openshaw and Clayton are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Gorton (M18, Manchester) is worked by the same crews, about 1 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Gorton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Crews reach it from the same Manchester run that covers Openshaw. Moves between Openshaw and Gorton are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Beswick (M11, Manchester) is worked by the same crews, about 1.8 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Most Beswick bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour. Moves between Openshaw and Beswick are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Ardwick (M12 and M13, Manchester) 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. Ardwick terraces load straight off the pavement with no side access, so the survey counts doorways and carry distance before the price is set. Crews reach it from the same Manchester run that covers Openshaw. Moves between Openshaw and Ardwick are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Droylsden (M43, Tameside) is worked by the same crews, about 1.9 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Most Droylsden bookings are apartment part-loads run through a booked lift and a timed bay, which prices better by the hour. We quote Openshaw to Droylsden on hours plus access, never on postcode distance.
Link to this answerYes. Newton Heath (M40, Manchester) is worked by the same crews, about 2.8 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Newton Heath keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. A Openshaw to Newton Heath move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Audenshaw (M34, Tameside) is worked by the same crews, about 3.6 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Audenshaw keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. A Openshaw to Audenshaw move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Denton (M34, Tameside) is worked by the same crews, about 4.7 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Denton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Moves between Openshaw and Denton are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerNot listed? See every Greater Manchester area we cover.
Our Manchester crews cover Openshaw weekly, so the local move you book is priced on what Openshaw homes are really like, not a regional average. Armstrong Whitworth's Openshaw works made guns and steel; the closures of the 1960s emptied the terraces that clearance then replaced. That history is why the interiors here need the attention they do.
Locally, ashton Old Road HGV traffic deposits soot on white uPVC within a season, so we bring the products and dwell times that problem needs. Scheduling fits around ashton Old Road shops, and parking is agreed before the van sets off. Coverage runs across M11 and the Manchester streets either side of it.
Movers near you — Openshaw
converted mill apartment, a street off The Manchester College Openshaw campus
3-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: ashton Old Road HGV traffic deposits soot on white uPVC within a season, 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 — Openshaw
four-bed family home, the M11 side of Openshaw
2-person crew, 5 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: ashton Old Road HGV traffic deposits soot on white uPVC within a season, 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 — Openshaw
first-floor flat, Openshaw, on our Manchester round
3-person crew, 3 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: ashton Old Road HGV traffic deposits soot on white uPVC within a season, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Agent accepted the property at check-out without a re-clean.
Working east Manchester district rebuilt around the Ashton Old Road retail corridor. Armstrong Whitworth's Openshaw works made guns and steel; the closures of the 1960s emptied the terraces that clearance then replaced.
Ashton Old Road shops, Higher Openshaw churches and new-build family estates. The best-known landmark is The Manchester College Openshaw campus, and the M11 postcodes reach Clayton, Gorton, Beswick, Ardwick within a short drive.
For a house move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: post-clearance semis and modern estates with a rump of Victorian terraces. Ashton Old Road HGV traffic deposits soot on white uPVC within a season.
Answers before you book
Our nearest crews work out of Manchester and the adjoining boroughs, covering M11 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. Ashton Old Road shops, Higher Openshaw churches and new-build family estates — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
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. Roughly 6,300 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerMost M11 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. Booked most often on the M11 streets around The Manchester College Openshaw campus.
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 — Clayton customers usually clear those with the same booking. Most Openshaw properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerClayton, Gorton, Beswick, Ardwick, Droylsden and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own page and identical pricing. Nothing inside the county carries an out-of-area surcharge. Roughly 6,300 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
Link to this answerYes — a licensed clearance run can be added to any Openshaw booking, quoted up front with a waste transfer note, so the old sofa and the shed contents leave on the same visit. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Openshaw or across to Clayton.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Manchester City Council controls loading on most M11 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. Ashton Old Road shops, Higher Openshaw churches and new-build family estates — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
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. Local context matters here: armstrong whitworth's openshaw works made guns and steel; the closures of the 1960s emptied the terraces that clearance then replaced, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Link to this answerUsually yes. We hold back same-week and weekend slots across Manchester for short-notice work, and most Openshaw enquiries are quoted the same day after a ten-minute video survey. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M11 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
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. Ashton Old Road shops, Higher Openshaw churches and new-build family estates — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerManchester 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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Openshaw or across to Clayton.
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. Manchester City Council loading rules on the M11 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.
Link to this answerBefore you book
The cheapest quote in Openshaw is usually the one with the least written down. Here is exactly what our price covers and what happens when the day does not go to plan.
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.
Goods-in-transit and public liability cover is in place on every Openshaw local mover callout, and claims go to a named account manager here rather than a form.
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.
Booked with your local mover search
A move in Manchester is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Openshaw 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 Openshaw
Each service below is quoted and crewed for Openshaw 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 Openshaw streets, access and parking.



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Print this before moving day in Openshaw. It covers the Manchester City Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (Post-clearance semis and modern estates with a rump of Victorian terraces) 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 · Openshaw local notes (M11).
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 Manchester.
The same trail as the breadcrumb at the top — each step is a real hub you can price from, not a category stub.
The same crews, rates and cover, one step wider than M11.
Every page below this one is priced the same way as Openshaw.
Every page below this one is priced the same way as Openshaw.
If your job is bigger or smaller than a standard Openshaw move, start at the hub that matches it — each one lists all 115 area pages underneath.
Hourly vans for part-loads leaving M11, from £45/hr.
Two-bed and up, with dismantling and reassembly fixed at survey.
Out-of-hours business moves so Openshaw trading hours are kept.
Leaving Manchester entirely, £45/hr plus £1.50 a measured mile.
A dedicated van from Openshaw to the continent with the crossing itemised.
Materials and a packing crew the day before your Openshaw load.
The jobs Openshaw customers add in the same week, each with its own pricing page.
The national moving pillar, with the same crews used for Openshaw.
Deposit-standard clean once the Openshaw keys are handed back.
The wider cleaning hub covering M11.
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, Manchester included.
Keep exploring Openshaw
Real Manchester pages, each with its own pricing and access notes.
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