Man with a van
A part-load, a single sofa or a studio flat somewhere in M28 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in WalkdenSalford · M28 · Salford City Council
Local movers covering Walkden — 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 Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park and we will tell you which booking is cheapest — even when it is the smaller one.

Movers near Walkden
from £45/hr
Or fixed from £395 for a two-bed removal
Movers near me · Walkden
Movers near me is a proximity question with a price attached. Our nearest crews to Walkden work out of Salford and neighbouring depots, so there is no call-out charge to reach Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park and no mileage added for staying inside Greater Manchester.
The honest version: on some Walkden 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 Walkden, 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 M28 — booked by the hour with a two-hour minimum.
from £45/hr
Man with a van in WalkdenA two-bed and up out of Walkden, with dismantling, reassembly and protection materials fixed at survey.
from £395
House removals in WalkdenNot sure of the size yet: one survey, one crew, one price covering everything you are actually taking from Walkden.
from £395
Home moves in WalkdenDesks, screens, servers and archive boxes moved out of hours so Walkden trading hours are not lost.
on survey
Office removals in WalkdenLeaving Salford altogether — priced on measured road miles plus billable hours, not on a guess.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
Long distance in WalkdenA dedicated van from Walkden to the continent, with the crossing itemised rather than buried in the total.
£45/hr + £1.50/mile
European moves in WalkdenAccess, parking and timing
Interwar semis, ex-colliery terraces and large modern estates. 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.
Driveway loading makes these moves efficient. What moves the price is the loft, the garage and the shed, so the survey deliberately opens all three. Crews run from Salford, so Little Hulton and Worsley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
Salford City Council sets the loading, suspension and permit rules across M28. Where a bay suspension is needed near Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park we apply for it in advance and the cost sits in the written quote, not on an invoice afterwards. Local context matters here: a coal-mining town on the bridgewater estate; the last pits closed in the 1960s and retail replaced them, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.
Busy Salford town with the Ellesmere Shopping Centre and a well-used rail link to Manchester. Loads out of here run best on an early start, before the Salford school and commuter peak closes the approach roads. We plan the route with that in mind rather than quoting an optimistic drive time. Most Walkden properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
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. Salford City Council loading rules on the M28 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 Salford rather than starting from a blank form.
Honest sizing
Half the people searching for movers near Walkden need two hours and a Luton; the other half need a fixed-price removal. We tell you which one is cheaper before you commit. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Walkden or across to Little Hulton.
Single loaded trip
Neighbouring-district moves run as one loaded trip with the return leg absorbed, which is why a Walkden-to-Little Hulton job costs less than the mileage suggests. Walkden High, Parr Fold events and a large commuter population — 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 Salford that morning, so the van reaches M28 without a cross-county run being added to your hours. Crews run from Salford, so Little Hulton and Worsley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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. Walkden High, Parr Fold events and a large commuter population — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
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.
Tell us the number of rooms, what matters most and how we get in. Access quirks in Walkden are worth mentioning now: they change the time on site more than the floor area does.
We price your booking in writing, usually the same day, with the labour, materials and disposal all itemised so nothing appears later.
Morning or afternoon, weekly, fortnightly or one-off. Recurring visits keep the same slot, so Walkden clients know exactly when the door will go.
The team works to the agreed spec, walks the finished work with you and only closes the job once you're happy. Anything missed, we come back.
Everyone we send into a Walkden property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
Every job in Walkden 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.
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 Walkden 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 Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park 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 Walkden 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 Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park 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 Walkden, who sets the loading rules, and the service most people there actually book.
Salford · M38
1.5 km door to door, near enough 6 minutes in a van: close enough that a Walkden to Little Hulton move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Salford City Council sets the loading rules in M38. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Wharton Hall and the Cutacre country park nearby 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 Little Hulton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Salford · M28
About 8 minutes of van time separates Walkden and Worsley (3 km), which is why M28 jobs are covered by the same Salford crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Worsley is the variable, not the mileage: Salford City Council permits, the Worsley Delph and the Packet House 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: Worsley detached moves are volume jobs — outbuildings and large-format furniture decide crew size rather than carry distance.
Salford · M28
About 7 minutes of van time separates Walkden and Boothstown (2.7 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.
Salford · M27
About 11 minutes of van time separates Walkden and Swinton (4.1 km), which is why M27 jobs are covered by the same Salford crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Swinton is the variable, not the mileage: Salford City Council permits, the Swinton Civic Centre and Victoria 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: Driveway loading in Swinton 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 Walkden.
Wigan · M29
4.6 km door to door, near enough 13 minutes in a van: close enough that a Walkden to Tyldesley move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Wigan Council sets the loading rules in M29. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Tyldesley's Elliott Street and the Astley Green Colliery Museum nearby 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 Tyldesley keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Bolton · BL4
2.7 km door to door, near enough 7 minutes in a van: close enough that a Walkden to Farnworth move is usually quoted as one continuous booking rather than two.
Parking & access: Bolton Council sets the loading rules in BL4. We check the bay, suspension or permit for Farnworth Park (one of the first public parks funded by public subscription, 1864) 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 Farnworth keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Wigan · M46
About 17 minutes of van time separates Walkden and Atherton (6.1 km), which is why M46 jobs are covered by the same Wigan crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Atherton is the variable, not the mileage: Wigan Council permits, the Atherton's Chowbent Chapel (1721) 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 Atherton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs.
Bolton · BL4
About 6 minutes of van time separates Walkden and Kearsley (2.2 km), which is why BL4 jobs are covered by the same Bolton crew rota rather than a separate depot.
Parking & access: Parking in Kearsley is the variable, not the mileage: Bolton Council permits, the Kearsley Mount and the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal remains 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 Kearsley 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 Walkden.
Yes. Little Hulton (M38, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 1.5 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Little Hulton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. A Walkden to Little Hulton 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 3 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. Moves between Walkden and Worsley are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Boothstown (M28, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 2.7 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. Moves between Walkden and Boothstown are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Swinton (M27, Salford) is worked by the same crews, about 4.1 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Swinton 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 Walkden. Moves between Walkden and Swinton are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Tyldesley (M29, Wigan) 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 Tyldesley keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. A Walkden to Tyldesley move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Farnworth (BL4, Bolton) is worked by the same crews, about 2.7 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Farnworth keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. A Walkden to Farnworth move carries no mileage charge — it is inside Greater Manchester, so only the billable hours apply.
Link to this answerYes. Atherton (M46, Wigan) is worked by the same crews, about 6.1 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Atherton keeps the carry short; the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit, which a fixed price absorbs. Moves between Walkden and Atherton are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerYes. Kearsley (BL4, Bolton) is worked by the same crews, about 2.2 km away, at the same rates: £45 an hour for a van and two crew, or fixed removals from £395. Driveway loading in Kearsley 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 Walkden. Moves between Walkden and Kearsley are booked as one job with no second call-out fee.
Link to this answerNot listed? See every Greater Manchester area we cover.
Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park anchors the round we run through Walkden, and every local move in Walkden on that round starts from the same local checklist. The place looks the way it does for a reason: a coal-mining town on the Bridgewater estate.
Locally, former colliery ground and clay soil give heavy mud splash on drives through winter, so we bring the products and dwell times that problem needs. Walkden High, Parr Fold events and a large commuter population — we plan access and arrival times around all of it. Coverage runs across M28 and the Salford streets either side of it.
Movers near you — Walkden
new-build townhouse, a street off Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park
2-person crew, 5 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: former colliery ground and clay soil give heavy mud splash on drives through winter, so extra dwell time went on the worst surfaces before the final wipe-down.
Local move completed. Follow-up call at 48 hours confirmed nothing needed putting right.
Movers near you — Walkden
first-floor flat, the M28 side of Walkden
3-person crew, 6 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: former colliery ground and clay soil give heavy mud splash on drives through winter, 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.
Movers near you — Walkden
four-bed family home, Walkden, on our Salford round
2-person crew, 3 hours on site. The recurring local issue applied here too: former colliery ground and clay soil give heavy mud splash on drives through winter, 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.
Busy Salford town with the Ellesmere Shopping Centre and a well-used rail link to Manchester. A coal-mining town on the Bridgewater estate; the last pits closed in the 1960s and retail replaced them.
Walkden High, Parr Fold events and a large commuter population. The best-known landmark is Ellesmere Shopping Centre and Parr Fold Park, and the M28 postcodes reach Little Hulton, Worsley, Boothstown, Swinton within a short drive.
For a house move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: interwar semis, ex-colliery terraces and large modern estates. Former colliery ground and clay soil give heavy mud splash on drives through winter.
Answers before you book
Our nearest crews work out of Salford and the adjoining boroughs, covering M28 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 Walkden 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 M28 streets around Ellesmere Shopping Centre.
Link to this answerSemis 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. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Most Walkden properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerOften, yes — Salford City Council controls loading on most M28 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. Most Walkden properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerYes — a licensed clearance run can be added to any Walkden booking, quoted up front with a waste transfer note, so the old sofa and the shed contents leave on the same visit. Most Walkden properties give us a driveway, so the hours go into lofts, garages and garden kit.
Link to this answerLittle Hulton, Worsley, Boothstown, Swinton, Tyldesley 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 11,400 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.
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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Walkden or across to Little Hulton.
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 Little Hulton and Worsley journeys carry no out-of-area charge.
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. Booked most often on the M28 streets around Ellesmere Shopping Centre.
Link to this answerUsually yes. We hold back same-week and weekend slots across Salford for short-notice work, and most Walkden enquiries are quoted the same day after a ten-minute video survey. Booked most often on the M28 streets around Ellesmere Shopping Centre.
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 — Little Hulton customers usually clear those with the same booking. Walkden High, Parr Fold events and a large commuter population — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.
Link to this answerMost M28 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. Priced the same whether you are moving inside Walkden or across to Little Hulton.
Link to this answerBefore you book
The cheapest quote in Walkden 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.
Goods-in-transit and public liability cover is in place on every Walkden local mover callout, and claims go to a named account manager here rather than a form.
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.
Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the M28 figure you accepted is the figure you pay.
Booked with your local mover search
A move in Salford is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Walkden 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 Walkden
Each service below is quoted and crewed for Walkden 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 Walkden streets, access and parking.



Free download
Print this before moving day in Walkden. It covers the Salford City Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (Interwar semis, ex-colliery terraces and large modern estates) 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 · Walkden local notes (M28).
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.
Every page below this one is priced the same way as Walkden.
The same crews, rates and cover, one step wider than M28.
Every page below this one is priced the same way as Walkden.
If your job is bigger or smaller than a standard Walkden move, start at the hub that matches it — each one lists all 115 area pages underneath.
Hourly vans for part-loads leaving M28, from £45/hr.
Two-bed and up, with dismantling and reassembly fixed at survey.
Out-of-hours business moves so Walkden trading hours are kept.
Leaving Salford entirely, £45/hr plus £1.50 a measured mile.
A dedicated van from Walkden to the continent with the crossing itemised.
Materials and a packing crew the day before your Walkden load.
The jobs Walkden customers add in the same week, each with its own pricing page.
The national moving pillar, with the same crews used for Walkden.
Deposit-standard clean once the Walkden keys are handed back.
The wider cleaning hub covering M28.
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 Walkden
Real Salford pages, each with its own pricing and access notes.
Three guides worth reading before you pick a mover in Walkden.

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