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Office removals in Old Trafford

Office removals in Old Trafford from £650: free survey, crates delivered a week ahead, desks dismantled and rebuilt, IT bagged, labelled and reconnected. Every Old Trafford office relocation runs evening, overnight or across a weekend so you lose no trading day.

Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor. Lift access, dock windows and Trafford Council loading rules set the plan on office moving services in Old Trafford, so we survey them before quoting.

  • Fixed price after survey
  • Crates and IT bags included
  • Evening & weekend moves
  • RAMS and £5m liability
  • Trafford crews, 7 days
Uniformed Hello Services moving team standing together beside their branded removals van on an office move in Old Trafford, Trafford
Crated, labelled and rebuilt overnight on every Old Trafford office move.

Office removals · Old Trafford

from £650

Up to 10 desks, fixed after survey

Postcodes
M16
Borough
Trafford
Cover
Goods in transit
Full floor
from £3,200

from £650

Small office move

0 days

Trading time lost

M16

Postcodes served

19k

Old Trafford residents

Office relocation in Old Trafford

Move the office, keep the week

Need to move your office in Old Trafford without losing a trading day? A named move manager owns the whole job: survey, crates, dismantle, transport, rebuild, IT reconnection and the clear-out of everything you are leaving behind. One team, one fixed commercial removals price, Trafford crews.

Inner Trafford district between the two famous grounds and Manchester's south-west edge, with grand Victorian streets and heavy match-day traffic. That mix decides the method: Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor. A converted floor with a single passenger lift is a different plan from a modern unit with a dock, and both exist within a few streets of Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium.

Permits and loading windows are handled with Trafford Council in advance, and both landlords receive a method statement, risk assessment and our £5m liability certificate before anyone arrives on site.

Teams booking this in Old Trafford usually add office cleaning in Old Trafford and commercial cleaning in Old Trafford to the same job. We run the same office removals crews next door in Moss Side and Chorlton-cum-Hardy, and across the region from our Greater Manchester hub.

Moving a home instead? See house removals in Old Trafford.

Three steps, no downtime

How an Old Trafford office move works

  1. 1. Book a free survey

    Tell us desk numbers, floors and both addresses. A surveyor visits your Old Trafford office — usually within 48 hours — and records the inventory, the lift, the doors and the loading route.

  2. 2. Approve the fixed plan

    You get one fixed price, a timed schedule, the crate delivery date and RAMS for both buildings. Nothing changes on the night unless you add to the inventory.

  3. 3. We move out of hours

    Crates land a week ahead. The move runs evening, overnight or across a weekend, desks are rebuilt to plan and IT reconnected, so Old Trafford staff walk into a working floor.

What the fixed price buys

What is included in Old Trafford

Free pre-move survey

A surveyor walks both your Old Trafford floor and the destination, measures the lift, the doors and the loading route, and writes the inventory the fixed price is built on.

Crates, bags and sleeves

Lidded crates, IT bags, monitor sleeves, trolleys and labels delivered a week ahead, collected after — the first week's hire is inside the quote.

Out-of-hours crews

Evening, overnight and weekend slots so Old Trafford staff never lose a trading day. Weekend work is priced in, never charged as a premium.

Dismantle and rebuild

Desks, benches, pedestals, storage walls and screens taken down and rebuilt to your new floor plan, with fixings bagged per item.

IT relocation

Workstations, monitors and peripherals unplugged, bagged and port-labelled, then reconnected at the correct desk positions ready for log-in.

Access and permits

Goods lifts, docks and Trafford Council loading bays booked in advance, with RAMS and insurance certificates issued to both building managers.

Confidential handling

Archive boxes, filing and secure records moved under a sealed, numbered manifest with a signed handover at the far end.

Clear-out and recycling

Old furniture, WEEE and shredded paper removed on the way out so your Old Trafford lease hands back empty — with waste transfer notes.

Why Old Trafford businesses choose us

Why us for office removals in Old Trafford

Fixed price after survey

No hourly meter and no day-of surprises. The survey sets the inventory, the inventory sets the price, and the price holds.

Zero trading days lost

Every Old Trafford office relocation is scheduled out of hours by default — Friday evening to Sunday for full floors.

Trafford crews

Crews are routed from Trafford bases, so there is no travel surcharge and no 6am motorway gamble on the morning of your move.

Fully insured and documented

Goods in transit, £5m public liability, RAMS, method statements and waste transfer notes issued before the move.

One named move manager

The person who surveyed your office runs the move and answers the phone on the night. No handovers, no call centre.

Everything under one roof

Move, clear the old floor, deep clean it and hand back the keys — moving, clearance and commercial cleaning all book through the same Old Trafford team.

Market rates, side by side

Old Trafford office removal prices vs the UK average

Industry figures are the typical published UK ranges for commercial removals. Ours are the fixed prices we quote in Old Trafford once the survey is done — crates, dismantle, rebuild and IT reconnection included.

Typical UK office removal prices compared with Hello Services prices in Old Trafford
JobUK industry averageHello ServicesWhat drives it
Small office move (up to 10 desks)£500 – £1,200from £650Typical UK market range for a single-van evening move with crates.
Mid office move (10–30 desks)£1,200 – £3,000from £1,450Two vans, weekend slot, dismantle, rebuild and IT reconnection.
Large relocation (30+ desks)£3,000 – £10,000+from £3,200Survey-led and phased; the spread depends on floors, lifts and IT.
Cost per desk / workstation£70 – £150£55 – £120Includes crates, dismantle, rebuild and reconnection at the new desk.
Crate hire (per crate, per week)£5 – £10from £6First week is already inside the fixed quote on every office move.
Two-person van, hourly£45 – £70/hrfrom £45/hrFor part-loads, IT-only runs and small studio relocations.

Prices exclude VAT. Every quote is fixed after a free survey — no hourly meter.

Office removals prices in Old Trafford

Fixed bands, quoted before we start. What moves the price is access, stair turns, parking distance and the size of the job — not the postcode you live in.

Office removals price guide for Old Trafford
PackageWhat it coversPrice
Micro office / studio (1–5 desks)One van, one evening, crates delivered ahead and collected after.from £420
Small office (6–10 desks)Van and three-person crew, IT bagged and labelled, evening slot.from £650
Mid office (10–30 desks)Two vans, weekend slot, dismantle and rebuild plus IT reconnection.from £1,450
Large floor (30–60 desks)Survey-led plan, phased weekend move, named move manager on site.from £3,200
60+ desks or multi-floorProject-managed relocation with a phased schedule and dedicated dock times.on survey
Add-onsExtra crate week, IT-only relocation, furniture clearance or storage.from £6 per crate

Crate hire for one week, protection materials, dismantle and rebuild, a named move manager and full insurance are included in every fixed quote. Prices exclude VAT.

Also booked in Old Trafford

Man with a van in Old Trafford

Part-loads, single desks and IT-only runs, priced by the hour or the load.

from £45/hr

House removals in Old Trafford

Full home moves for relocating staff, with packing and dismantle included.

from £395

Packing services in Old Trafford

Crates, cartons and professional packing for archives, stock and studio kit.

from £180

Long distance moves in Old Trafford

Relocating the business out of the county, planned door to door.

on survey

Coverage

Where we move offices around Old Trafford

Old Trafford sits in Trafford, covered by M16 and served by Trafford Council. Laid out from the 1860s for merchants and clerks; Lancashire County Cricket Club moved here in 1857 and United in 1910. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents. Its commercial stock reflects that: Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor. Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium remains the local reference point for deliveries and loading.

Old Trafford, Trafford — centred on 53.46082, -2.2755 (OSM node (place/suburb) — Old Trafford, Stretford (stadium hit discarded)). Coverage runs to the M16 district boundaries. Open Old Trafford on Google Maps.

Office removals near Old Trafford

Ten neighbouring locations we relocate offices in, each with its own survey team and the same fixed pricing.

Not listed? See every Greater Manchester area we cover.

The rest of the move-out

Cleaning, handyman and clearance in Old Trafford

A relocation rarely ends with the van. Most Old Trafford clients book the dilapidations clean, the handyman make-good and the office clearance for the same weekend, on one invoice.

Commercial cleaning in Old Trafford

Dilapidations and end-of-lease cleaning so the old floor hands back inspection-ready.

Handyman services in Old Trafford

Make-good works, wall repairs, shelving, TV and screen mounting and furniture assembly.

Clearance services in Old Trafford

Redundant desks, WEEE and confidential paper cleared and recycled, with transfer notes.

Proof from Old Trafford

Office moves we have run in Old Trafford

Anonymised case studies from recent Trafford relocations — the access problem each building threw up, how the move was sequenced around it, and the numbers behind the job. Client names are withheld; everything else is as the move ran.

Trafford office moves completed
70+Trafford office moves completed
Public liability cover
£5mPublic liability cover
Trading time lost in Old Trafford
0 daysTrading time lost in Old Trafford
Typical survey turnaround
48 hrsTypical survey turnaround
  1. 42-desk physiotherapy clinic

    M16, a few minutes from Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium

    The challenge: Loading on a Trafford Council controlled length, which meant a suspension and a booked bay before a single crate moved.

    How we ran it: Two vans shuttled on a fixed loop so the lift never sat idle, with a named move manager on site for the whole of a single Saturday, 07:00 to 19:00.

    Desks moved
    42
    Crates supplied
    168
    Crew on site
    7
    Total on site
    16 hrs
    Trading days lost
    0

    Staff logged in on the next working morning in Old Trafford with every desk rebuilt, labelled and reconnected. Old furniture and WEEE were cleared under waste transfer notes on the way out.

  2. 38-desk logistics back office

    the Trafford side of Old Trafford

    The challenge: Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor — the destination had protected floors and a tight turn at the entrance.

    How we ran it: Two vans shuttled on a fixed loop so the lift never sat idle, with a named move manager on site for the whole of a single Saturday, 07:00 to 19:00.

    Desks moved
    38
    Crates supplied
    190
    Crew on site
    7
    Total on site
    17 hrs
    Trading days lost
    0

    Staff logged in on the next working morning in Old Trafford with every desk rebuilt, labelled and reconnected. Old furniture and WEEE were cleared under waste transfer notes on the way out.

  3. 34-desk insurance brokerage

    a side street in Old Trafford (M16)

    The challenge: A live neighbouring tenant in the same Old Trafford building, so noise and lift use were capped outside agreed hours.

    How we ran it: Two vans shuttled on a fixed loop so the lift never sat idle, with a named move manager on site for the whole of a single Saturday, 07:00 to 19:00.

    Desks moved
    34
    Crates supplied
    204
    Crew on site
    6
    Total on site
    14 hrs
    Trading days lost
    0

    Staff logged in on the next working morning in Old Trafford with every desk rebuilt, labelled and reconnected. Old furniture and WEEE were cleared under waste transfer notes on the way out.

Old Trafford at a glance

The numbers behind a office removals quote here — how many homes we reach, which authority sets the rules, and how we perform across Greater Manchester.

19k
Residents

About 19,000 usual residents across M16 and the streets bordering Old Trafford (ONS Census 2021).

7.7k
Households

About 7,700 homes reachable by a Old Trafford crew with no out-of-area travel charge.

M16
Postcodes served

Trafford Council sets the parking, permit and waste rules we work to here.

Trafford
Borough

One of ten Greater Manchester boroughs we cover for office removals.

Jobs completed on the first visit97%

Greater Manchester rolling twelve-month average across all cleaning bookings.

Customers rating us 5 stars94%

Verified post-job reviews from Greater Manchester households and businesses.

Quotes issued the same day91%

Requests received before 4pm on a working day, measured region-wide.

Sources: resident population for Old Trafford — ONS Census 2021 and mid-year population estimates for the matching built-up area/ward group, rounded. Households — population divided by 2.48, the ONS Census 2021 average household size for Trafford Council. Postcode coverage — Royal Mail postcode districts M16. Figures are indicative and reviewed annually; service performance percentages are Hello Services' own rolling 12-month Greater Manchester figures.

About Old Trafford

Inner Trafford district between the two famous grounds and Manchester's south-west edge, with grand Victorian streets and heavy match-day traffic. Laid out from the 1860s for merchants and clerks; Lancashire County Cricket Club moved here in 1857 and United in 1910.

Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents. The best-known landmark is Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium, and the M16 postcodes reach Stretford, Whalley Range, Hulme, Moss Side within a short drive.

For an office move, what matters most locally is the building fabric: large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor. Chester Road traffic film and match-day litter grey frontages within weeks; original tiled paths and sandstone sills hold ingrained dirt.

Borough
Trafford
Local authority
Trafford Council
Postcodes
M16
Landmark
Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium

Answers before you book

Old Trafford office removals FAQs

  • How much do office removals cost in Old Trafford?

    A micro office of up to five desks starts at £420, six to ten desks from £650, and ten to thirty desks from £1,450. A full floor of 30–60 desks starts at £3,200. UK market rates for the same work typically run £500–£1,200 for a small office and £3,000–£10,000 for a large one, so we quote at or below the middle of the range — and always as a fixed price after a free Old Trafford survey. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

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  • Can you move our Old Trafford office over a weekend or overnight?

    Yes, and it is our default. Most Trafford relocations run Friday evening to Sunday afternoon so your team returns to a rebuilt, reconnected floor on Monday. Out-of-hours work is priced into the fixed quote rather than added as a premium. Local context matters here: laid out from the 1860s for merchants and clerks; lancashire county cricket club moved here in 1857 and united in 1910, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.

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  • Who handles the IT?

    Our crews unplug, bag and port-label workstations, monitors and peripherals, then reconnect them at the new desk positions. Server racks and comms cabinets are moved with your IT provider on site for the power-down and power-up. Local context matters here: laid out from the 1860s for merchants and clerks; lancashire county cricket club moved here in 1857 and united in 1910, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.

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  • Do you supply RAMS for the building manager?

    Yes. A method statement, risk assessment and our liability certificate are issued with the booking confirmation, addressed to both the outgoing and incoming building managers. In Old Trafford that usually means a lift booking and a timed loading bay before the crew sets off.

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  • Can you move us over a weekend?

    Yes — most Greater Manchester office moves run Friday evening to Sunday so staff return to a working floor on Monday. Weekend work is priced into the fixed quote, not added as a premium. In Old Trafford that usually means a lift booking and a timed loading bay before the crew sets off.

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  • How long does a office move in Old Trafford usually take?

    Most M16 office relocations 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 7,900 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.

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  • Is there anything you cannot move out of Old Trafford?

    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 — Stretford customers usually clear those with the same booking. Crews run from Trafford, so Stretford and Whalley Range journeys carry no out-of-area charge.

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  • Do you handle the IT and server equipment?

    Workstations, monitors, docks and peripherals are unplugged, bagged and port-labelled by our crew, then reconnected at the correct desk on the new plan. For comms cabinets and server racks we work alongside your IT provider, who owns the power-down and power-up windows. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

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  • What about loading and parking around Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium?

    Trafford Council sets the loading, permit and suspension rules on these streets. We confirm the bay, the goods-lift slot and the dock window at survey, so the crew is unloading rather than circling M16 on the night. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

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  • Will the building manager get RAMS and insurance documents?

    Yes. A method statement, risk assessment, £5m public liability certificate and goods-in-transit cover note are issued with your booking confirmation, addressed to both the outgoing and incoming Old Trafford building managers. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

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  • Can you clear and clean the old Old Trafford office as well?

    We can. Redundant furniture, WEEE and confidential paper are removed under waste transfer notes on the way out, and a dilapidations-standard clean can be booked for the same weekend so the lease hands back clean and empty. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

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  • How far in advance should we book an office move in Old Trafford?

    Three to four weeks is comfortable for up to thirty desks, and six to eight weeks for a full floor with phased IT. Short-notice Old Trafford moves are often possible — we hold weekend capacity back for exactly that. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

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  • Do you cover the areas around Old Trafford?

    Yes — Stretford, Whalley Range, Hulme, Moss Side, Chorlton-cum-Hardy and every other Greater Manchester district, each with its own office removals page and the same fixed pricing. Booked most often on the M16 streets around Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground.

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  • Do I need a parking permit or bay suspension in Old Trafford?

    Often, yes — Trafford Council controls loading on most M16 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. Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents — worth telling us about if it closes your street on the day.

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  • Can you handle the stairs and access in apartment blocks around Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium?

    Blocks in this part of Trafford run one goods lift and a timed bay. We book both at survey, and if the lift is out the quote already carries the stair-carry hours rather than adding them on the day. Send a short video of the stairwell and the street and we will confirm crew size before the date is held. Trafford Council loading rules on the M16 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.

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Access, parking and timing

Loading in Old Trafford: what the crew plans for

Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor. That stock, the street it sits on and the Trafford Council rules over it decide how long the day takes — so all three are settled at survey, not on the morning.

Permits and loading around Old Trafford

The crew should be carrying, not circling. We confirm the restriction type on the M16 end, arrange a suspension through Trafford Council where it is worth it, and plan the closest legal standing point to the door. Crews run from Trafford, so Stretford and Whalley Range journeys carry no out-of-area charge.

Getting furniture out of Old Trafford properties

Lift bookings and loading-bay slots decide the day here: we confirm the concierge window before the crew leaves the depot, and carry protection for lift cars and communal carpet as standard. Roughly 7,900 households sit inside these postcodes, so weekend dates here go early.

What to tell us at survey

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. In Old Trafford that usually means a lift booking and a timed loading bay before the crew sets off.

The best slot to book here

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. Local context matters here: laid out from the 1860s for merchants and clerks; lancashire county cricket club moved here in 1857 and united in 1910, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.

Booked here week to week

Jobs we run most often in Old Trafford

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 Trafford rather than starting from a blank form.

RAMS supplied

Serviced-office and lift-restricted buildings

Goods-lift slots, building inductions and RAMS for the managing agent are arranged in advance, with the loading bay near Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium booked for the window we are given. Local context matters here: laid out from the 1860s for merchants and clerks; lancashire county cricket club moved here in 1857 and united in 1910, which is why the access varies so much between neighbouring streets.

Move plus clearance

Lease-end exit with clearance

What moves, moves; what does not is cleared under waste transfer notes and the space handed back to the dilapidations spec in one booking. Booked most often on the M16 streets around Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground.

Priced per desk

Desk moves and internal churn

Reconfiguring a floor rather than leaving the building: benches broken down, relabelled and rebuilt overnight to a numbered floor plan. Booked most often on the M16 streets around Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground.

Evening and weekend crews

Out-of-hours office move in Old Trafford

Crated Friday evening, moved overnight, desks and IT live for Monday — the sequence most Trafford tenants book so no trading day is lost. Trafford Council loading rules on the M16 end are checked before the slot is confirmed.

Before you book

Why Old Trafford customers book with us

Most complaints about removals in Trafford come down to three things: the price changed, the crew was short, or nobody answered the phone. These are our commitments on all three.

Before you commit

Call 020 3633 4555 and ask what a office move like yours costs from £650. If a cheaper option fits better — a smaller van, an hourly booking, a different day — we will say so.

Cover that actually applies

Goods-in-transit and public liability cover is in place on every Old Trafford office relocation, and claims go to a named account manager here rather than a form.

If the chain slips

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.

Fixed before we start

Access, stair turns, parking and carry distance are all priced at survey. If nothing is added to the inventory, the M16 figure you accepted is the figure you pay.

Booked with your office move

A move in Trafford is rarely just a van. These are the jobs our Old Trafford 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 Old Trafford

The full Old Trafford moving line-up

Each service below is quoted and crewed for Old Trafford 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.

Guides worth reading before you book

On the job

Photographs from Hello Services moves, with notes on how the same approach applies to Old Trafford streets, access and parking.

Hello Services removals team carrying blanket-wrapped furniture on an office relocation near Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium in Old Trafford
The out-of-hours relocation team working near Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium. Blankets, straps and floor protection go down before anything moves through the narrow halls and stairs typical of Old Trafford.
Removals van packed and strapped ready to depart on an office relocation from Old Trafford, Trafford
Load secured before leaving Old Trafford. Everything is strapped in tiers for the run out of Trafford, so nothing shifts on the first roundabout.
Hello Services movers loading crates, screens and desk pedestals into a removals van at the kerbside during an office relocation in Old Trafford, Trafford
Loading at the kerb in Old Trafford (M16). We load crates, screens and desk pedestals in a planned order, so Trafford Council parking time is used once rather than twice.

Free download

Old Trafford moving day checklist (PDF)

Print this before moving day in Old Trafford. It covers the Trafford Council parking rules, the access quirks of the local stock (Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor) and the sign-off steps most people forget.

Download the Old Trafford checklistPDF · 7 sections · printable · free, no email needed

Four weeks before — book and confirm

  • Confirm the move date and slot for your Old Trafford address in writing.
  • Book the van size against your property type — Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor.
  • Check whether Trafford Council needs a parking dispensation or suspended bay on your street.
  • Tell your landlord or agent the exact handover date and key-return time.
  • Book any end-of-tenancy or pre-move-in clean for the day either side of the move.
  • Start using up freezer food, cleaning products and anything that cannot travel.

Two weeks before — paperwork and access

  • Apply for the Trafford Council permit or bay suspension (allow 5–10 working days).
  • Book the lift or service entrance if your building near Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium has one.
  • Redirect post and update your address on the M16 electoral roll, bank and insurance.
  • Notify energy, water, broadband and council tax with opening and closing dates.
  • Register with a new GP, dentist and vet if you are leaving the area.
  • Arrange school transfers or nursery notice periods.

One week before — pack room by room

  • Label every box with the destination room, not the room it came from.
  • Pack a 'first night' box: kettle, mugs, chargers, bedding, toilet roll, medication.
  • Photograph the back of the TV and any flat-pack you are dismantling.
  • Drain the washing machine and fit its transit bolts.
  • Dispose of paint, oils and garden waste through the Trafford Council tip — the crew cannot legally load them.
  • Set aside valuables, passports and jewellery to travel with you.

The day before — final prep

  • Charge phones and keep a paper copy of the crew's number and the new address.
  • Defrost the fridge-freezer and towel it dry.
  • Take meter readings at the old property and photograph them.
  • Put cones or bins out to hold the loading space if Old Trafford parking is tight.
  • Bag bedding and clothes, and strip the beds you are taking.
  • Confirm arrival window with the crew and the key-collection time with the agent.

Moving day — loading

  • Walk the crew through the property and flag fragile and do-not-load items.
  • Protect carpets, stair noses and door frames before the first box moves.
  • Load heavy furniture first, boxes second, soft furnishings last.
  • Keep the first-night box and paperwork with you, not in the van.
  • Check lofts, sheds, the garden and every cupboard before the van leaves.
  • Final meter readings, lock up and hand back keys.

Moving day — unloading and sign-off

  • Direct each box to its labelled room as it comes off the van.
  • Build beds first so the day can end even if boxes are still packed.
  • Test the boiler, hot water, smoke alarms and the consumer unit.
  • Take arrival meter readings and photograph them.
  • Check items against your inventory and report damage before the crew leaves.
  • Break down boxes and book a recycling collection or clearance slot.

Old Trafford local notes (M16)

  • Housing stock: Large Victorian and Edwardian terraces with tiled paths and bays, interwar semis, and new apartment blocks along the Chester Road corridor.
  • Access landmark for the crew: Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium.
  • Council for permits and waste: Trafford Council.
  • Local context: Inner Trafford district between the two famous grounds and Manchester's south-west edge, with grand Victorian streets and heavy match-day traffic.
  • Busy times to avoid: school runs and events around: Match-day crowds, Seymour Park, the Somali and Caribbean communities along Ayres Road and Stretford Road's independents.

Keep exploring Old Trafford

Everything below is a real Trafford page with its own pricing, access notes and crew — the services Old Trafford customers book around office removals, and the same line-up in the neighbouring districts we cover from the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and Old Trafford stadium side of the borough.

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Each neighbouring district links straight to office removals there, plus the two services most often booked with it.

What customers say about office removals

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Ismail and Ali were great. My father (92) moved house a week ago. The house was left in a disgusting state by the previous occupant and needed a thorough clean. Ismail and Ali arrived on time, were polite, professional, efficient and kind and patient with my father. They did a fantastic job especially on the… Read in full →
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The Gloucestershire team cleaned our property as part of a tenancy move out clean. The team was super efficient, and had amazing attention to detail. They really went above and beyond when cleaning our kitchen and carpets. Would 100% recommend!
Sam · · View on Trustpilot
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We booked this service at the end of our tenancy, and honestly I wish we’d booked one when we moved in 2 years ago. Adriana and her team were fantastic! In just a few hours, our 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom flat went from dull and worn to spotless. I couldn’t be happier and we will… Read in full →
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