Moving in or out of a Northlight apartment in the old Brierfield Mills

Northlight is the rebuilt Brierfield Mills, a listed Italianate cotton mill of 1868 on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and it now mixes 85 two-bedroom apartments with offices, workspace and leisure units. That mix matters on a moving day, because the residents are not the only people using the doors and the parking. Ask the managing agent which entrance serves your apartment, whether there is a lift and how big it is, and whether moves have to be booked into a time.

A two-bedroom flat usually fits in one load of the Transit, which has 3.4m of floor. The longer part of the job is the walk between the van and the front door of the flat, so the closer the van can stand the quicker it goes. At Marsden Cross Apartments, on the higher ground to the east, the same questions apply: which door, how many stairs, and where a 2.5m tall van can park without blocking anyone in.

What a Brierfield flat move needs settled first

The floor number, whether there is a lift and its rough size, and which door the van should come to
Any rule from the managing agent about booking the lift or the hours when moves are allowed
Whether the car park has a height barrier, because the van is about 2.5m tall and will not clear a 2.1m one
Beds and flat-pack furniture dismantled before the carry and rebuilt in the new rooms
Boxes packed and sealed before the van arrives, unless the packing service is booked as well

Flats around Brierfield and what each one asks

Northlight, the former Brierfield Millstwo-bedroom apartments in a mill shared with offices and leisure units
Marsden Cross Apartmentsa block on the eastern side, up the hill from the centre
Brierfield stationbeside Northlight, for anyone arriving by train on the day with the keys
Tunstill Squarecouncil car park close to the centre for a short stop

Flat moves that start or end in Brierfield

Northlight → Nelson1.3 miles north on the A682 Manchester Road
Burnley town centre → Brierfieldup the A682 past Reedley, a short morning job
Bradford → Brierfieldabout 24 miles, the moor road to Colne then two junctions of the M65, roughly 50 to 60 minutes

Pricing a flat move in Brierfield

The floor, the lift or stairs, how far the van has to stand from the entrance and the planned drive from Bradford make up one fixed price, settled before the day. See how we quote for the full breakdown.