Lifts in the Baltic, steps in the Georgian Quarter: two kinds of Liverpool flat

In the centre and the Baltic Triangle, round Jamaica Street, Greenland Street and Kempston Street, flats are in newer blocks, many with a lift and a fob on the door. The lift sets the pace: a one-bedroom flat goes quickly if the sofa stands in the car, slowly if it has to come down the stairs. The multi-storey car parks nearby have 2.1m entrances, which a 2.5m van cannot pass, so the van loads from the street or a loading bay outside the block.

A flat in the Georgian Quarter is the opposite. Townhouses on Canning Street, Huskisson Street and Falkner Square are three storeys over a basement, with steps up to the front door and tall staircases inside, and a top-floor flat has no lift. Princes Avenue in Toxteth is similar, with grand Victorian houses split into flats. Furniture that will not turn on the landing is taken apart, and the carry up and down is counted in the quote.

Fobs, floors and loading bays: a Liverpool flat checklist

Ask the managing agent whether moves are booked in advance and whether the lift can be held
Measure the lift door and the depth of the car against the sofa before the day
In a townhouse flat, count the floors and say if the stair turns, as that sets the carry time
For a street with no loading space, Liverpool City Council can suspend parking bays for a removal
Leave a fob or entry code with the driver so doors are not wedged open

Apartment blocks, townhouse flats and converted villas across L1, L7 and L8

Baltic Trianglemodern blocks off Jamaica Street and Greenland Street, loaded from the street
City centreapartments round Liverpool ONE where car parks are too low for the van
Georgian Quartertownhouse flats on Canning Street and Falkner Square with steps and tall stairs
Princes Avenue, Toxtethbig Victorian houses divided into flats along the boulevard
Lodge Lane and Granby, Toxtethflats in larger Victorian houses across L8

Flat moves within the city and out towards Manchester

Bradford → Liverpoola 68-mile run along the M62, 75 to 95 minutes
Baltic Triangle → Mossley Hilla city flat to a first house, out along Aigburth Road
Liverpool → ManchesterEdge Lane, the M62 and the M602, about 33 miles

Floors, lifts and the walk to the door: pricing a Liverpool flat

The floor, whether the lift takes the big pieces, the distance from the van to the entrance and the miles to the new flat decide the price, which is fixed before the day. See how we quote for the full breakdown.