Stairs, shop fronts and parking for a Normanton flat move

A flat over a High Street shop is usually reached by a door beside the shop front and a straight, steep stair with no landing to rest on. Everything comes down that stair to the pavement, so beds are dismantled, wardrobes are emptied the night before, and the biggest pieces go first while the stair is clear. It is worth asking the shop below whether there is a quieter time of day to stand at their doorway for a few minutes.

In a terraced house split into two flats, the upper flat's stair is often narrow, with a turn at the top where a sofa has to go on its end. On the newer estates, small blocks have communal doors and landings, and some have rules about move times or protecting the hallway, so check with the managing agent first. Moving from a flat to a house with a drive makes the unload the easy half, because the van can stand at the door.

Preparing to leave a Normanton flat

Check with the landlord or agent about moving times and where a van can stop
Over a High Street shop, ask the shop when its doorway is quietest for a few minutes of loading
In a split terrace, measure the turn at the top of the upper flat's stair before moving a sofa or tall wardrobe
Council parking near the Market Square is handy for your car, not for loading
Beds and existing flat-pack are dismantled and rebuilt at the new address
Clear the communal hallway of bikes and prams before the day, so the carry is not a slalom

Where Normanton flats sit and how each one is reached

High Streetflats over shops, with a side door and a steep straight stair
Market Squareupper floors in the centre, loaded from the front
Older terraces around townsome houses split into two flats, with narrow stairs to the upper one
Newer estates around the townsmall blocks with communal doors, where move-time rules may apply
Near Normanton stationrented flats for commuters using the trains to Leeds and Wakefield

Where Normanton flat moves go

Normanton to Wakefielda short run, and a small flat can be moved in a morning
Normanton to Bradfordabout 21 miles, 40 to 50 minutes on the M62 and M606
High Street flat to a house in Altoftsa local move from stairs to a drive

What sets the price of a Normanton flat move

The amount of furniture, the floor and the stairs, and the distance to the new home set the fixed price, agreed before we start. See how we quote for the full breakdown.