College Bank, Yorkshire Street and the walk to the kerb

The seven College Bank towers, the Seven Sisters, overlook the centre between St Mary's Gate and Spotland Road. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing told residents in October 2025 that all seven blocks must be vacated, and Mitchell Hey was emptied in March 2026, so tenants are being rehoused across the borough. A move out of a tower depends on the lift: if it is out of action, everything comes down the stairs, and that changes the time on the day. Tell us the block, the floor and whether the lift is working before a price is set.

Flats above shops on Yorkshire Street, Drake Street and around the Exchange are a different problem. The entrance is often a side door and a narrow stair, and the street outside is one way or busy with buses heading for the Interchange. The van stops in a legal bay or a surface car park such as Church Lane, High Street or Smith Street, and the load is walked round. Say which door the flat uses, so the van stops at the nearest legal bay to it.

Lifts, keys and bays for a Rochdale flat

Check with the landlord or RBH whether the lift can be held or protected for the move
Book the earliest slot you can for a flat over a shop on Yorkshire Street or Drake Street
Measure the stair turns for a sofa or a double wardrobe before moving day
Have the keys for both flats and any bin store or back gate on the day
A wardrobe or bed that will not pass the landing is taken apart and rebuilt at the new flat
The van is about 2.5m tall, so it waits in the open, not in a barrier car park

Rochdale flats and their loading points

College Bank Waythe Seven Sisters towers, where the lift decides the day
Yorkshire Street and Drake Streetflats over shops with side doors and narrow stairs
Lower Falingemaisonette blocks being cleared by RBH north of the towers
Wardleworth and Newboldconverted terraces split into upstairs and downstairs flats
The Esplanade and Town Hall sidetown-centre flats loaded from nearby bays

Flat moves around Rochdale and out of it

Bradford → Rochdalethe M606 and M62 over the Pennines, 28 miles, 40 to 55 minutes
Rochdale → Heywoodthe A58 west past Sudden, about 3.5 miles
College Bank → Kirkholtacross the centre and down Oldham Road to the south side

Floors, lifts and carrying: pricing a Rochdale flat

The floor, whether the lift works, the length of the walk to the van and the amount of furniture set the figure for a flat move, all inside one fixed price agreed before the day. See how we quote for the full breakdown.