Loading uphill out of the King Cross and Pellon terraces

A back-to-back in King Cross or Pellon has one door, one staircase and no rear vehicle access at all. The ginnel behind is for bins, not for a wardrobe. So everything leaves through the front, straight onto a through road with traffic on it. We work that out before the day: which items come down the stairs on their end, which need legs off, and whether the van noses uphill or downhill so the tail sits level with the doorstep.

Most terraced streets on the valley sides have no residents' scheme, which sounds like good news until you realise it means first come on a steep, setted, heavily cambered hill. We chock the wheels and test the handbrake before the back doors open. That is not fussiness, it is the difference between a loaded van staying put and not. Where the nearest legal stop is a long way off, the trolley comes out and we barrow it.

What Halifax house removals usually involves

Beacon Hill, Godley Cutting on the A58 and the climbs to Pellon and Boothtown all sit well above the town centre, so we load heavy items low and strap to the tie-down points before moving off
Back-to-backs across King Cross, Pellon and Ovenden come out through a single front door, which sets the order everything is carried in
Dean Clough and the other mill conversions near the centre need the lift and a loading slot agreed with the building manager first
The Piece Hall, Southgate and Commercial Street core is pedestrianised with timed access, so a central job is either booked in or parked outside and walked
A two-bed Halifax terrace normally goes in one Transit LWB load; a three-bed with a cellar or an attic room usually means two

Where in Halifax we work

King Crossback-to-back terraces with ginnel-only rear access, so the front door dictates the whole move
Pellon and Ovendensteep terraced streets with no off-street parking and often a long uphill carry
Savile Park and Skircoat GreenVictorian and Edwardian villas, big rooms, wide stairs and space to pull the van in
Northowram and Southowramthe usual destination when a family trades up off the valley floor
Boothtowndense gritstone terraces on hard gradients above the centre
Dean Clough Millsmill apartments where loading means a booked lift rather than a tailgate at the door

If your street isn't listed it's almost certainly still covered, Halifax and the surrounding HX1-HX3 postcodes are all inside our normal working area.

Common Halifax runs

Halifax to Bradfordtwenty minutes up the A6036 through Stump Cross, Shelf and Odsal
King Cross to Skircoat Greenthe classic terrace-to-villa trade-up, short but all uphill carrying
Halifax to BrighouseA641 via Bailiff Bridge, the easy one because Brighouse is flat at the bottom

What it costs

What moves the price on a Halifax job is the carry: how far the van ends up from the door and how many flights of stairs sit between them. There's no travel surcharge for coming to Halifax from Bradford, and you get the price before we set off, not after. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Frequently asked questions: house removals in Halifax

Can you get a three-piece suite out of a Halifax back-to-back?

Usually, but it depends on the staircase turn and the front door width rather than the room it is in. Send us a photo of the stairs and the doorway and we will say honestly whether it comes out upright, on its end, or only with the feet off.

Where will the van park on a steep terraced street?

As close to your door as the hill allows. Most of these streets have no permit scheme, so it is first come. We chock the wheels, work with the tail pointing the sensible way down the camber, and barrow anything that has to come from further along.

Do you charge more because Halifax is over the tops from Bradford?

No. It is about nine miles down the A6036 and inside our normal working area, so there is no travel surcharge. The price is set by the size of the load and how long the job takes, and it is agreed before we start.