Moving a Nelson terrace when the street outside runs one way
The streets packed between Leeds Road, Every Street and Manchester Road were laid out for weavers who walked to the mill, not for a long wheelbase van 2.5m tall. Many of them are one-way, among them Clayton Street, Cross Street, Russell Street, Raglan Street and North Street, so the way the van arrives decides which side of the road it stands on and how far each box is carried. That is worked out from your street name before moving day, rather than discovered on it.
Inside, a terrace sets its own limits. The stairs in a two-up two-down are steep and often turn at the top, and the front door can be narrower than a modern one, so beds and wardrobes are taken apart in the bedroom and rebuilt at the new house, which is included. If the property has a yard and a back street, say so: loading through the back gate can beat carrying everything along the front.
Before the van comes over the tops to your Nelson house
- Send the street name and say whether it is one-way, so the approach and the loading side are planned
- Tell us about a back street and a yard gate, and whether a car usually sits in the back street
- Measure the front door and the turn at the top of the stairs if a large wardrobe or corner sofa is going
- If the kerb outside is full, Broadway, Leeds Road, Every Street/Cross Street and Booth Street car parks have no height restriction
- Upright pianos can be moved, with notice, so mention one when you ask for the quote
Nelson streets and estates a house move might start from
- Bradleyrows of terraces north of the centre, with back streets behind many of them
- Whitefieldterraced streets west of the centre towards Lomeshaye, close to Every Street
- Little Marsdenthe south-west side of Walverden Water, a short run from the motorway at junction 12
- Hodge Housethe Bradley side of town, near the park of the same name
- Walverdenstreets on the east side running up towards the reservoir
- Carr Hallthe edge of town across Pendle Water, towards Barrowford
Where Nelson house moves head
- Bradford → Nelson22 miles over Two Laws and along the M65 from Colne, 45 to 60 minutes
- Nelson → BurnleyCarr Road and Manchester Road to the M65, a few miles south-west
- Nelson → ColneScotland Road to the M65 and off at its end, 2 miles north-east
How a Nelson house move is priced
Nelson is booked as a planned slot, with the longer drive from Bradford priced into one fixed price. The number of rooms, the stairs and how far the van stands from your door make up the rest, all agreed before setting off. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
House Removals in Nelson: your questions
Can the van park outside a terrace on a one-way street?
Usually yes, on the side the one-way pattern allows. Send the street name and we plan the approach before the day, including whether loading from the back street would be easier.
Is the drive from Bradford added on top?
No extra appears on the day. Nelson runs as a planned slot and the drive over is already inside the one fixed price you agree before we set off.
Will my wardrobe get down a terrace staircase?
If it comes apart, yes: beds and flat-pack wardrobes are dismantled and rebuilt, included in the price. A solid one-piece wardrobe needs measuring against the turn of the stairs first, so send the measurements.
Do you move to Barrowford and Brierfield as well?
Yes. Both sit right beside Nelson, so a move between them is a short drive once the van is over the Pennines, and it is priced the same way.