Setted terraces, Pennine slopes and estate crescents: moving house in Rochdale
The inner districts are packed with late Victorian terraces in stone or red brick, and plenty of their side streets are still setts. On Blenheim, Marlborough and Patience Streets by Spotland, or Cecil and Philip Streets in Deeplish, cars line both kerbs and there is rarely room to stop at the door. The van parks at the end of the row, and wardrobes, mattresses and boxes go down the pavement on a trolley. Where the stairs are steep and narrow, a bed or a wardrobe comes apart in the bedroom before it goes anywhere.
Further out, the job changes. Kirkholt is laid out in crescents and closes off Kirkway and Queensway, where the van can usually get close but evening parking fills the corners. Bamford and Norden sit on hillier ground west of the centre, with semis and detached houses on drives off Bury Road and the A680 Edenfield Road, and these are larger loads with lofts and garages. Castleton, between M62 junctions 19 and 20, mixes mill-era terraces with newer houses, a short hop from the A627(M).
Before the van arrives at a Rochdale house
- Name the street, not just the postcode, so the driver knows whether it is a setted terrace or an estate close
- On a Spotland home match day the streets round Willbutts Lane and Sandy Lane fill up, so mention the fixture when you pick a date
- Ask neighbours to leave a gap at the end of the terrace on the morning, if they can
- Beds and flat-pack wardrobes are taken apart at the old house and rebuilt at the new one, so keep the fixings together in a bag
- Count the loft, cellar head and garage when sending photos, since they add as much as a bedroom
- Old furniture that is not coming stays behind; Rochdale Borough Council collects bulky items on your bin day once booked
Rochdale districts and how a house move loads there
- Spotland and Falingesetted terraces and steep streets, loaded from the end of the row
- Deeplish and Milkstonetight terraced streets south of the centre near Oldham Road
- Kirkholt and Balderstonecrescents and closes where the van can turn
- Bamford and Nordenbigger semis and detached homes on hillier roads
- Castletonterraces and newer streets beside the Rochdale Canal
- Shawclough and Healeyowner-occupied semis north of Falinge Park
House moves into, across and out of Rochdale
- Bradford → Rochdale28 miles on the M62, 40 to 55 minutes
- Spotland → Bamfordthe A680 and Bagslate Moor Road west, about 2 miles
- Rochdale → Burythe B6222 Bury Road through Bamford, about 7 miles
What a Rochdale house move costs to price
The number of rooms, the carry from the door to where the van can stand on a setted street, and the stairs set the figure, with the drive over from Bradford counted into one price agreed beforehand. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
House Removals in Rochdale: your questions
How far in advance should I book a house move in Rochdale?
As early as you have a completion date, and a fortnight or more ahead if you can. A move inside the next few days may still fit when the diary allows.
Can a whole three-bedroom house go in one van?
Sometimes, if it is a modest terrace with little in the loft. A fuller semi in Bamford or Norden may need two trips. Send photos of each room and you will be told before you book which it is.
What does a house removal not include?
It does not cover removing furniture you are leaving behind, storage, or anything gas or hard-wired. Book Rochdale Borough Council's bulky waste collection for unwanted pieces, and have a Gas Safe engineer disconnect a gas cooker first.
Do you move pianos in Rochdale?
An upright piano, with notice. Say whether it is on a ground floor and how many steps there are at each end, since a terrace with front steps changes the plan.