Which way the street falls decides a Yeadon moving day
A house that sits above the road is the kinder one to leave. Wardrobes, the fridge freezer and the washer travel down the path with gravity helping, and the van can stand where the pavement levels out rather than right at the gate. A house below the road is the reverse: every load climbs to the van, so heavy pieces are taken further apart and the route is cleared of pots, bins and bikes before the first lift.
The slope at the far end changes the order of the day too. Leaving a Rufford Park semi with a level drive for a stone house on Yeadon Banks, it pays to finish loading early so there is time in hand for the uphill end. For a move within Aireborough, a three-bed is usually planned as two trips in one day, with beds and the kitchen boxes on the first so the first night is sorted whatever happens later.
Telling us about your Yeadon house before moving day
- Say whether each address sits above or below the road, and roughly how many steps there are
- Photograph the loft, any cellar and the garden shed; they decide whether it is one load or two
- Wardrobes, bed frames and existing flat-pack come apart for the stairs and go back together in the new rooms
- On the narrow streets round High Street, Kirk Lane and Town Street, an early start gets the van to the kerb before it fills with parked cars
- Keep the kettle, mugs and bedding in one marked box that goes on last and comes off first
Parts of Yeadon and how each one changes the carry
- Yeadon Bankshouses set into the hillside, where the path to the pavement can be steep in either direction
- Rufford Park and Westfieldsemis with drives or level paths, usually the quick end of a move
- Town Street and the old centrestone cottages and terraces on narrow streets, loaded early before the parking fills up
- Henshaw and New Scarboroughresidential streets where a look at the turning space beforehand saves reversing a long van
- Detached houses towards Rawdonmore rooms and often a garage, so the volume check matters most here
Where a Yeadon house move is likely to be heading
- Yeadon to Bradford7 miles down the A658 by Rawdon and Apperley Bridge, 25-35 minutes
- Yeadon to Menston or Burley-in-Wharfedaleup the A65 past Guiseley for a house further into Wharfedale
- North Leeds to Yeadonup through Horsforth on the A65, a move of a few miles
Why two Yeadon house moves of the same size can cost differently
Steps and slope at each address, whether the house needs one load or two, and how much has to be dismantled make up the fixed price agreed before setting off; Yeadon is in the core area, so there is no travel surcharge. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
House Removals in Yeadon: your questions
Our house is below the road with steps up to the pavement. Does that cost more?
It adds time, so it is built into the fixed price rather than charged afterwards. A photo taken from the pavement looking down at the door shows how long the carry is.
Can the move fit around a shift at the airport?
The van works 8am to 8pm, seven days, so the start can be set around an early or late shift when the diary allows. Give your hours when you ask for a price.
We have an upright piano in the front room. Can that come too?
An upright piano, with notice, yes. It is quoted in advance, as it is an unusually heavy item. Mention it at the start and send a photo of the steps it has to go down.
What happens to furniture we don't want to take?
It stays at the house, as nothing is taken for disposal. Leeds City Council's bulky waste collection is the route for it.