Man with a Van Altrincham

Man and van in Altrincham, from Bradford

Man With Van Long Wheelbase is one driver and one Ford Transit long wheelbase van, based in Bradford, 49 miles from Altrincham (65-80 minutes by road). Jobs in Altrincham are quoted as one fixed figure, agreed before we set off, with the drive already in it.

Moving in Altrincham: what to know first

The oldest homes sit around the centre. Sandiway Road, Downs Place and Normans Place have short rows of brick houses from the early 1800s, and The Downs, partly one way, leads from the centre towards Bowdon. These streets were laid out long before cars, so kerbside space is shared with residents and the van stops at the nearest legal gap while furniture goes along on the trolley.

In Broadheath, the Linotype Company built 172 houses for its workers late in the 19th century on Lawrence Road, Lock Road, Pollen Road, Bemrose Avenue, Place Road and Weldon Road, now a conservation area. Some, such as the Place Road terrace, are three storeys, and Lawrence Road and Weldon Road run one way. Beside them, the old works off Woodfield Road has become apartments, mews houses and detached homes.

George Street is pedestrianised and laid in setts, Stamford New Road and Regent Road are one way, and the market hall stands on Greenwood Street. Stamford Quarter's parking is a multi-storey, which a 2.5m van stays out of, so town-centre loading is planned from the street. Further out, Bowdon is a low-density ward of large houses on its ridge, Hale an affluent suburb and Timperley mostly built from the 1930s on, where the van can often stop near the door.

Parking and access in Altrincham

Most of Altrincham's town-centre streets are one way or pedestrianised, and Stamford Quarter's parking is a multi-storey. The van is about 2.5m tall, so it does not go under car park barriers and waits on the street at a legal stop instead. On the older terraces near the centre and on the Linotype Estate, kerb space is shared with residents' cars.

• George Street is pedestrianised and laid in setts, so shop and flat loading there is done from the side streets.
• Stamford New Road and Regent Road run one way through the centre, which decides which side of a block the van stops on.
• On the Linotype Estate in Broadheath, Lawrence Road and Weldon Road are one way and the terraces share the kerb with residents' cars.
• The Downs runs from the centre towards Bowdon and is partly one way, with listed early 19th-century houses such as 32 and 34 The Downs.
• The Broadheath retail parks sit on George Richards Way and Manchester Road, the A56, about a mile and a half north of the centre.

Local details checked 25 October 2026.

Man and van services we offer in Altrincham

Across WA14 and WA15 the van does house removals in Altrincham, sofa and bed delivery from the Broadheath retail parks, flat moves near the Interchange, student moves to Manchester and Salford halls and packing for larger Bowdon and Hale homes, each at one fixed price agreed before setting off from Bradford.

Every service we offer in Altrincham

All 11 of our services run in Altrincham, each with its own page covering how that job actually works here.

Parts of Altrincham we cover

Broadheath, Oldfield Brow, Bowdon, Hale, Hale Barns, Timperley, West Timperley, Timperley Heyes, Higher Timperley, Broomwood, Goose Green, Linotype Estate, Navigation Road, Stamford Park, Dunham Massey, and everywhere in between. If your street isn't listed, it's almost certainly still covered.

Common Altrincham routes

• Altrincham → Bradfordthe A56 north through Sale to M60 junction 7, round to junction 12, then the M62 east and the M606, about 49 miles
• Altrincham → Manchesterthe A56 through Sale and Stretford into the city centre, about 9 miles
• Altrincham → Chesterthe A56 and A556 to the M56, then the M53 into Chester, about 31 miles
• Altrincham → Birminghamthe A556 south to the M6, then the A38(M) into the city, about 76 miles

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Altrincham

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 25 October 2026 against:

• Altrincham (Wikipedia): built-up area population 49,680 at the 2021 census (ONS, Census 2021); Timperley, Bowdon
• Listed buildings in Altrincham (Wikipedia): terraces of brick houses at 1-11 and 13-21 Sandiway Road (c. 1830-1840)
• Timperley (Wikipedia): population 11,323 at the 2021 census; most housing from the 1930s onwards
• Hale (Wikipedia): an affluent suburb south-east of Altrincham, alongside Bowdon; Hale Barns to the east
• Bowdon (Wikipedia): on a ridge rising above the Cheshire Plain; large houses built on Green Walk in the 1860s and 1870s
• Exploring Trafford's Heritage, the Linotype works in the 21st century: main office block on Woodfield Road listed in 2004 and converted to apartments
• Greater Manchester Local Heritage List, 1-15 Place Road: a late 19th-century terrace of three-storey dwellings, brick below and a rendered top floor
• Trafford Council, bulky collections: £44.10 per five items (seven items £88.20), residential properties only
• Trafford College, Altrincham Campus: Manchester Road, West Timperley, Altrincham WA14 5PQ, with a dedicated Sixth Form Centre
• Dunelm Altrincham store page: Bridgewater Retail Park
• Insight DIY, 24 June 2019: Aldi into the former B&Q unit at the 80,000 sq ft Atlantic Street Retail Park in Broadheath
• OpenStreetMap: street map and driving routes
• Fallowfield (Wikipedia): a large student population; the University of Manchester's Fallowfield Campus and Owens Park halls
• postcodes.io (ONS data): postcode, ward and parish lookups for WA14 1QU, WA14 5QY, WA14 5GR and WA14 3JG