Man with a Van Salford

Man and van in Salford, from Bradford

Man With Van Long Wheelbase is one driver and one Ford Transit long wheelbase van, based in Bradford, 40 miles from Salford (55-70 minutes by road). Jobs in Salford are quoted as one fixed figure, agreed before we set off, with the drive already in it.

Moving in Salford: what to know first

West of the A6, Seedley and Langworthy are mostly late Victorian and Edwardian terraces: Kara Street, Fram Street, Norway Street and, further west, Emerson Street and Kingsford Street run in tight terraced rows off Liverpool Street, and Norway Street is one way. The van pulls in at the end of the row, and furniture goes along the pavement on a trolley to the front door.

Salford Quays and MediaCityUK are almost all apartments, from the three 18-storey NV Buildings on Pier 9 to The Heart and NumberOne, both 22 storeys. The car parks there are multi-storeys a 2.5m van stays out of, and the Quays has a residents' permit scheme, so a move is planned around the building's loading bay, the concierge and a booked lift.

North of the university, Broughton splits in two. Lower Broughton has workers' terraces and newer town houses, and Higher Broughton has big villas and grand terraces, many divided into flats, with cobbled streets around The Cliff. Kersal, Charlestown and Irlams o' th' Height mix council-built estates, newer homes from the renewal schemes and a few remaining tower blocks either side of the A6 and Bury New Road.

Parking and access in Salford

Salford City Council suspends parking restrictions for £15 a day per vehicle space, roughly every two metres, with 72 hours' notice not counting weekends, requested by email to parking services. Residents' permit schemes cover Salford Quays, Merchants Quay, Fire Station Square, Salford Rise and the Salford Royal area. Multi-storeys at the Quays are no good for a van about 2.5m tall, so it loads on the street or at a building's bay.

• Seedley and Langworthy terraces such as Kara Street, Emerson Street, Norway Street and Fram Street are close-packed terraced rows, so the van stops at the end of the row and the load is trolleyed.
• Langworthy Road, Broadway and the A6 Crescent and Broad Street are one-way or dual carriageway in places, so the van comes round to the right side of the street.
• At Salford Quays and MediaCityUK most homes are high-rise apartments with lifts, concierge desks and multi-storey car parks a 2.5m van cannot use.
• Parts of Great Clowes Street in Broughton are laid in setts, and Back Hope Street is cobbled, so a long carry from the van is normal there.
• Salford City FC play at Moor Lane in Kersal, where a match-day permit scheme covers the surrounding streets.

Local details checked 25 October 2026.

Man and van services we offer in Salford

Across M5, M6, M7 and M50 the van does house removals in Salford, flat moves at Salford Quays and MediaCityUK, student moves to Peel Park Quarter and Frederick Road, Marketplace collection from terraced streets and sofa delivery up to apartments, with one fixed price agreed before the van leaves Bradford.

Every service we offer in Salford

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

Parts of Salford we cover

Seedley, Langworthy, Weaste, Pendleton, Ordsall, Salford Quays, MediaCityUK, Lower Broughton, Kersal, Lower Kersal, Charlestown, Irlams o' th' Height, Greengate, Eccles, Swinton, Pendlebury, Walkden, Worsley, and everywhere in between. If your street isn't listed, it's almost certainly still covered.

Common Salford routes

• Salford → Bradfordthe A6 and A666 to the M60, then the M62 east over the Pennines and the M606, about 40 miles
• Salford → Manchesterthe A6 along the Crescent and Chapel Street into the city centre, about 2.3 miles
• Salford → LiverpoolLiverpool Street to the M602, then the M62 west to Edge Lane, about 32 miles
• Salford → Boltonthe A6 to the A580, then the M61 north, about 11 miles

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Salford

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 25 October 2026 against:

• Salford (Wikipedia): population 129,794 at the 2021 census; Broughton, Irlams o' th' Height, Kersal, Ordsall, Pendleton
• City of Salford (Wikipedia): 2021 population 269,900; Eccles, Swinton (Salford Civic Centre), Pendlebury, Walkden, Worsley
• Seedley (Wikipedia): mostly terraced housing of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; empty houses in the 1990s
• Ordsall (Wikipedia): between Manchester city centre and Salford Quays
• Pendleton (Wikipedia): high-rise flats; the A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district; Salford Shopping Centre
• Broughton, Salford (Wikipedia): Lower Broughton built up with terraced housing; Higher Broughton villas and grand terraces
• Kersal (Wikipedia): 1930s council estate east of Littleton Road; Kersal flats, twelve 1960s tower blocks, eight demolished in 1990
• Irlams o' th' Height (Wikipedia): the A6 dual carriageway runs through it with Bolton Road parallel; A580/A6/A666 junction
• Salford Quays (Wikipedia): Imperial Point 16 storeys, Sovereign Point 20, the three 18-storey NV Buildings on Pier 9 by Huron Basin
• MediaCityUK (Wikipedia): Pier 9 at Salford Quays; BBC the principal tenant; The Heart and Number One, 378 apartments; Alto and Aria
• Salford Shopping Centre (Wikipedia): in Pendleton, on Hankinson Way and Pendleton Way; 81 indoor units and an indoor market
• University of Salford (Wikipedia): Peel Park campus under 1.5 miles from Manchester city centre beside the River Irwell
• University of Salford, new students' accommodation: Peel Park Quarter on the Peel Park campus, M5 4WT, en-suite rooms in flats of 4 to 10
• Campus Living Villages, Peel Park Quarter: on the Peel Park campus; paid on-site parking
• Salford City Council, parking restriction suspensions: £15 per day per vehicle space (about every two metres); at least 72 hours' notice excluding weekends
• Salford City Council, residents' parking permits: schemes including Salford Quays (M50), Merchants Quay (M50), Fire Station Square (M5), Trinity Way (M3)
• Salford City Council, bulky waste: minimum £52.50 for up to four items; collection aimed for 7 to 14 days, usually a Saturday
• Clean Air Greater Manchester: the government-backed plan has no charges to drive on local roads
• OpenStreetMap: street map and driving routes
• Mileway, Agecroft Networkcentre: single-storey warehouses with roller shutter doors on Lamplight Way, M27 8UJ
• M60 motorway (Wikipedia): junction 12 for the M602 and M62 west; junction 13 A572/A575 Swinton and Worsley; junction 14 A580
• M602 motorway (Wikipedia): about 4 miles from the M60 and M62 at Eccles to Ordsall, bypassing Eccles; junction 2 A576 at Trafford Park
• postcodes.io (ONS data): postcode, ward and parish lookups for M6 5PP, M5 3GR, M50 3BG and M50 3AG