Where the van can stop: Bolton seller addresses

Terraced streets are the tricky ones. On a cobbled row in Daubhill or Halliwell, such as Penarth Road or Vickerman Street, the van stops at the end or in the first gap, with the item wheeled down the pavement on a trolley. A back gate onto the ginnel can be quicker, so it is worth asking the seller if there is one. In Heaton, Lostock and Harwood there is often a drive to pull onto, or space right outside.

Check the piece before paying, not after. Get the seller to send its dimensions and pictures of any marks, and confirm it will leave their house in one piece: a wardrobe assembled inside a bedroom may have to be dismantled first. Send the seller's number with the booking, so the collection time is confirmed. You settle payment with the seller directly, and the driver only picks up items that are already paid for.

Before you pay: what to ask a Bolton seller

Their full address, and when they will be home
Its dimensions, and whether it needs dismantling to get out of the house
Whether there is room to park outside, on a drive, or only at the top of the row
Pay before the pick-up, so the seller can hand the item over straight away
Measure your own doors and stairs as well, so it fits in at your end

Bolton seller addresses, from cobbled rows to town-centre flats

Daubhill and Deanecobbled terraced side streets, with parking at the top of each row
Halliwellsloping rows off Halliwell Road, cars parked along both kerbs
Heaton and Lostocksemis and detached homes, many with drives
Breightmet and Harwoodbungalows and semis to the east and north of town
Town-centre flatsa lift or stairs, so check access with the seller

Marketplace pick-ups across Bolton and further afield

Bradford → Bolton43 miles by the M62 and M61, 55 to 70 minutes
Astley Bridge → Great Levera table bought up in the north of town, brought down to the south
Bolton → Burya short run east on the A58, about 6.5 miles

Size, access and distance: a Bolton collection price

Three things set it: how big the item is, how easy the access is at the seller's end and at yours, and how far apart the two addresses are. You have the figure before the driver sets out. See how we quote for the full breakdown.