Weavers' cottages on Kirkgate, new estates off Hawber Lane

In the old core along Kirkgate, Briggate and Elliott Street the frontages are narrow, the street is parked both sides and kerb space is very limited, so the van takes a short stop and everything is carried to it. Small boxes, filled properly and taped, are the only thing that works through a narrow door and up a step. Anything half-full collapses under the box above it before it reaches the tailgate.

The new estate housing spreading up Howden Road and Hawber Lane, including the seventy-two homes approved at Drabble House Farm, is the opposite problem. Loading is easy because there is a drive to back onto, and that is exactly why the packing runs longer than people expect: nobody has had to be disciplined about storage, so every cupboard is full and the box count climbs.

What Silsden packing service usually involves

Fourteen miles up the Aire Valley from Bradford on the A650 and A629, so packing one day and loading the next is normal here
Kirkgate, Briggate and Elliott Street have no rear access and very little kerb space, so the pack is built around a hand carry to a short stop
The Bridge Street and Wesley Place car parks are small, fifteen and thirty-nine spaces, so we do not rely on finding room in them mid-morning
The canal runs through the middle of town and the road bridges over it are pinch points, so a cross-town move is packed to travel in as few trips as possible
Brunthwaite and High Brunthwaite are single-track with passing places and no turning space, so the van stops below and the carry is planned into the day

Where in Silsden we work

Kirkgateweavers' cottages and narrow frontages, all hand-carried out to a short stop
Briggate and Elliott Streetthe tightest streets in the old core, where small taped boxes are the only option
Howden Roadnewer estate housing with drives, the big four-bedroom family packs
Hawber Lanerecent new-build where the cupboards are full and the box count runs high
Brunthwaitesingle-track lane addresses, packed so the carry from below is only done once
Steetonby the station a mile south, where smaller houses and flats get a same-morning pack

If your street isn't listed it's almost certainly still covered, Silsden and the surrounding BD20 postcodes are all inside our normal working area.

Common Silsden runs

Silsden → Bradfordfourteen miles through Shipley, Bingley and Keighley, an easy two-day pack and load
Kirkgate → Howden Roadcottage to new-build inside the town, the local move we pack most often
Silsden → Keighley or Steetona few miles down the valley, small enough to pack and move in a day

What it costs

A Silsden pack is priced on the rooms we do and the proportion of fragile items in them, with the carry out of the old-core streets making up most of the rest. There's no travel surcharge for coming to Silsden from Bradford, and you get the price before we set off, not after. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Frequently asked questions: packing service in Silsden

Can you still do a full pack if the van cannot park on Kirkgate?

Yes, because the packing happens the day before and the parking only matters on loading day. We take a short stop as close as we can get and everything is stacked inside by the door, so the carry runs continuously. That is far quicker than shuttling half-filled boxes out one at a time.

Do you pack the new-build houses on the estates?

Often. They load easily off a drive, but they take longer to pack than people guess, because storage has never been tight and every cupboard is full. We estimate the box count when we quote and bring more than we expect to need; unused boxes go back on the van.

Will you pack an address up at Brunthwaite?

Yes. The lanes up to Brunthwaite and High Brunthwaite are single-track with passing places and no room to turn a long-wheelbase van, so we agree where the van stands before the day and pack for a carry rather than a doorstep load. Same price, just a longer day on the feet.