Getting a sofa through a Selby door
The door, not the van, decides a sofa delivery. The Edwardian terraces of Barlby Bridge and the rows off Millgate, such as Kitchener Street, open almost straight onto the road with a hall behind, so a long sofa has to stand on end and turn into the front room. Flats above the shops on Gowthorpe and Micklegate have an inside stair that often turns, which is where a corner sofa gets stuck. Measure the width of the door and the height of the stair before you buy.
Newer homes are easier. Staynor Hall and the Barff Lane closes in Brayton have wider halls and a drive for the van. A second-hand sofa bought from a seller in Riccall, Cawood or York can be collected the same trip as long as the timing works with the seller. The old sofa is not carried off; North Yorkshire Council runs a charged bulky waste collection that takes sofas and armchairs left outside the house.
Before a sofa comes to a Selby home
- Measure the front door, the hall width and the tightest turn, and compare them with the sofa's depth and height
- Check whether the feet unscrew, as that can save the few centimetres a terrace door needs
- Clear the path through a narrow hall, including radiator covers and coat hooks that catch fabric
- If the old sofa is going, book the council bulky waste collection before the new one arrives
- In a flat over a shop, say whether the stair turns and how tight the turn is
Selby homes where sofa access matters
- Barlby Bridgeterrace doors near the road with a short hall to turn in
- Kitchener Street and Powell Streetolder rows off Millgate with tight front rooms
- Flats over Gowthorpe shopsan inside stair that often turns
- Staynor Hallwider halls and a drive outside
- Thorpe Willoughbybungalows with no stairs at all
Sofa runs to and from Selby
- Bradford → Selbydown the A19 from M62 junction 34; 39 miles, 50 to 65 minutes
- York seller → Selbythe A19 south through Escrick and Riccall, about 14 miles
- Three Lakes Retail Park → Barlby Bridgethrough the centre and over the toll bridge
What goes into a Selby sofa delivery price
The sofa's size, the stairs and turns at your end and where it is collected set the price, which is one figure fixed beforehand with the drive from Bradford in it. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Sofa Delivery in Selby: your questions
Will a three-seater fit through a Barlby Bridge terrace door?
It usually can, stood on end and turned into the room, but measure first. Send the door width and the sofa's depth and height, and the driver will say whether it goes.
Can you collect a sofa from a Facebook Marketplace seller?
Yes. Give the seller's address and a time they agree, pay them yourself, and the sofa is collected, wrapped and delivered to your room.
Can you get rid of my old sofa?
No, old furniture is not removed. North Yorkshire Council's bulky waste collection takes sofas left outside, for a charge, and residents can take one to the Canal Road recycling centre themselves.