No halls, so private lets: a Blackburn College student move
Blackburn College's main campus is close to the town centre, with the University Centre opened in 2009, the Beacon Centre on St Paul's Street and the main address on Feilden Street. With no on-site accommodation, a student moving in takes a room or a flat in a privately run building or a shared house, often in the Central ward, where more than a third of homes are flats. Ask the landlord what time the keys are handed over, and whether there is a lift.
Going the other way, a Blackburn student off to university loads the room at home, in a terrace in Audley or a semi in Roe Lee, and the van takes it to the halls. Preston is about 10 miles along the A677 and A59, and Manchester about 27 by the M66. Longer runs, to Leeds, Newcastle or London, are booked by arrangement, with the drive in one fixed price, and the June run home works the same way in reverse.
Keys, boxes and moving-in slots for Blackburn students
- Check the key collection time with the private landlord or the building office before booking
- Halls elsewhere often give arrival slots in September, so book the van for your slot once you have it
- Pack into medium boxes and holdalls, which carry far better on a terrace stair than one big case
- A bike, a desk chair and a small bookcase fit alongside a full room in the van
- Book the end-of-year run as soon as the tenancy end date is fixed
College, campus streets and university runs for Blackburn students
- Blackburn College, Feilden Streetthe main campus and University Centre, close to the town centre
- Beacon Centre, St Paul's Streetcollege building on St Paul's Street
- Blackburn Central wardflats and shared houses within walking distance of the campus
- University of Lancashire, Prestonabout 10 miles west along the A677, a short run for a school leaver
- Audley and Bastwellterraced streets east and north of the centre where family homes start the move
Home to halls and back again, starting in Blackburn
- Bradford → Blackburn37 miles, the moor road to Colne then the M65 west, 60 to 80 minutes, for a Yorkshire student
- Blackburn → Prestonthe A677 Preston New Road and the A59, about 10 miles to the university
- Blackburn → ManchesterGrane Road, the A56 and the M66, about 27 miles
One room, two addresses: pricing a Blackburn student move
The distance between the two addresses, the size of the room's load and any flights or lifts make the figure. A short list or a few pictures plus both postcodes is enough, and it is fixed ahead of the day. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Student Removals in Blackburn: your questions
Does Blackburn College have student halls?
No. The college has no on-site accommodation; students rent from private providers, and many of those are within easy walking distance of the University Centre.
Can you take my room from Blackburn to Preston for the start of term?
Yes. Preston is about 10 miles by the A677 and A59. Book the day your halls give you, and the room is loaded at home and carried in at the other end.
Is a whole student room one van load?
Almost always, with space to spare. Boxes, bedding, a desk chair, a bike and a small piece of furniture fit easily in the long wheelbase van.
Can you move me from a Blackburn shared house to one in Manchester?
Yes. It is a run of about 27 miles by the M66, priced as one fixed figure before the day.
Student Removals in nearby towns
Student Removals in Bradford · Everything we do in Blackburn
Moving a family home rather than a student room? See house removals in Blackburn.