Unsworth Park to a Ladybarn terrace: two moves in a Manchester student year
The University of Manchester houses first years on three residential campuses. Fallowfield is about 1.9 miles south, where Unsworth Park on Chancellors Way has over 1,000 rooms in flats of nine or ten, beside Ashburne Hall and Richmond Park. Victoria Park, near the Curry Mile, has Dalton-Ellis, Hulme Hall and St Anselm Hall, and the city campus includes Denmark Road and Grafton Street. Manchester Met students go to Birley in Hulme or Cavendish near All Saints.
Second year means a shared house, and around the campuses those are the terraces of Rusholme and the split Victorian houses of Fallowfield and Withington, on streets such as Ladybarn Road, Egerton Road and Copson Street. Bus gates close sections of Oxford Road between Hathersage Road and Portland Street to general traffic from 6am to 9pm, seven days a week, so the van reaches a city-campus hall from the side streets. A room from home in Yorkshire, or back there in June, is a straight run on the M62.
Arrival slots, keys and the June run home from Manchester
- Check your hall's arrival instructions for the drop-off point and time slot before you book the van
- For a shared house, send the date and hour the landlord hands over keys
- Pack into medium boxes and holdalls, which carry far better up a narrow terraced stair
- Moving out, go as early as you can: the council asks students not to leave it to the last day
- Anything left on the pavement can count as fly-tipping, with a £400 fine, so book the council's bulky collection
Halls, campuses and shared-house streets for Manchester students
- Fallowfield campusUnsworth Park, Ashburne Hall and Richmond Park, off Wilmslow Road
- Victoria ParkDalton-Ellis, Hulme Hall and St Anselm Hall, between Rusholme and Longsight
- City campushalls such as Denmark Road and Grafton Street, reached away from the Oxford Road bus gates
- Birley, HulmeManchester Met townhouses and flats by the Birley Fields campus
- Rusholme, Fallowfield and Withingtonterraces and split houses where second years rent
Home to halls and back again
- Bradford → Manchester39 miles over the M62, 60 to 80 minutes, for a Yorkshire student
- Fallowfield → Withingtonhalls to a shared house, a short run down Wilmslow Road
- Manchester → Liverpoolthe M602 and M62, about 33 miles, for a room going to Merseyside
One room, two addresses: the price of a Manchester student move
The distance between the two addresses, the size of the load and the floors at each end make up the figure. A list or a handful of photos, with both postcodes, is enough to fix it in advance. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Student Removals in Manchester: your questions
How many students does the University of Manchester have?
Over 46,000 in 2024/25, about 30,600 undergraduates and 15,700 postgraduates, which is why the September arrival weeks and the June move-outs are so crowded.
Can the van stop on Oxford Road for a city-campus hall?
No. Bus gates close sections of Oxford Road between Hathersage Road and Portland Street to general traffic from 6am to 9pm, seven days a week, so the van uses the side streets and the hall's drop-off point.
How far ahead should I book a student move in Manchester?
As soon as you know your arrival slot or tenancy date. Late September and June are the weeks every student wants, and a few days' notice is often enough outside them.
Is there a student discount?
One room is a small load, so the fixed price reflects that, and you know it before you book.
Student Removals in nearby towns
Student Removals in Bradford · Everything we do in Manchester
Moving a family home rather than a student room? See house removals in Manchester.