No university in Selby: where the town's students go
Selby College on Abbot's Road teaches further education, A levels in its Sixth Form Academy and some degree courses awarded by Hull and Huddersfield, and since 2022 it has been part of the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group. Selby High School on Leeds Road and Brayton Academy on Doncaster Road send leavers on too. For a degree away from home, the obvious targets are the University of York at Heslington, about 14 miles up the A19, Leeds along the A63, and Hull to the east.
A first-year room is a modest load: a duvet, a desk chair, boxes of books and kitchen kit, a bike and perhaps a small fridge. That fits easily in the long wheelbase Transit, which leaves room for a second-year move into a shared house that wants a bed frame or a sofa. The busy days are the September move-in weekends and the June move-out, so book those dates early, and check the arrival slot your halls give you before the van is booked.
Planning a Selby student move
- Find out whether your halls give an arrival slot, and book the van around it
- Pack in boxes you can carry up a stair, not one big crate, because halls corridors are narrow
- Label the boxes with the flat and room number so they go straight to the right door
- A bed frame or desk bought for a shared house can be collected from a Selby or York seller on the way
- For the June return, check when the tenancy ends so the van arrives before the keys go back
Where Selby students start and end up
- Selby College, Abbot's Roadfurther education, a sixth form academy and some degree courses
- Brayton Academy and Selby High Schoolschool leavers moving on to university
- University of York, Heslingtonabout 14 miles up the A19
- Leedsaround 24 miles by the A63 and the M1
- Hullroughly 37 miles east by the A63 and the M62
Selby to the university cities
- Bradford → Selbythe van comes 39 miles by the M62 and the A19 Doncaster Road, 50 to 65 minutes
- Selby → York (Heslington)the A19 north through Riccall and Escrick, about 14 miles
- Selby → Hullthe A63 east and the M62, about 37 miles
How a Selby student move is priced
The load, the stairs at the halls and the distance to York, Leeds or Hull set the price, and it is one fixed figure, agreed before the van leaves Bradford. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Student Removals in Selby: your questions
Is there a university in Selby?
No. Selby College on Abbot's Road runs further education, a sixth form academy and some degree courses, but students going away for a degree move to York, Leeds, Hull or further.
How much fits in the van for a first-year move?
Everything a first year usually owns, with space left. The load area is 3.4m long and 1.7m high, so boxes, a bike and a small fridge go in one trip.
Can you bring my things home from York in June?
Yes. Give the date your room has to be empty and the van collects from the halls or shared house and brings everything back to Selby, Brayton or Barlby.
Do I need to be at the halls when the van arrives?
Yes, or someone with access to the room. The driver needs a key holder at each end to open the door and say where things go.
Student Removals in nearby towns
Student Removals in Bradford · Everything we do in Selby
Moving a family home rather than a student room? See house removals in Selby.