Man with a Van in Durham
Durham city is a small place with big access problems. Narrow cobbled streets, a World Heritage Site peninsula, steep banks and thousands of students moving on the same weekends. YourVans runs a man with a van service across Durham city and the villages around it, coming down from our Jarrow yard.
The peninsula and the city centre
The cathedral and castle peninsula, Palace Green, the Bailey and Saddler Street fall within the World Heritage Site, with narrow one-way cobbled streets, controlled vehicle access and no parking at the door. A man with a van job here is about the carry, not the drive. Tell us exactly where the van can stop and how far it is to the door.
Student moves
Durham is a student city, and a lot of man with a van work here is student work.
- The Bailey colleges on the peninsula, where access is controlled and the carry can be long.
- The Hill colleges around Elvet Hill, South Road and Mount Oswald, with long carries from car parks and fixed move-out slots set by the college.
- The HMO belt of Victorian terraces around Claypath, Gilesgate, Crossgate, Hallgarth Street and New Elvet. No driveways, cellars and return landings, and heavy turnover between student lets.
If you have been given a move-out slot, tell us when you book. Our student removals service explains how term-time moves work.
Around the station and the Viaduct
Durham railway station sits just north of the Viaduct, the eleven-arch sandstone railway viaduct over North Road built in 1857 and now carrying the East Coast Main Line. North Road and the streets toward Crossgate and Neville's Cross are a busy, hilly part of the city, so allow for the gradient when you think about carrying a sofa from the kerb.
The edge of the city
Framwellgate Moor, Pity Me, Newton Hall, Belmont and Carrville are estate housing with driveways, straightforward doorstep loads and quick access to the A1(M) and A167. Further out, Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe and Sherburn have village streets and former colliery terraces, and Brandon, Meadowfield, Langley Park, Ushaw Moor and Sacriston have rural approaches with passing places.
Typical man with a van jobs in Durham
- Student moves between colleges, private halls, shared houses and home.
- Single items such as a desk, a bed or a sofa across the city.
- Small flat moves in the city centre and the terraces.
- Furniture collections from shops and private sellers.
How booking works
- 01
Use the instant online quote for a price in about two minutes.
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Tell us about stairs, cobbles, move-out slots and where the van can stop.
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We plan around potential challenges before the day.
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We load, move and unload.
Every booking includes £50,000 of goods-in-transit cover as standard.
This page is part of our man with a van service across the North East. For the wider county see man with a van across County Durham, and for full house moves see home removals in Durham.
Your Vans. Your move, your way. Use the instant online quote for a price in about two minutes, or call 0191 323 4135.