Removals in Wigan
Covering Wigan, Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Hindley, Standish, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Orrell and Ince.
- Fixed written quote
- Modern houses and fitted furniture are normal work here
Our customers' reviews
A newer house is not automatically an easier move
It is the assumption almost everybody makes, and it is wrong about as often as it is right.
Older houses have their problems, but they also tend to have generous hallways and doors built when furniture was made to last. Newer houses are designed around the space available, and the space available has been getting tighter for decades.
If you are in a modern or post-war house, these are the things that decide the day:
- Hallways are narrower, and the front door frequently opens straight onto the foot of the stairs
- Staircases often turn on winder steps, wedge-shaped treads that curve the flight round a corner and leave very little room to swing anything long
- Landings are small, so there is nowhere to stand something upright while you work out the next move
- Doorways are narrower than people expect, particularly upstairs
- Garages are frequently too small for a car, which is why they are full of everything else
None of it is a problem. It just means the useful question is not how many bedrooms the house has, it is what the hallway and the stairs look like.
What stays and what comes with you
This is the other thing that catches people out on moving day, and it has nothing to do with lifting.
Modern houses come with a lot of things built in. Integrated fridges, dishwashers and ovens. Fitted wardrobes. Blinds. Mirrors screwed to walls. Garden sheds and greenhouses. Some of it is going with you, some of it is staying, and the two lists do not always match what the other party believes.
Sort this out before the day, not on it. The paperwork from your sale should say what is included, and it is worth reading properly rather than assuming. Then tell us which items are coming, especially anything integrated or fitted, because those need disconnecting or unfastening rather than lifting.
Where an appliance is genuinely built in, it may leave a gap that a freestanding replacement will not fill neatly. Worth knowing before the van arrives rather than after.
Get a price for your Wigan move
Tell us where you are moving from and to, what the hallway and stairs are like, and whether anything integrated or fitted is coming with you.
Tell us and we build it in
- Packing, all of it or just the kitchen and the breakables
- Appliances disconnected and reconnected, integrated ones included
- Fitted furniture taken down where it is coming with you
- Flat-pack dismantled and rebuilt, which most modern furniture needs
- Storage, when the dates do not line up
- Parking, if the street needs a permit for the van. We arrange it
Say so at the first conversation and it is priced in from the start.
Getting a price that holds
For a modern house, the details that matter are mostly about shape rather than size.
What the hallway is like, and whether the stairs turn. Whether the landing gives you room to manoeuvre. What is in the garage, which is usually more than people say. Anything integrated or fitted that is coming with you. Anything large that arrived flat-packed and has never moved since.
Give us that and the quote holds. A four-bedroom house with a wide hall and a straight staircase is a completely different day from a three-bedroom with a winder turn and a small landing, and only one of those is obvious from the listing.
Worth knowing on dates: Fridays and the last working day of the month are the busiest and dearest right across Greater Manchester. Midweek and mid-month is quieter and cheaper.
Where we cover
Wigan is the westernmost borough of Greater Manchester and the second most populous after Manchester itself, covering 73 square miles out towards Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington.
- Wigan
- Leigh
- Atherton
- Tyldesley
- Hindley
- Standish
- Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Golborne
- Orrell
- Ince
- Aspull
- Shevington
Across the WN, WA and M postcodes. Moves into Manchester, across to Bolton or St Helens, or somewhere else entirely are all routine from our base. There is also a dedicated page for removals in Leigh.
Questions people ask
Can you take out an integrated dishwasher or oven?
Yes. Tell us at quote stage, because integrated appliances need disconnecting rather than lifting, and it changes the time we allow.
My stairs turn with no landing. Is that a problem?
Common in newer houses and manageable. It affects what can go up in one piece, so mention anything long or rigid when you book.
Will my wardrobe fit through the bedroom door?
Sometimes not, even in a new house, because upstairs doorways are often narrower than downstairs ones. Anything large comes apart and goes back together.
Can you take fitted wardrobes with us?
Where they are coming with you and can be taken down safely, yes. Tell us in advance so we bring the right tools and allow the time.
Do you cover Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley?
Yes, along with Hindley, Standish, Golborne, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Orrell and Ince.
How far ahead should I book?
Thirty days or more if you can. Your price is held for 14 days while dates get settled, and Friday and month-end slots go first.
Get a price for your Wigan move
Tell us where you are moving from and to, what the hallway and stairs are like, and whether anything integrated or fitted is coming with you. We will come back with a fixed written quote, and if something is unlikely to go up in one piece we will tell you before the day rather than during it.
RCM Removals
20 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JW
Telephone: 0161 768 2056
Email: info@removalscompanymanchester.co.uk