Seddon is the most uniformly period suburb we cover, a tight quilt of single-storey Victorian workers’ cottages and Edwardian terraces around the village at Charles and Gamon Streets. That character is lovely to live in and genuinely demanding to move, because the street grid is deliberately misaligned, several streets are dead-ends, and many homes sit on 40 to 50 foot frontages with traditional rear rights-of-way behind them. A former tram line through the village was removed and replaced with garden-bed and tree medians that narrow the carriageway further, and a heritage overlay covers the precinct. With little or no off-street parking on most cottage blocks, a Seddon move is about scouting a legal loading spot, choosing a truck that fits the street, and planning whether the rear lane or the front door is the better carry.
Every Seddon move starts with the access, because that decides the truck, the crew and the carry. Here is what we plan around:
- Single-fronted Victorian and Edwardian cottages on narrow 40–50ft frontages, usually with no off-street parking
- A misaligned street grid with several dead-ends makes truck routing genuinely tricky
- Traditional rear rights-of-way (rear laneways) behind many homes give an alternative carry path
- Garden-bed and tree medians (a former tram route) narrow the carriageway through the village
We know streets like Charles Street, Gamon Street, Victoria Street and the access that comes with them. Send your pickup and drop-off addresses with your quote and we will tell you exactly how we would handle the street, the carry and any lift, stairs or rear lane.
Not sure how your home will move? Pick your home type and confirm the access with the Inner-West Move Planner to see the crew, truck and carry your Seddon move needs, then send the result with your quote.
Maribyrnong, like its neighbours, has no dedicated removalist permit. Where a move genuinely needs reserved kerb space, the instrument is a road-occupation permit for works within the road reserve, which generally needs around ten business days notice and must leave room for traffic to pass, and any fees are confirmed directly with the council. For most moves we simply scout and time a legal loading spot in advance instead. The real Maribyrnong access question is rarely the permit anyway: it is the single-fronted cottage street with no off-street parking, the rear right-of-way behind it, the freight lift in a Footscray conversion or tower, or the shared driveway and turning stairs of a riverside estate townhouse. We plan all of that into the quote so the day has no surprises.
My Seddon cottage has no off-street parking. Where does the truck go?
That is the norm on the single-fronted streets here, so we scout a legal loading spot in advance and choose a truck sized to the street rather than the biggest pantech. Where the home has a rear right-of-way, we work out whether the lane gives a shorter, easier carry than the front.
The streets around me are dead-ends and do not line up. Does that matter?
It does for routing. Seddon’s grid is deliberately misaligned with several dead-ends, so we plan the truck’s route in and out and where it can safely turn, rather than assuming a through-street. Knowing this in advance keeps the day on time.
Can you get a large item down the narrow village streets?
Yes. Pianos, wardrobes and lounges out of a period cottage are our normal day. We bring the right trolleys and crew, protect the doorways and the carry path, and use the rear lane where it makes the job safer.
How much does a move in Seddon cost?
Our online-quote rates start at $200/hour for two movers and a truck ($250 for three, $400 for a larger crew with two trucks), and you get a clear indicative quote up front for your specific move. No surprises on the day.