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Most terraces here front straight onto the pavement with no driveway, so a van has to use the kerb. Some streets sit within controlled zones and others do not, which makes it worth reading the signage on your own road before you book.

Where restrictions do apply, a bay suspension through Newham is the usual answer and needs at least ten working days' notice.

Manor Park sits inside the London-wide ULEZ, so the van used for your move needs to be compliant or the charge will find its way onto your bill.

The Congestion Charge zone is well to the west and does not affect a local move.

Terraces here tend to have a narrow hall, a tight turn at the foot of the stairs and a half-landing that catches long items. Rear extensions often mean the back door is the easier route for garden furniture and white goods.

Loft rooms reached by a steep or spiral stair are common, and anything bulky that went up before the conversion may have to be dismantled to come down.

Romford Road and High Street North take the through traffic and can back up badly. Side streets are straight and reasonably wide, though parked cars on both sides leave a single running lane.

Mid-morning on a weekday, once the school run has finished, is the easiest time to get a van onto a residential street. Friday afternoons and Saturdays are heavier, and Romford Road slows at either end of the working day.