Specialist Delivery & Collection

Giant Van covers the full Brighton postcode area for sofa delivery and collection.

That includes BN1, BN2, and BN3 as our primary zones, and we extend into Hove, Portslade, and Woodingdean without any extra area surcharge.

In central Brighton, we work regularly on Preston Street, Gloucester Road, and Ditchling Road.

These streets mix student lets, young professional flats, and period conversions. Sofa access in these properties often requires a two-man team and vertical manoeuvring through tight hallway bends.

Kemptown, covering BN2 2 and BN2 5, is one of our busiest areas.

The Victorian terraces here have gorgeous bay windows but notoriously narrow front doors. We carry a soft-loop strap system that lets us angle large corner sofas safely through 28-inch doorways without removing architraves.

Hove, particularly the streets around BN3 2 and the New Church Road corridor, sees a higher volume of end-of-tenancy sofa removals.

Letting agents and landlords book us regularly to clear furnished properties before new tenants move in. We can take sofas directly to a storage facility, a recycling centre, or a new address in a single trip.

The seafront properties along Marine Parade and Kingsway often involve underground car parks or service lifts with strict size restrictions.

We confirm lift dimensions and parking access before booking. If a sofa will not fit in the lift, we route through the stairwell with proper risk controls in place.

For new-build developments near the i360 on King's Road or the Circus Street scheme on BN2 9, we coordinate with site managers on delivery windows and loading bay bookings.

Brighton's built environment throws up access challenges that do not exist in most UK cities.

The combination of Regency architecture, dense urban parking, and a large proportion of converted flats means sofa delivery here requires real local knowledge, not just a strong back and a big van.

Parking is the first challenge.

Brighton and Hove City Council operates Controlled Parking Zones across most of central Brighton. CPZ areas cover Kemptown, the seafront, parts of Preston Park, and the majority of BN1. Many streets require a resident permit or a bay suspension for loading. We apply for suspension permits on your behalf for any job where kerbside access is critical, and we advise on free loading windows in CPZ areas where they exist.

Floor level matters significantly in Brighton's converted townhouses.

The city has a higher-than-average proportion of upper-floor flats created from Victorian and Edwardian terrace conversions. A sofa destined for a third-floor flat on Eaton Place or Upper Hamilton Road requires proper manual handling, the right team size, and stairwell protection for the building's communal areas.

Door widths in Brighton's period properties average around 28 to 30 inches for internal doorframes.

This is narrower than modern UK building standards. We measure before we quote and flag any dimensions that require disassembly or specialist manoeuvring techniques.

Some seafront mansion blocks and purpose-built flats near Churchill Square have service lifts with strict weight limits, often 200 to 250 kg.

We know which buildings require this and plan accordingly. Where lifts are too small, we use stair routes with the full team and appropriate time allocated.

Brighton & Hove City Council also enforces pedestrianisation on specific stretches including parts of North Street and Western Road.

We route around these restrictions automatically.