Earlestown and Newton Street Closures This Winter
The council's road closures list carries several WA12 entries that affect where a van can stop. These were the dates published in October 2026.
| Street | Dates | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Street (full length) and Railway Street, Earlestown | 1 Jun 2026 to 10 Jan 2027 | Market square works |
| Pine Avenue (1 to 11) | 26 Oct to 13 Nov 2026 | Gas mains |
| Poplar Avenue (Acorn Street to no. 26) | 9 to 23 Nov 2026 | Gas mains |
| Borron Road (Weedon Avenue to Bleasdale Road) | 4 Jan to 28 Feb 2027 | Water main |
If your move falls inside one of these windows, tell us the street when you ask for a quote. We work out the nearest open approach and how far the carry will be, and the price allows for it from the start.
Newton East and Newton West
Newton is split into two council wards, and the housing differs between them. These figures are from the 2021 Census.
| Newton East | Newton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Households | 5,438 | 5,734 |
| Detached | 24% | 15% |
| Semi-detached | 40% | 46% |
| Terraced | 28% | 27% |
| Purpose-built flats | 7% | 10% |
| Owner occupied | 65% | 55% |
The east side has more detached family houses, where a full house removal with a two-person crew fits best. The west side, which takes in Earlestown, has more flats and more renting, so moves there are often smaller and tied to a tenancy date.
Vulcan Village, Earlestown and the Old Town Centre
Three parts of the town are conservation areas: Newton-le-Willows (designated 1976), Vulcan Village (1986) and Earlestown (2016). Older terraced streets in these areas often have little or no front garden, so the van usually loads from the kerb. Newer homes on Vulcan Park Way and the estates on the edge of town are easier, with driveways the van can back onto.
Junction Lane Recycling Centre
Newton has its own council tip at Junction Lane, WA12 8DN. Residents bringing their own van or a trailer of two to three metres must book a slot through Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority and get twelve van visits a year. A paid man and van cannot use those household slots, so if you would rather not do the tip run yourself, our rubbish collection takes it away to a licensed site instead.
Moving for Work at Parkside
Building work on phase one of Parkside, on the old colliery site east of the town, started on 23 March 2026, with up to 1,300 jobs planned across the logistics units. The Parkside link road to junction 22 of the M6 opened in May 2025. If you are moving to Newton for a job there, or moving out along the M6, we quote the whole run door to door.