Birchencliffe: what to know before moving day
St Philip's Church, built in 1876-77 with the chancel added in 1879-80, is the landmark near the main road, with the community centre beside it. Several stone houses from the 18th or early 19th century are listed: the row of four at 96-102 Birchencliffe Hill Road, 13 and 15 Burn Road, and 7 and 9 Rock Road. Yew Tree, at 27 Yew Tree Road, and Lower and Middle Burn farmhouses are also 18th century. For a house of that age, photos of the doorway and stairs help the quote.
Other streets include Briarlyn Road and Avenue, Priory Court, Woodlands Court, Birchington Avenue and Zion Close. Birchencliffe Garden Centre and the Briar Court Hotel are close to the A629, and Lindley's shops on East Street and Lidget Street are a short walk away.
How the van gets to Birchencliffe
From Bradford, the M606 and M62 lead to junction 24, where the Ainley Top roundabout joins the A629 and A643. Halifax Road, the A629, then runs down past Birchencliffe towards Huddersfield, and Birchencliffe Hill Road and Burn Road lead off it. The estimate is roughly 20 to 35 minutes.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 20 to 35 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Also covered around Birchencliffe
Prince Royd.
Services for Birchencliffe
Each service below links to its Elland page, which covers how the job works in and around Elland.
Birchencliffe: questions before you book
Is Birchencliffe in Huddersfield or Elland?
It is part of Huddersfield, in the Lindley ward of Kirklees and the HD3 postcode district. Ainley Top, just up the A629, is across the boundary in the Elland ward of Calderdale.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD3 3NH is in Lindley ward, Kirklees, unparished area
- Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Lindley Ward) (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): St Philip's Church 1876-77, chancel 1879-80; 96-102 Birchencliffe Hill Road; 13 and 15 Burn Road; 7 and 9 Rock Road; Yew Tree, 27 Yew Tree Road; Lower and Middle Burn farmhouses
- Ainley Top (Wikipedia): village in Calderdale on the A629, Elland ward; the roundabout of the A643 and A629 giving access to M62 junction 24
- A629 road (Wikipedia): the Halifax to Huddersfield road via the M62 junction
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract): Halifax Road (A629), Birchencliffe Hill Road, Burn Road, Rock Road, Briarlyn Road and Avenue, Priory Court, Woodlands Court, Birchington Avenue, Zion Close, Yew Tree Road, St Philip the Apostle, St Philip's Community Centre, Birchencliffe Garden Centre, Briar Court Hotel, Prince Royd, Ainley Top