Moving in Damems: what to know first
Damems is two places in one. Up the hill are the Bracken Bank estate streets, Central Avenue, Central Drive and Bracken Bank Avenue among them, with pavements on both sides and room for the van at the kerb. Bracken Bank Crescent is one-way, so say if you are on it and the driver will come in from the right end. Damems Lane drops from the estate at 30 mph past rows of semis, and the ones at BD22 7AQ are three storeys, which means an extra flight to carry.
Lower down, Damems Lane stops being a street and becomes a track where cars are discouraged, running to the station and its level crossing, whose gates are worked from the signal box. The van does not go down there or wait at the crossing, so if your home is beyond the end of the tarmac, tell us how far and the last stretch can be done with the trolley. Worth Valley Primary School is close by, so avoid the school run if you can.
Damems: the local picture
A mill made the village. The Roper family of Rushy Hall had a cotton mill built around 1780, straddling the River Worth; it turned to worsted after 1824, saw a weavers' strike over power looms in 1852, burned in 1874 and 1878 and was rebuilt, and was sold to Salts (Saltaire) Ltd in 1934. Damems Farmhouse and its cottages, 17th century and later, are listed.
The station opened in 1867, closed in 1949 and reopened with the heritage line in 1968, and its level crossing is worked from a gate box brought from Earby. Newer homes fill Damems Lane, Phoenix Pastures, Pepper Hill Lea and Rushy Fall Meadow, while Goose Cote Lane and Greystones Drive link up to the estate above.
How the van gets to Damems
From Bradford the van runs up the A650 into Keighley, crosses town on the A6035 and South Street, and reaches Bracken Bank by Queen's Road and Ingrow Lane. It then follows Bracken Bank Avenue for just under a kilometre to the Damems end, where Damems Lane, a 30 mph road, heads down to the railway.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Damems
Each service below links to its Keighley page, which covers how the job works in and around Keighley.
House Removals
One- and two-bed homes moved with a driver and a Transit LWB van; bigger homes go in two loads.
Learn moreFlat & Apartment Removals
Lifts, stairs, loading bays and building paperwork planned before the van arrives.
Learn moreFurniture & Large Item Transport
Wardrobes, tables and bulky items moved from A to B without a full removals package.
Learn moreAppliance Delivery
Washing machines, fridges and cookers moved, secured and placed in your kitchen.
Learn moreMarketplace & eBay Collection
Bought it on Marketplace, eBay or Gumtree? We collect from the seller and bring it to you.
Learn moreStudent Removals
Halls, shared houses and home again, priced for a room's worth of belongings.
Learn moreEvery service we offer near Damems
All 11 services run to Damems, each with its own page.
Common Damems routes
- Damems → KeighleyBracken Bank Grove, Staveley Road and Queen's Road to the A629 South Street, about 2.2 miles
- Damems → HaworthGoose Cote Lane up to the B6143 at Oakworth, then Providence Lane and Mytholmes Lane into Haworth, about 2.3 miles
- Damems → BradfordQueen's Road to the A6035 round Keighley, the A650 down the valley, then Cottingley and the B6144 Toller Lane, roughly 30 to 40 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Damems
Damems, Dam Elms or Dam Ems: which should I write?
Damems. The other two spellings were in use until the mid-19th century, but the station, the lane and the modern addresses all say Damems, so write that with the BD22 7 postcode.
Can the van drive down to Damems station?
No, it stops where the tarmac ends. The lower part of Damems Lane is a track where cars are discouraged, and the level crossing at the station is gated and worked from the signal box, so a house down there is loaded with the trolley from the end of the street.
Are the houses on Damems Lane two or three storeys?
Both. The semis at BD22 7AP are two storeys, while those at BD22 7AQ have three, and a few houses further along are terraced. Say which floor the bedrooms are on so the carrying time is right in the fixed price.
Also covered around Damems
Bracken Bank.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD22 7AS is in Keighley West ward, Bradford, parish of Keighley
- Damems (Wikipedia): village near Keighley, also known as Dam Elms or Dam Ems until the mid-19th century; Roper family of Rushy Hall cotton mill c. 1780 straddling the River Worth, worsted after 1824, weavers' strike 1852, fires 1874 and 1878, sold to Salts (Saltaire) Ltd 1934
- Damems railway station (Wikipedia, re-read 2026-10-01): opened 1867, closed 1949, reopened 1968, request stop; level crossing controlled from a gate box originally from Earby
- Listed buildings in Keighley (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): Damems Farmhouse and cottages, 17th century and later
- OpenStreetMap way record (checked 2026-09-30): Damems Lane (30 mph); Goose Cote Lane, Bracken Bank Avenue, Greystones Drive, Phoenix Pastures, Pepper Hill Lea, addresses on Rushy Fall Meadow; Damems Signal Box, River Worth
- OpenStreetMap map data around Damems (checked 2026-09-30): Greystones Drive
- Bracken Bank: postcodes.io reverse lookup at its research point (ONS data): nearest postcode BD22 7AE, Keighley West ward, Bradford, parish Keighley
- OpenStreetMap map data around Damems: Damems Lane (residential, 30 mph; two-storey semis and terraced houses at BD22 7AP, three-storey semis at BD22 7AQ) becoming a track where cars are discouraged; Bracken Bank Avenue, Bracken Bank Grove, Central Avenue and Central Drive (pavements both sides); Bracken Bank Crescent (one-way); Damems station (request stop), level crossing with full barriers, Damems Signal Box; Worth Valley Primary School; Bracken Arms; Bracken Bank Post Office
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Damems to Keighley: Bracken Bank Avenue, Damems Lane, Bracken Bank Grove, Staveley Road, Queen's Road, South Street (A629); 2.2 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Damems to Haworth: Goose Cote Lane, Keighley Road and Chapel Lane (B6143), Providence Lane, Victoria Avenue, Mytholmes Lane, North Street (B6142); 2.3 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Damems to Bradford: Queen's Road, Worth Way (A6035), Aire Valley Road and Sir Fred Hoyle Way (A650), Cottingley New Road (B6146), Bingley Road (B6269), Toller Lane (B6144)