Elland Lower Edge: what to know before moving day
Lower Edge Road is the spine, with Church Lane, Booth Royd Lane, Nunnery Lane and Minstead Avenue leading off it. Strangstry Wood and Scar Edge woodland are right beside the road, and the Elland Edge Quarries are within about 100 metres. Church Lane continues to Sugdens Yard and The Wilderness.
Further along towards Rastrick, Lower Edge Road passes Highbury School, a specialist school, and reaches the streets around Arncliffe Crescent, Burnsall Road and Malham Road, where the Arncliffe Centre and Field Lane Primary School are. The William Henry Smith School, a residential school on Boothroyd Lane, is nearby too. If your move falls near the start or end of a school day, mention it when you book.
How the van gets to Elland Lower Edge
Lower Edge Road runs from Elland Lane on the Elland side to Rastrick at the other end, where it meets the Field Lane streets. From Bradford the van can come through Brighouse and Rastrick, or reach Elland first and turn up Elland Lane; the estimate for the drive is roughly 25 to 35 minutes.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 35 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Elland Lower Edge
Each service below links to its Elland page, which covers how the job works in and around Elland.
Elland Lower Edge: questions before you book
Which schools are on or near Lower Edge Road?
Highbury School, a specialist school, is on Lower Edge Road, and the William Henry Smith School is on Boothroyd Lane nearby. Field Lane Primary School is at the Rastrick end, so school-run times are worth avoiding for loading.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HX5 9QA is in Elland ward, Calderdale, parish: Calderdale, unparished area
- Rastrick (Wikipedia): Highbury School on Lower Edge Road, the William Henry Smith School on Boothroyd Lane, Field Lane Primary School
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research coordinates): Lower Edge Road linking Elland Lane and the Rastrick streets, Church Lane to Sugdens Yard and The Wilderness, Booth Royd Lane, Nunnery Lane, Minstead Avenue, Strangstry Wood, Scar Edge, Elland Edge Quarries about 100 m, Arncliffe Crescent, Burnsall Road, Malham Road, Arncliffe Centre, Field Lane Primary School, The William Henry Smith School
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around Rastrick): Lower Edge Road continuing into Rastrick, Highbury School