Moving in Flush House: what to know first
The listed houses at Flush House are two-storey stone terraces from the late 18th or early 19th century, with mullioned windows, and the rest of the hamlet is farmhouses, barns and outbuildings. There is no main road here: Flush House Lane is a country lane that meets five others at the hamlet, so the van stops in the lane or in a farm yard. Tell us which row or farm you are in and whether there is a yard to pull into.
There are no shops, pub or school, so plan the day around what the van carries in one load and keep the kettle and essentials in the car. The Digley Quarry car park is a free public car park for the reservoir walks a short drive away, so it is not a place to plan on loading from. A photo of the gateway and the path to your door helps us plan the carry.
Flush House: the local picture
Several of the houses are listed. 11, 13 and 15 Flush House and number 12 are late 18th or early 19th-century terrace houses with mullioned windows, and 1, 3 and 5 close the end of another row. Next door, Austonley Hall is three storeys at the front with a carved plaque of a figure and a harp over the door, and its 17th-century barn has Tudor-arched entrances and outside stairs to the upper floor.
Austonley itself is named in Domesday Book as Alstanesleie, meaning Alstan's clearing. It was a township of Almondbury parish, became its own civil parish in 1866 and was merged into Holmfirth in 1921. Today Flush House Lane is a junction of lanes, meeting Roods Lane, Green Gate Road, Sparth Lane, Cold Well Lane and Digley Royd Lane, with Digley Reservoir and its car parks a short drive off.
How the van gets to Flush House
Roods Lane links Flush House with Bank Top Lane in Holmbridge. The suggested route from Bradford does not go through Holmfirth at all: it crosses Huddersfield to Lockwood, follows the B6108 to Meltham and comes over by Thick Hollins Road (the B6107) and Green Gate Road. It is roughly 45 to 55 minutes by that road.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Flush House
Each service below links to its Holmfirth page, which covers how the job works in and around Holmfirth.
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 Flush House
All 11 services run to Flush House, each with its own page.
Common Flush House routes
- Flush House → HolmfirthCold Well Lane, Carr Lane and Black Sike Lane down to the A635 Greenfield Road, then into Holmfirth, about 2.2 miles
- Flush House → HuddersfieldGreen Gate Road and Thick Hollins Road to Meltham Mills, then the B6108 to Lockwood and the A616 into town, about 7.5 miles
- Flush House → Bradfordthe B6108 to Huddersfield, the A629 Halifax Road to the M62, then the M606, roughly 45 to 55 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Flush House
Flush House, Flushhouse or Austonley: what should the address say?
Flushhouse as one word is the spelling some sources use, and Austonley is the hamlet next door. The address lookup puts HD9 2QY on Flush House Lane under Holmbridge, so the house number, lane and postcode are what the driver needs.
Which way does the van come in to Flush House, from Holmbridge or from Meltham?
Either, depending on where it starts. From Bradford it usually comes over from Meltham by Thick Hollins Road and Green Gate Road; from Holmfirth it comes up Black Sike Lane, Carr Lane and Cold Well Lane, or by Roods Lane from Bank Top Lane in Holmbridge.
Are the cottages at Flush House listed buildings?
Some are. Numbers 1, 3 and 5, 11, 13 and 15, and 12 Flush House are Grade II listed stone terrace houses, as is Austonley Hall next door. Nothing about booking changes, but send door and stair measurements for anything large.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD9 2QY is in Holme Valley South ward, parish of Holme Valley, Kirklees
- OpenStreetMap address lookup (Nominatim, checked 2026-09-30): Flush House Lane, Flush House, Holme Valley, Holmbridge, HD9 2QY
- OpenStreetMap map data extract (checked 2026-09-30): Flush House hamlet node, Flush House Lane (meets Roods Lane, Green Gate Road, Sparth Lane, Cold Well Lane, Digley Royd Lane), Roods Lane (meets Bank Top Lane), Green Gate Road, Austonley hamlet node, Digley Quarry car park
- Listed buildings in Holme Valley, central area (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 11, 13 and 15 Flush House and 12 Flush House (late 18th to early 19th century, mullioned windows), 1, 3 and 5 Flush House (end of a terrace), Austonley Hall (three storeys at the front, plaque with a figure and harp motif), barn at Austonley Hall (17th or early 18th century, Tudor-arched entrances, external stairs in the gable)
- Austonley (Wikipedia): hamlet in Holme Valley parish, Domesday Alstanesleie, 'Alstan's wood/clearing', township of Almondbury parish, civil parish from 1866, merged with Holmfirth in 1921
- Holmfirth (Wikipedia): Flushhouse among the hamlets often collectively referred to as Holmfirth
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): Bradford, M606, M62, A644, A62, Chapel Hill A616, Lockwood Road, B6108 Meltham Road and Huddersfield Road, Meltham Mills Road, Acre Lane, B6107 Thick Hollins Road, Green Gate Road, Flush House Lane
- OpenStreetMap map data around Flush House (re-read 2026-10-01): Flush House, Austonley and Carr Green hamlets; unclassified lanes only (Flush House Lane, Roods Lane, Green Gate Road, Cold Well Lane, Carr Lane, Digley Royd Lane, Bank Top Lane); houses, farm buildings; Digley Quarry car park (free, public); no shop, pub or school
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Flush House to Holmfirth: Flush House Lane, Cold Well Lane, Carr Lane, Black Sike Lane, Greenfield Road (A635), 2.2 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Flush House to Huddersfield: Green Gate Road, Thick Hollins Road, Acre Lane, Meltham Mills Road, Huddersfield Road and Meltham Road (B6108), Lockwood Road, Folly Hall (A616), 7.5 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Flush House to Bradford: Green Gate Road, Thick Hollins Road, B6108, Lockwood Road, Edgerton Road and Halifax Road (A629), M62, M606