Greetland: what to know before moving day
The old part of Greetland is strung out along the B6113 Rochdale Road. Near it are the Greetland Academy's Key Stage 2 school on School Street, St Thomas' Church, the Greetland Social Club and Cross Hills Methodist Church, with Greetland Park, the Goldfields Recreation Ground and the library within about 300 metres. Sunnybank is the neighbourhood around Sunnybank Road, Sunnybank Drive, Sunnybank Crescent and Sunnybank Lane.
Greetland was a categorised climb, the Côte de Greetland, when stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France passed through. A Roman altar stone dated 208 AD was found at Bank Top in Greetland in 1597. On a hillside street, say whether your front door is level with the pavement or up steps when you ask for a price.
How the van gets to Greetland
The B6113 Rochdale Road and the B6114 Saddleworth Road both leave West Vale, and the B6112 Stainland Road runs past Little Bradley towards Holywell Green. School Street, Haigh Street and Martin Green Lane lead off Rochdale Road. From Bradford the estimate is roughly 30 to 40 minutes, via Elland or Halifax.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Also covered around Greetland
Sunnybank, Little Bradley.
Services for Greetland
Each service below links to its Elland page, which covers how the job works in and around Elland.
Greetland: questions before you book
Can a West Vale address be written as Greetland?
Yes. West Vale is the eastern, lower end of Greetland, built up in the valley in the late 19th century. Both share the HX4 postcode district and are in Calderdale's Greetland ward, so a West Vale address may also be written as Greetland.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HX4 8JF is in Greetland ward, Calderdale, parish: Calderdale, unparished area
- Greetland (Wikipedia): west of Elland, around Stainland, Saddleworth and Rochdale Roads on a steep hill, West Vale where they meet, old part along the B6113, urban district 1894-1937, Roman altar 208 AD found 1597 at Bank Top, 2014 Tour de France Côte de Greetland, St Thomas' Church, Greetland Academy on School Street, community centre
- Holywell Green (Wikipedia): Little Bradley is in Greetland
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research coordinates): Rochdale Road B6113, Saddleworth Road B6114, Stainland Road B6112, School Street, Haigh Street, Martin Green Lane, The Greetland Academy Key Stage 2, St Thomas' Church, Greetland Social Club, Cross Hills Methodist Church, Greetland Park, Goldfields Recreation Ground, Greetland Library about 300 m, Sunnybank neighbourhood and streets, Little Bradley