Moving in Hartshead Moor Top: what to know first
Hartshead Moor Top is built around a busy junction. Halifax Road and Walton Lane run one way each, and beyond the houses Birkby Lane and Walton Lane are fast roads with a 60 mph limit, so the van never waits on them. The homes are on Scholes Lane and the closes off it, such as Field Hurst, Manor Street and Moorfield Avenue, where the van can stop clear of the main roads. Tell us which close you are on.
Scholes Lane, the B6120, is a 30 mph road with houses facing it, and it carries traffic between Scholes and the junction, so for a house on it a drive or the end of the nearest close is the better place for the van. The ground at the top of the moor is high and fairly level, so once the van has stopped the carry to the door is usually flat.
Hartshead Moor Top: the local picture
The homes are on Scholes Lane, the B6120, and the closes off it: The Copse, Sunnybank Close, Field Hurst, Hillcrest Mount, Manor Street and, to the west, Moorfield Avenue and Moorfield Way. The Hartshead Moor working men's club and the Stafford Arms are both within about 220 metres. The oldest house nearby is Oldfield Nook, presumed to date from 1739, with mullioned windows of up to seven lights, and it is Grade II listed.
Hartshead Moor Top moved from Clifton parish to Spenborough Urban District in 1937 and is now in Kirklees, while the services a few hundred metres south are in Calderdale. Hartshead Moor Cricket Club, founded in 1876, plays on Highmoor Lane, and Willow Valley Golf, with 36 holes, lies about 500 metres south.
How the van gets to Hartshead Moor Top
The junction here is a set of one-way sections, with Halifax Road (the A649) and Walton Lane (the A643) each running in one direction, so the van may loop round to reach your side. The usual way from Bradford is the M606, then the A58 and Scholes Lane down from Scholes. The estimate is roughly 15 to 30 minutes from Bradford.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 15 to 30 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Hartshead Moor Top
Each service below links to its Cleckheaton page, which covers how the job works in and around Cleckheaton.
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 Hartshead Moor Top
All 11 services run to Hartshead Moor Top, each with its own page.
Common Hartshead Moor Top routes
- Hartshead Moor Top → CleckheatonScholes Lane (B6120) to the A649 Halifax Road, then the A643 Moorside and Westgate into the town, about 1.8 miles
- Hartshead Moor Top → Brighousethe A649 and the A643 by Walton Lane, Highmoor Lane and Clifton Common, then the A644 into Brighouse, about 2.6 miles
- Hartshead Moor Top → BradfordScholes Lane and New Road East (B6120) to the A58 Whitehall Road, then the M606, roughly 15 to 30 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Hartshead Moor Top
Can the van come off the M62 at Hartshead Moor services?
Not as a route to your house. The services are for motorway traffic, so the van leaves the M62 at a junction and comes in by the A643, the A649 or Scholes Lane, whichever reaches your street the right way round the one-way sections.
Is Hartshead Moor Top in Kirklees or Calderdale?
Kirklees. The hamlet moved from Clifton parish to Spenborough Urban District in 1937 and is now in the Cleckheaton ward, with BD19 6 postcodes. Only the motorway services a few hundred metres south are in Calderdale.
Can the van stop on Walton Lane or Birkby Lane for a house nearby?
No. Both are fast roads with a 60 mph limit, and Walton Lane is one-way at the junction, so the van uses Scholes Lane or one of the closes and the load is carried from there. Tell us the nearest close when you book.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD19 6LX is in Cleckheaton ward, Kirklees, unparished, Spen Valley constituency
- Hartshead Moor Top (Wikipedia): hamlet halfway between Brighouse and Cleckheaton on the A643, close to Hartshead Moor services; Cleckheaton ward; originally in the parish of Clifton, transferred to Spenborough Urban District in 1937; the services are in Calderdale; Hartshead Moor Cricket Club (1876) on Highmoor Lane; Willow Valley Golf, 36 holes
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research point, checked 2026-09-30): Scholes Lane B6120, The Copse, Sunnybank Close, Field Hurst, Hillcrest Mount, Manor Street, Moorfield Avenue, Moorfield Way, Hartshead Moor WMC, Stafford Arms (Scholes Lane), Halifax Road A649 and Walton Lane A643 with one-way sections, Birkby Lane A649, M62 about 390 m, Hartshead Moor Services slip road, Willow Valley Golf about 500 m
- Listed buildings in Cleckheaton (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): Oldfield Nook (1739, presumed), mullioned windows with up to seven lights, Grade II
- Driving route estimate from central Bradford (OpenStreetMap road data, checked 2026-09-30): M606, A58, Branch Road, B6120 New Road East and Scholes Lane
- OpenStreetMap map data around the place, read 2026-10-01: Halifax Road (A649, 30-40 mph, one-way at the junction), Birkby Lane (A649, 60 mph), Walton Lane (A643, 60 mph, one-way), Moorside (A643), Scholes Lane (B6120, 30 mph), Field Hurst, Manor Street, Moorfield Avenue, Moorfield Way, Highmoor Lane, Stafford Arms, Hartshead Moor WMC, Hartshead Moor services slip road
- Spot heights (Open Topo Data, EU-DEM 25m) on a grid around the place: high, fairly level ground across the hamlet, a little lower to the east
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), 2026-10-01: Scholes Lane (B6120), Halifax Road (A649), Moorside (A643), Moorbottom (A643), Moorside (A643), Westgate (A643), Market Street, Cheapside to Cleckheaton; 1.8 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), 2026-10-01: Scholes Lane (B6120), Halifax Road (A649), Walton Lane (A643), Highmoor Lane (A643), Clifton Common (A643), Clifton Road (A643), Wakefield Road (A644), Huddersfield Road (A644), Lüdenscheid Link (A644), Halifax Road (A643), Gooder Street, Parsonage Lane to Brighouse; 2.6 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), 2026-10-01: Scholes Lane (B6120), New Road East (B6120), Branch Road, Whitehall Road (A58), (M606), Rooley Lane (A6177), Mayo Avenue (A6177), Manchester Road (A641), Prince's Way (A6181), Godwin Street (A6181), Sunbridge Road (A6181), Barry Street (A6181), Westgate (A6181), Godwin Street (A6181), Sunbridge Road, Bridge Street to Bradford; 6.7 miles