Hawber: what to know before moving day
Two kinds of address share the name. Hawber Cote Lane and Hawber Cote Drive are ordinary town streets, with Silsden Primary School on Hawber Cote Lane and Wayside Mews and Banklands Lane close by. Nearby, Cobbydale Way, a 20 mph estate road, shares its name with Silsden's old nickname, Cobbydale, which came from the cobbler's nails once made by more than a hundred local men and boys.
Hawber Lane itself is different: a country lane with a 60 mph limit, passing an old sandstone quarry and the farm buildings at Drabble House. Brunthwaite Lane and Swartha Lane both branch off it, and at one end it meets Howden Road and Holden Lane. Swartha Wood and the Haw, a hilltop marked with a survey point, are just beyond. For a house on the lane, tell the driver whether there is a gateway or yard the van can pull into.
How the van gets to Hawber
From Bradford the van takes the A650 to Keighley, the A629 to Steeton and the A6034 Keighley Road over the Aire into Silsden. From the town, Howden Road leads to the bottom of Hawber Lane; the estate streets such as Aireville Crescent, Aireville Drive and Craven Drive sit between the two.
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.
Services for Hawber
Each service below links to its Silsden page, which covers how the job works in and around Silsden.
Hawber: questions before you book
Which school is on Hawber Cote Lane?
Silsden Primary School, run by Bradford Council. In term time, book a loading slot on Hawber Cote Lane away from the start and end of the school day, when parents are dropping off and collecting.
Does an address on Hawber Lane mean the same place as Hawber Cote?
Not quite. Hawber Lane is the 60 mph country lane on the edge of Silsden, while Hawber Cote Lane and Hawber Cote Drive are town streets nearby. Postcodes.io places BD20 0LR, by Hawber Lane, in Silsden parish and Airedale ward. Give the full street name so the driver picks the right one.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD20 0LR is in Airedale ward, Bradford, parish of Silsden
- Silsden (Wikipedia): nail making, over 100 men and boys by the mid 1800s, cobbler's nails and the nickname Cobbydale; Silsden Town Council; A6034 Keighley Road crossing the Aire
- OpenStreetMap: Hawber Lane (60 mph) and its junctions with Brunthwaite Lane, Swartha Lane, Howden Road and Holden Lane; old sandstone quarry, Drabble House, Swartha Wood, the Haw survey point
- OpenStreetMap: Silsden Primary School on Hawber Cote Lane (Bradford Council), Hawber Cote Drive, Wayside Mews, Banklands Lane, Cobbydale Way (20 mph), Aireville Crescent, Aireville Drive, Craven Drive