Moving in Low Bentley: what to know first
Low Bentley sits on the slope down to Royds Hall Beck. Riding Hill is the spine, crossing the beck by Riding Hill Bridge into Bradford, and Green Lane, Villa Gardens and Moorbank Drive branch off it; Villa Gardens is 20 mph. High Bentley Farm is a farmyard, so for a home inside the yard we need to know about the gate and the turning space before the day. On the other streets the van can usually pull up at the house.
Housing runs from the old listed group round High Bentley and the pair of cottages at Riding Mill to later houses on Villa Gardens, Green Hall Park and Moorbank Drive. In the old timber-framed and stone houses, measure doors and stairs before booking anything large. Shelf's centre, with Lidl and the library, is a short drive up Green Lane, and St Michael and All Angels primary is on Meadow Close, so the school run passes close by.
Low Bentley: the local picture
High Bentley was cased in stone in 1661 and given a kitchen wing around 1665. Next to it, High Bentley Farm is a mid 17th-century house listed Grade II*, and Low Bentley Farmhouse carries a date of 1600, though its front was rebuilt around 1975. 5 and 6 Riding Mill, a mirror-image pair of cottages from about 1800, are listed too. Beyond them are Parish Wood, Mill Wood and Royds Hall Wood, and Judy Woods is about 330 metres to the south-east.
The council boundary is only a few hundred metres away. The houses on Green Lane, Riding Hill, Villa Gardens, Green Hall Park and Moorbank Drive are HX3 7 postcodes in Calderdale, but once Riding Hill crosses the beck at Riding Hill Bridge, Manorley Lane, Corn Mill Fold and Torridon Crescent are BD6 2 postcodes in Bradford's Royds ward. St Michael and All Angels primary school, on Meadow Close, is about 300 metres north-west.
How the van gets to Low Bentley
The quickest route stays on Bradford streets almost to the door. The route runs south from the city by Little Horton Lane and St Enoch's Road, then Wibsey Park Avenue, Farfield Avenue and Manorley Lane, and over Riding Hill Bridge. The Shelf approach, off Carr House Road (the A6036) and Cooper Lane, is the other way in. The drive from Bradford is estimated at roughly 15 to 30 minutes.
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 Low Bentley
Each service below links to its Queensbury page, which covers how the job works in and around Queensbury.
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 Low Bentley
All 11 services run to Low Bentley, each with its own page.
Common Low Bentley routes
- Low Bentley → Bradfordover Riding Hill Bridge, then Manorley Lane, Farfield Avenue and Wibsey Park Avenue to Little Horton Lane, roughly 15 to 30 minutes
- Low Bentley → HalifaxGreen Lane and Brow Lane to the A6036 at Shelf, south through Northowram, then Godley Lane (A58), about 4.6 miles
- Low Bentley → Shelfup Green Lane to the village centre on the A6036
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Low Bentley
My house is off Riding Hill. Is it Bradford or Calderdale?
Check the postcode. On the Low Bentley side of Riding Hill Bridge, addresses are HX3 7 and Calderdale runs bins and council tax; across the beck on Manorley Lane and Corn Mill Fold they are BD6 2 and Bradford Council. Moving across that line is a short job, but it changes your council.
Can the van reach the houses by High Bentley?
Green Lane and Riding Hill are public roads, and the listed group can be reached from them. High Bentley Farm is a farmyard, so if your home is inside the yard, say so and send a photo of the gate.
Is Low Bentley near Judy Woods?
Yes. Judy Woods, one of Yorkshire's largest areas of beech woodland and a local nature reserve since 2025, is a few hundred metres to the south-east on the Bradford side of the boundary.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HX3 7TS is in Northowram & Shelf ward, Calderdale, unparished
- postcodes.io reverse lookups around the research point and along the named streets: Green Lane, Riding Hill, Villa Gardens, Green Hall Park and Moorbank Drive are HX3 7 in Northowram & Shelf ward (Calderdale); Manorley Lane, Corn Mill Fold and Torridon Crescent are BD6 2 in Royds ward (Bradford)
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research point, checked 2026-09-30): Green Lane, Riding Hill, Riding Hill Bridge, Royds Hall Beck, Blackshaw Beck, Parish Wood, Mill Wood, Royds Hall Wood, Judy Woods about 330 m south-east, High Bentley Farm, Villa Gardens, Green Hall Park, Moorbank Drive, Manorley Lane, Corn Mill Fold, Torridon Crescent, St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary (Meadow Close) about 305 m, Carr House Road A6036, Cooper Lane B6147
- Listed buildings in Shelf (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): High Bentley (c. 1500, timber framed, encased in stone 1661, kitchen wing about 1665, Grade I), High Bentley Farm (mid 17th century, II*), Low Bentley Farmhouse (1600, front rebuilt about 1975), 5 and 6 Riding Mill (about 1800, mirror-image cottages)
- Driving route estimate from central Bradford (OpenStreetMap road data, checked 2026-09-30): Little Horton Lane, St Enoch's Road, Wibsey Park Avenue, Farfield Avenue, Heaton Hill, Manorley Lane, Riding Hill
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research point, checked 2026-10-01): Riding Hill, Riding Hill Bridge, Green Lane, Villa Gardens (20 mph), Moorbank Drive, High Bentley Farm (farmyard), Royds Hall Beck, Royds Hall Wood, Judy Woods, Lidl
- Open Topo Data EU-DEM 25 m elevation lookup (checked 2026-10-01): Low Bentley about 232 m
- Judy Woods (Wikipedia): woodland complex separating Low Moor and Wyke from Norwood Green, largely in Bradford, one of Yorkshire's largest areas of beech woodland, designated a local nature reserve in 2025
- Shelf (Wikipedia): village centre with library opened in 2009 and a Lidl
- Route estimate to central Bradford on OpenStreetMap road data (public routing server, checked 2026-10-01): Riding Hill, Manorley Lane, Farfield Avenue, Wibsey Park Avenue, St Enoch's Road, Little Horton Lane
- Route estimate to Halifax town centre on OpenStreetMap road data (public routing server, checked 2026-10-01): Green Lane, Brow Lane, Wade House Road, Halifax Road, Bradford Road and Back Clough (A6036), Godley Lane (A58)
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Low Bentley to Halifax: Green Lane 0.5km > Brow Lane 0.3km > Wade House Road (A6036) 0.4km > Halifax Road (A6036) 1.2km > Bradford Road (A6036) 0.4km > Back Clough (A6036) 0.4km > Bradford Road (A6036) 1.2km > Godley Lane (A58) 1.1km > Burdock Way (A58) 0.5km > Cow Green (A629) 0.3km, 4.6 miles
- OpenStreetMap map data around Low Bentley: Riding Hill and Green Lane (residential/unclassified); Riding Hill Bridge; Villa Gardens; Green Hall Park, Moorbank Drive; St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary; Lidl