Man with a Van Lower Holme

Moving in Lower Holme: what to know first

Lower Holme is a short string of houses, most of them old stone rows and cottages facing Holme Lane, so the van loads on the lane outside. Holme Lane is the road between Slaithwaite and the hamlets further west, used by neighbours and the school traffic, so the van will be in their way while it stands there. Have the boxes ready by the door and tell us the house number, so the stop is as short as it can be.

A few homes sit off the lane rather than on it: a narrow unlit tarmac lane about 2.9 metres wide, an access-only track and Follingworth Lane lead to them, and a couple of stepped footpaths climb between the levels. For one of those, say whether the van can drive down or should wait on Holme Lane. The 18th-century cottages have old doorways and stairs, so measure the larger pieces before the day.

Lower Holme: the local picture

Holme Lane is lined with listed stone houses. Numbers 1 to 3 are an early to mid 19th-century row, 14 and 15 date from the late 18th century, 25 from about 1800, and 26 to 29 are a mid 18th-century row of four cottages. The oldest piece is the barn beside 14, from the 17th century, with millstone grit quoins and an oak lintel over its doorway. Several have later extensions, so say which part of the house the big pieces are in.

The school on the doorstep is Slaithwaite Church of England Junior and Infant School, about 270 metres away, and there is a Royal Mail wall post box on the lane at Lower Holme. Follingworth Lane, a paved track, runs off nearby, and the line of a Roman road passes about 120 metres away. North Lane and Clough House Lane climb from here to Heys Lane, where the buses stop.

How the van gets to Lower Holme

The suggested route avoids the valley bottom: from the M62 it takes the A640 New Hey Road, then Pole Gate, Moor Side Lane and Heys Lane before coming down Clough House Lane and North Lane on to Holme Lane, roughly 35 to 45 minutes after leaving Bradford.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Lower Holme

Each service below links to its Huddersfield page, which covers how the job works in and around Huddersfield.

Every service we offer near Lower Holme

All 11 services run to Lower Holme, each with its own page.

Common Lower Holme routes

• Lower Holme → SlaithwaiteHolme Lane east, then Nabbs Lane and Carr Lane into Slaithwaite, under a mile
• Lower Holme → HuddersfieldHolme Lane and Nabbs Lane to Britannia Road, then the A62 Manchester Road down the Colne Valley, about 5.5 miles
• Lower Holme → BradfordNorth Lane and Clough House Lane up to Heys Lane and Pole Gate, the A640 New Hey Road and A643, then the M62 and M606, roughly 35 to 45 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Lower Holme

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 1 October 2026 against:

• Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data, checked 2026-09-30): HD7 5XD is in Colne Valley West ward, Kirklees, unparished area
• postcodes.io reverse lookup at the research point (checked 2026-09-30): HD7 5XD, 5UG, 5UE, 5DR and other HD7 5 postcodes, all Colne Valley West ward
• Listed buildings in Colne Valley, central area (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List, checked 2026-09-30): 1 to 3 Holme Lane, barn adjoining 14 Holme Lane (17th century, millstone grit quoins, oak lintel), 14 and 15, 22 and 23, 25 (about 1800), 26 to 29 Holme Lane (mid 18th-century row of four)
• OpenStreetMap map data extract (checked 2026-09-30): Lower Holme and Upper Holme hamlets, Holme Lane, North Lane, Clough House Lane, Heys Lane bus stops, Follingworth Lane (paved track), Royal Mail wall post box, Slaithwaite Reservoir, Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School, Roman road line RR712
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data, from Bradford city centre (checked 2026-09-30): M62, A640 New Hey Road, Pole Gate, Moor Side Lane, Tiding Field Lane, Heys Lane, Clough House Lane, North Lane, Holme Lane
• OpenStreetMap map data around Lower Holme (re-read 2026-10-01): Holme Lane, North Lane, about 16 houses, an unlit asphalt service lane 2.9 m wide, an access-only track, Follingworth Lane (paved track 2.6 m, unlit), stepped footpaths, Upper Holme and Lower Holme hamlet points
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data, Lower Holme to Slaithwaite centre: Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, Carr Lane, about 1.4 km
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data, Lower Holme to Huddersfield centre: Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, A62 Manchester Road, about 9 km
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Lower Holme to Slaithwaite: Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, Carr Lane, 0.8 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Lower Holme to Huddersfield: Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, Britannia Road, Manchester Road (A62), 5.6 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Lower Holme to Bradford: Holme Lane, North Lane, Clough House Lane, Heys Lane, Pole Gate, New Hey Road (A640), Lindley Moor Road (A643), M62, M606