Moving in New Close: what to know first
New Close is a couple of houses with their outbuildings, and the only way to them is the concrete track of New Close Lane. Scout Lane, which the van climbs from Holme Lane to reach it, is a tarmac lane about 3 metres wide; further along, one stretch becomes a rough way closed to vehicles. The van will load at the house if the yard allows, or at the top of the track if not, so send a photo of the track and the yard before the day.
Around New Close the other lanes are tracks too: Tyas Lane climbs on cobbles and patched tarmac, and Row Lane and the farm tracks near Cop Hill are private or unmade in places. On a hillside like this, wet weather and ice slow a loaded van, so plan a winter move for daylight and keep the date flexible if snow is forecast.
New Close: the local picture
New Close Lane is a concrete track about 2.5 metres wide that meets only Scout Lane, so the van goes in and comes back out the same way. Scout Lane itself changes character: part of it is a proper road, part a 3-metre track and one stretch is a path closed to motor vehicles, so the direction the van comes in matters. Merry Dale Bridge, a listed single stone arch of the late 18th or early 19th century, carries a track over the stream in Scout Wood.
Cop Hill, the next hamlet, is under 200 metres away, near the Rose and Crown pub. The old farms around it are listed: Cop Side is a farmhouse of 1766 built back to earth, Upper House Farm of 1757 is two cottages and a barn in one range, and Folly Farmhouse has a ball-and-stalk finial on its gable. Row Farm and Tyas House are close by as well.
How the van gets to New Close
From Bradford the suggested route runs down the M62 and west on the A640 New Hey Road, then by Pole Gate and Moor Side Lane to Heys Lane, down North Lane to Holme Lane, and along Scout Lane to the New Close turning, roughly 35 to 50 minutes in all by road.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near New Close
Each service below links to its Huddersfield page, which covers how the job works in and around Huddersfield.
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 New Close
All 11 services run to New Close, each with its own page.
Common New Close routes
- New Close → SlaithwaiteScout Lane down to Holme Lane, then Nabbs Lane and Carr Lane into Slaithwaite, about 1.7 miles
- New Close → HuddersfieldScout Lane and Holme Lane to Slaithwaite, Britannia Road, then the A62 Manchester Road east, about 6.5 miles
- New Close → BradfordHolme Lane, North Lane and Clough House Lane up to Pole Gate, the A640 New Hey Road and A643, then the M62 and M606, roughly 35 to 50 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in New Close
Why does my postcode put the pin somewhere else?
HD7 5XA covers New Close but is centred more than half a kilometre away, so a sat-nav pin can land on the wrong lane. Give the house name and mention New Close Lane off Scout Lane, and the driver will head for the lane rather than the postcode pin.
Will the van have to reverse down New Close Lane?
Possibly. The lane is a single concrete track with one way in and out, from Scout Lane, so unless there is room to turn at the houses the van backs in or out. Tell us whether your yard has space to turn a long van.
Can the van come along Scout Lane from either end?
No. One stretch of Scout Lane is a rough path closed to motor vehicles, so the van comes up from Holme Lane on the surfaced part. Mention this if a friend is driving a car behind the van, so they follow the same way.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD7 5XA is in Colne Valley West ward, Kirklees, unparished area
- Nearest postcodes to the New Close point (postcodes.io, checked 2026-09-30): HD7 5XA, about 564 m away
- OpenStreetMap address lookup (Nominatim, checked 2026-09-30): New Close Lane, New Close, Slaithwaite, HD7 5XA
- OpenStreetMap map data extract (checked 2026-09-30): New Close hamlet node, New Close Lane (concrete track, width 2.5 m, meets only Scout Lane), Scout Lane (unclassified road, 3 m track, and a path with no motor vehicles), Scout Wood, Merry Dale Bridge, Cop Hill hamlet, Rose & Crown pub, Holme Lane, Merrydale Clough
- Listed buildings in Colne Valley, western area (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Merry Dale Bridge (late 18th to early 19th century, single segmental arch carrying a track over a stream in Scout Wood), Cop Side (1766, rear back to earth), Upper House Farm (1757, two cottages and a barn in one range), Folly Farmhouse and barn (ball and stalk finial), Row Farm, Tyas House
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): Bradford, M606, M62, A629, A643, A640 New Hey Road, Pole Gate, Moor Side Lane, Tiding Field Lane, Heys Lane, Clough House Lane, North Lane, Holme Lane, Scout Lane, New Close Lane
- OpenStreetMap map data around New Close (re-read 2026-10-01): New Close Lane (concrete track 2.5 m, two addresses), Scout Lane (asphalt track 3 m wide, uphill; a further stretch a path and track closed to motor vehicles, impassable), Tyas Lane (uphill track, cobbles and asphalt, 2.6 to 3 m), Row Lane (track), private farm tracks, Cop Hill hamlet, Rose & Crown, Merry Dale Bridge
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), New Close to Slaithwaite: New Close Lane, Scout Lane, Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, Carr Lane, 1.7 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), New Close to Huddersfield: New Close Lane, Scout Lane, Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, Britannia Road, Manchester Road (A62), 6.5 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), New Close to Bradford: Scout Lane, Holme Lane, North Lane, Clough House Lane, Heys Lane, Pole Gate, New Hey Road (A640), Lindley Moor Road (A643), M62, M606