Pool Bank: what to know before moving day
The main road here is Pool Bank New Road, part of the A658, mapped with a 12.5 per cent incline, a 40 mph limit, three lanes and pavements on both sides. Pool Bank Close and Pool Bank Court open off it. The older road, Old Pool Bank, runs alongside and is mapped as access only, with Chapel Hill Road, Sandy Lobby, Quarry Farm Road and Willow Court off it.
Pool Bank Quarries and Upton's Plantation are right beside the old road, and Bramhope Wood is close by. Nearby on the Leeds and Otley road, which opened in 1841, the Bar House was built in 1847 as a toll house and is now a Grade II listed private house.
How the van gets to Pool Bank
From Bradford the A658 is the direct road: it leaves the city, passes Apperley Bridge and Yeadon, runs in a tunnel under the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport and then drops down Pool Bank. Leeds Road, the A660, meets Pool Bank New Road and Harrogate Road at the junction there. For a house on Old Pool Bank, the van turns off at either end rather than stopping on the incline.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 35 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Pool Bank
Each service below links to its Otley page, which covers how the job works in and around Otley.
Pool Bank: questions before you book
Can the van stop on Pool Bank New Road?
It is a steep 40 mph trunk road, so loading is planned from a side road or a drive instead. Send a photo of your drive and the gate so the stopping point can be agreed before the day.
Is Pool Bank in Pool parish?
Yes. The postcode lookup places it in the parish of Pool and the Adel and Wharfedale ward of Leeds, the same parish as the village at the foot of the hill.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS21 1EL is in Adel & Wharfedale ward, Leeds, parish of Pool
- Pool-in-Wharfedale (Wikipedia): nearby is Pool Bank, a steep hill
- A658 road (Wikipedia): Bradford to Knaresborough via Apperley Bridge, Yeadon, a tunnel under the Leeds Bradford Airport runway, and Pool in Wharfedale
- Listed buildings in Pool-in-Wharfedale (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): The Bar House, a former toll house built in 1847 after the Leeds/Otley road of 1841, Grade II
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Pool Bank New Road A658 (incline 12.5%, 40 mph, three lanes, sidewalks both sides), Pool Bank Close, Pool Bank Court, Old Pool Bank (motor vehicles: destination), Chapel Hill Road, Sandy Lobby, Quarry Farm Road, Willow Court, Leeds Road A660, Harrogate Road A658, Pool Bank Quarries, Upton's Plantation, Bramhope Wood