Moving in The Lumb: what to know first
Lumb Lane is the only made road to the houses, and it is a steep one, climbing the whole way up the hillside with The Lumb part-way down. There are only a dozen or so buildings and no parking areas beyond roadside strips, so the van turns where the owner says there is room and loads beside the gate. Send a photo of the gateway and the drive before the day.
Clough Hall Lane, nearby, is a rough track that narrows to a path in places, and Castle Hill Side has no pavement, so neither is a way in for the van: it comes down Lumb Lane and goes back up the same way. Say whether there is room to turn at your gate.
The Lumb: the local picture
Both of the named houses are 18th-century and listed. The one listed simply as Lumb is stone under a stone slate roof, with mullioned windows and some lights blocked; The Lumb itself has two three-light windows on the ground floor and a 14-light window running along the upper floor. Lower Castle Hill Farmhouse, about 270 metres off, is an L-shaped farmhouse and barn of the 18th century or earlier, and Lumb Head Farm is nearby.
Molly Carr Wood and the Lumb Dike stream are within about 200 metres, and Clough Hall Lane, a compacted track about 3 metres wide, is recorded as a byway open to all traffic. With the nearest postcode more than 300 metres from the houses, a map pin sent with the booking saves any hunting on the day.
How the van gets to The Lumb
The usual route runs through Dalton and up Almondbury Bank into the village, along Northgate, Westgate and Sharp Lane, then about 1.2 km down Lumb Lane to the end. Roughly 35 to 50 minutes is the Bradford estimate.
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 The Lumb
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 The Lumb
All 11 services run to The Lumb, each with its own page.
Common The Lumb routes
- The Lumb → HuddersfieldCastle Hill Side and Ashes Lane below the hill, then Longley Lane, Wood Lane and Newsome Road, about 5 km
- The Lumb → Almondburyup Lumb Lane and Sharp Lane into the village
- The Lumb → Bradfordthrough Almondbury and Dalton to Colne Bridge Road and the M62
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in The Lumb
Our house has no street number. What should I give you?
The house name, Lumb Lane and HD4 6TA, plus a map pin if you can. Tell us whether there is room to turn a long van at your end of the lane.
Are the houses at The Lumb listed?
Yes. Lumb and The Lumb are both 18th-century listed houses with mullioned windows, and Lower Castle Hill Farmhouse nearby is listed too. Old doorways and stairs can be tight, so measure wardrobes and sofas before the day.
Which way in is better, from Almondbury or from Newsome?
It depends on where the house is on Lumb Lane. From Almondbury the van comes along Sharp Lane; from Newsome it takes Ashes Lane and Castle Hill Side beneath the hill. Tell us which end you are nearer and we will pick the side with room to turn.
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): HD4 6TA is in Almondbury ward, Kirklees, unparished area
- postcodes.io reverse lookup at the research point (checked 2026-09-30): only HD4 6TA within 600 m, 356 m away
- Listed buildings in Almondbury (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List, checked 2026-09-30): Lumb (18th century, mullioned windows, some lights blocked), The Lumb (18th century, two three-light windows, 14-light upper window), Lower Castle Hill Farmhouse (18th century or earlier, L-shaped, farmhouse and barn)
- OpenStreetMap map data extract (checked 2026-09-30): Lumb hamlet, Lumb Lane, Clough Hall Lane (track, width 3 m, compacted, byway open to all traffic), Molly Carr Wood, Lumb Dike, Lower Castle Hill Farm, Lumb Head Farm
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data, from Bradford city centre (checked 2026-09-30): M62, A644, A62, B6118 Colne Bridge Road, Dalton Bank Road, Nettleton Road, Long Lane, A629 Wakefield Road, Almondbury Bank, Town End, Northgate, Westgate, Sharp Lane, Lumb Lane (about 1.2 km)
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract, read for building, road and restriction tags): Lumb Lane (only road to the houses), Castle Hill Side, Ashes Lane, about 11 buildings, roadside parking strips only
- Elevation lookup (OpenTopoData, EU-DEM 25 m): Lumb Lane between about 122 m and 247 m
- Elevation lookup (OpenTopoData, EU-DEM 25 m): The Lumb research point about 183 m
- Route from OpenStreetMap road data: The Lumb to Huddersfield centre, 5.2 km, Lumb Lane, Castle Hill Side, Ashes Lane, Longley Lane, Wood Lane, Newsome Road
- OpenStreetMap map data around The Lumb (read 2026-10-01): Lumb Lane; Clough Hall Lane path and track, gravel, width 0.5 to 3 m; Castle Hill Side unclassified, no pavement