Upper Denby (Denby Dale): what to know before moving day
The village has a pub, The George Inn, a dentist, St John the Evangelist church, the Denby C of E first school and a cricket ground, where Denby Cricket Club plays in the Huddersfield Cricket League. It is small: 715 people at the 2011 census, a count that also took in the nearby settlement of High Flatts. Denby Lane, part of the B6115, is the main street, with Bank Lane, Smithy Hill, Gunthwaite Lane and Coal Pit Lane off it and Upper House Fold and Greenacre Drive among the smaller streets.
Because the county boundary runs along the southern edge of the village, it is worth checking your postcode before you book. Upper Denby is HD8 and in Kirklees, while addresses a short way south are in Barnsley. Bins and council tax in Upper Denby go through Kirklees Council.
How the van gets to Upper Denby (Denby Dale)
From Bradford the van goes by the M606 and M62 to Huddersfield, then south on the A629 Penistone Road and east through Shelley on the B6116. The A635 Barnsley Road then leads to the B6115, which enters the village as Lower Denby Lane and Denby Lane.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 40 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Upper Denby (Denby Dale)
Each service below links to its Holmfirth page, which covers how the job works in and around Holmfirth.
Upper Denby (Denby Dale): questions before you book
Is Upper Denby in West Yorkshire or South Yorkshire?
West Yorkshire. Upper Denby is in Kirklees, in the Denby Dale parish and ward, but its southern edge borders the borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire. If your address is on that edge, the postcode shows which side it is.
How does Upper Denby relate to Denby Dale?
They are separate villages. Denby Dale is the larger village about 2 miles to the north and gives its name to the parish, which also covers Lower Denby and Upper Denby. Give the village name with the postcode.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD8 8YU is in Denby Dale ward, Kirklees, parish of Denby Dale
- Upper Denby (Wikipedia): village in Denby Dale civil parish, 2 miles south of Denby Dale, east-facing Pennine slope at 250 m, southern edge borders Barnsley in South Yorkshire, The George Inn, dentist, St John the Evangelist, Denby Cricket Club in the Huddersfield Cricket League, Denby C of E first school, population 715 in 2011 including High Flatts
- Denby Dale (Wikipedia): the civil parish covers Lower Denby, Upper Denby and other villages
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): B6115 Denby Lane, Lower Denby Lane and Falledge Lane, Bank Lane, Smithy Hill, Gunthwaite Lane, Coal Pit Lane, Upper House Fold, Greenacre Drive, The George, St John's Church, Denby C of E first school, Denby Cricket Club, the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire boundaries
- OSRM route estimate from central Bradford (OpenStreetMap road data, checked 2026-09-28): M606, M62, A629 Penistone Road, B6116 through Shelley, A636, A635 Barnsley Road, B6115 Lower Denby Lane and Denby Lane