Man with a Van Whitley Head

Moving in Whitley Head: what to know first

There are only a few houses here, a short terrace and a building split into flats among them, and none is on a side street, so the van stops on Whitley Head itself. That stretch is 30 mph, but Redcar Lane on the Keighley side is a fast 60 mph lane, so the van pulls in on the 30 mph section, or into a drive or yard if you have one. Say which when you book.

For a flat with a shared entrance, tell us which floor you are on and whether the main door can be held open, and measure the turn of the stairs before booking a large sofa. Barrows Lane down to Steeton is a 20 mph road past newer streets such as Ghyll Close, with the shops and the station at the bottom, so a move to or from the village is a short run.

Whitley Head: the local picture

The road itself is named Whitley Head for a few hundred metres, a 30 mph section between Barrows Lane, which leads north to Steeton at 20 mph, and Redcar Lane, which runs on towards Keighley. All three are part of a West Yorkshire cycle route, so expect cyclists. Intake Lane leaves at the Redcar Lane end.

Around the handful of houses it is mostly woods and becks: Redding Wood, Currer Wood and Brighton Wood, the small valleys of Great Gill and Redding Gill, and Steeton Beck, with Steeton Moor beyond. Only BD20 6QU and BD20 6QS cover the houses, and the next postcodes are about half a kilometre away, so a house name matters as much as the number here.

How the van gets to Whitley Head

From Bradford the van usually comes through Keighley, leaving the town by Highfield Lane, West Lane and Black Hill Lane and following Redcar Lane north to Whitley Head, roughly 20 to 35 minutes in all. Coming from Steeton instead, Barrows Lane is the direct link, a 20 mph road up from the village.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Whitley Head

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

Every service we offer near Whitley Head

All 11 services run to Whitley Head, each with its own page.

Common Whitley Head routes

• Whitley Head → SilsdenBarrows Lane down into Steeton, then Chapel Road, Mill Lane, Station Road and the A6034 over the Aire, about 2.1 miles
• Whitley Head → KeighleyRedcar Lane, Black Hill Lane and West Lane into the town centre, about 2.8 miles
• Whitley Head → BradfordRedcar Lane and West Lane into Keighley, then the A650 Aire Valley Road, Cottingley and the B6144 Toller Lane, roughly 20 to 35 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Whitley Head

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): BD20 6QU is in Airedale ward, Bradford, parish of Steeton with Eastburn
• postcodes.io reverse lookup at the research point (ONS data, checked 2026-09-30): BD20 6QU (70 m) and BD20 6QS (117 m); the next, BD20 6QT, 6PW and 6PY, 476 to 565 m away; all Airedale ward, Steeton with Eastburn
• OpenStreetMap map data extract (checked 2026-09-30): Whitley Head (road), Redcar Lane, Intake Lane, Barrows Lane; Redding Wood, Currer Wood, Brighton Wood, Little Wood; Great Gill and Redding Gill (valleys); Steeton Beck; Steeton Moor; Redcar Fields; about 15 mapped buildings
• OpenStreetMap way record for Whitley Head (checked 2026-09-30): tertiary, 30 mph, West Yorkshire Cycle Route; joins Barrows Lane (way 33483341, 20 mph) to the north and Redcar Lane (way 37417437, 60 mph) to the south
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): A650 to Keighley, North Street (A629), Highfield Lane, Whin Knoll Avenue, West Lane, Black Hill Lane, Redcar Lane, Whitley Head
• OpenStreetMap map data (API extract): Whitley Head (tertiary, 30 mph), Redcar Lane (60 mph), Barrows Lane (20 mph), Intake Lane; 3 terraced and 2 apartment buildings among about 19 mapped
• Steeton (Wikipedia): village facilities including shops and the station
• Steeton and Silsden railway station (Wikipedia): half-hourly daytime trains to Leeds and hourly to Bradford Forster Square, Monday to Saturday
• Driving route from OpenStreetMap road data to Silsden: Whitley Head, Barrows Lane, Station Road, Keighley Road (A6034)
• Driving route from OpenStreetMap road data to Keighley: Redcar Lane, Black Hill Lane, West Lane, Devonshire Street
• OpenStreetMap map data around Whitley Head, re-read 2026-10-01: Whitley Head (30 mph), Redcar Lane (60 mph), Barrows Lane (20 mph), Intake Lane; Ghyll Close (residential, lit, pavements); terraced buildings; Redding Wood, Currer Wood, Brighton Wood, Steeton Beck, Steeton Moor
• Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Whitley Head to Keighley: Whitley Head, Redcar Lane, Black Hill Lane, West Lane, Devonshire Street, North Street (A629), 2.8 miles
• Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Whitley Head to Silsden: Whitley Head, Barrows Lane, Chapel Road, Mill Lane, Skipton Road (B6265), Station Road, Keighley Road (A6034), Kirkgate (A6034), 2.1 miles
• Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Whitley Head to Bradford: Whitley Head, Redcar Lane, Black Hill Lane, West Lane, Whin Knoll Avenue, Highfield Lane, North Street (A629), Cavendish Street (A6035), Bradford Road (A6035), Dalton Lane, Wenning Street, Aire Valley Road (A650), Sir Fred Hoyle Way (A650), Bradford Road (B6265), Cottingley New Road (B6146), Bradford Old Road (B6146), Cottingley Cliffe Road (B6269), Bingley Road (B6269), Toller Lane (B6144), Whetley Hill (B6144), White Abbey Road (B6144), Westgate (B6144), Providence Street, Grattan Road, 12.5 miles