Man with a Van Wilberlee

Moving in Wilberlee: what to know first

Heys Lane is the road through Wilberlee, surfaced and at 30 mph, and the van can stop on it for most houses. Ainley Place is a residential road off it lined with old stone cottages, so when you book, say whether the van should turn in or wait on Heys Lane and carry from there. In a house of that age, measure the stairs and doorways before booking a large sofa or wardrobe.

Intake Road, the lane out towards the moor, is surfaced but only 2.9 metres wide and carries the national speed limit, so there is little room to pass or turn. For a house up there, tell us when you book and send a photo of the lane by the door. Tiding Field Lane and Moor Side Lane climb north to Pole Gate and the A640, which is the way in from the motorway.

Wilberlee: the local picture

Ainley Place was built up over two centuries, and eight of its houses are listed. Numbers 8 and 11 are 17th century, 4 and 5-6 late 17th century, and 1, 9 and 15 late 18th century, several of them two cottages later knocked into one. Several are described as back to earth, with the rear of the ground floor set into the ground, so ask about rear access rather than assume it. Clough House, a little further on, is another listed terrace.

Wilberlee Junior and Infant School is on Heys Lane, a small community school with room for 84 pupils. The old round pinfold, a dry-stone pound for stray animals, still stands, and Tiding Field Farmhouse carries a date of 1783. Castle Lane, towards Upper Holme, is a farm track and public footpath rather than a road.

How the van gets to Wilberlee

Heys Lane and Tiding Field Lane are the roads through. On the suggested route from Bradford the van takes the M606 and M62, leaves the motorway for the A643 and the A640 New Hey Road, then Pole Gate and Moor Side Lane down to Wilberlee. Allow roughly 30 to 45 minutes.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Wilberlee

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

Every service we offer near Wilberlee

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

Common Wilberlee routes

• Wilberlee → SlaithwaiteHeys Lane, Ing Head Road and Longlands Road, then Bank Gate down to Carr Lane, about 1.2 miles
• Wilberlee → HuddersfieldTiding Field Lane, Moor Side Lane and Pole Gate up to the A640 New Hey Road, then east into Huddersfield, about 6.6 miles
• Wilberlee → BradfordTiding Field Lane and Pole Gate to the A640, the A643 to the M62, then the M606, roughly 30 to 45 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Wilberlee

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 1 October 2026 against:

• Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD7 5UX is in Colne Valley West ward, Kirklees, unparished area
• Wilberlee (Wikipedia): hamlet in the Colne Valley, Kirklees, near Slaithwaite, with Wilberlee Junior and Infant School
• OpenStreetMap address lookup (Nominatim, checked 2026-09-30): Wilberlee, Slaithwaite, Kirklees, HD7 5UX
• OpenStreetMap map data extract (checked 2026-09-30): Wilberlee hamlet node, Heys Lane (tertiary, 30 mph), Tiding Field Lane, Intake Road (unclassified, 60 mph, width 2.9 m), Ainley Place, Clough House Lane, Moor Side Lane, Wilberlee Junior and Infant School (Heys Lane, community school, capacity 84), Barrett Clough
• Listed buildings in Colne Valley, western area (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 1, 4, 5-6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 15 Ainley Place (17th to 19th century, several two cottages combined, several with the ground floor back to earth), 3, 4-5 and 9 Clough House, Pinfold at Wilberlee (circular, dry stone walls), Tiding Field Farmhouse and barn (1783)
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): Bradford, M606, M62, A629 Blackley New Road, A643 Lindley Moor Road, A640 New Hey Road, Pole Gate, Moor Side Lane, Tiding Field Lane
• OpenStreetMap map data around Wilberlee (re-read): Heys Lane (tertiary, 30 mph, asphalt), Ainley Place (residential), Intake Road (asphalt, 2.9 m wide, 60 mph), Tiding Field Lane, Moor Side Lane, Ing Head Road, Clough House Lane, Castle Lane (track, public footpath), Wilberlee Junior and Infant School
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Wilberlee to Slaithwaite: Heys Lane, Ing Head Road, Longlands Road, Bank Gate, Carr Lane, 1.2 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Wilberlee to Huddersfield: Tiding Field Lane, Moor Side Lane, Pole Gate, New Hey Road (A640), Westbourne Road (A640), 6.6 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Wilberlee to Bradford: Tiding Field Lane, Moor Side Lane, Pole Gate, New Hey Road (A640), Lindley Moor Road (A643), M62, M606