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Removals to Huddersfield
Are you looking to relocate to Huddersfield? Moving home is not something we do on a regular basis with there often being a few years between each move.
As such, we can often lose sight of the number of belongings we accumulate on the way and come time to relocate there is lots to organise.
This is where enlisting the services of a reliable removals company is crucial.
White & Company are a family owned business with over 151 years’ servicing the Huddersfield community.
We offer a tailor made, reliable and professional service at a competitive price.
Our trained crews have tackled all sorts of challenges and can wrap, pack and transport your personal belongings with minimum fuss and delay.
Should you require it, White & Company can offer storage of some or all of your effects also.
We have 19 storage facilities across the UK, offering clean, modern, easily accessible storage provision.
We serve many towns around Huddersfield. To find out more about how we can get your dream move underway don’t hesitate to give us a call today for a free home survey and quotation.
About US
White & Company has 19 branches located across the UK from the Channel Islands to Scotland and a network of industry partners.
This extensive relocation network allows us to provide the perfect removal solutions no matter where you’re moving.
Through hard work, commitment and excellent service, we are now one of the industry’s largest removal companies.
We have 265 specialist vehicles, full trained and security cleared removals staff and 19 storage locations across the UK.
Why Move to Huddersfield?
Offering a relatively low cost of living, Huddersfield is a powerhouse of a town and well worth relocating to. With a population of just over 163,000 people it’s the 11th biggest town in the UK, meaning there is plenty to do.
There has been a settlement in the area for over 4,000 years, the remains of a Roman fort were unearthed in the mid-18th century near Outlane.
Woollen and cloth goods made in one of the 300 mills were once exported around the world making Huddersfield one of the wealthiest towns in the UK during the Victorian era.
Tanks to these industrial roots, the diverse and attractive town is home to some stunning Victorian architecture and boasts around 3,000 listed buildings. Many of the older properties of this era have now been renovated into posh apartments or large family homes.
Sitting just 15 minutes from Leeds, 30 minutes from Manchester and a little over an hour from Sheffield, Huddersfield is extremely convenient for easy travel by both road or rail.
Described as the “backbone of England”, the wild and wonderful Pennines are literally on the town’s doorstep. The Pennine route passes through three national parks; The Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland and is traversed by as many as 250,000 walkers annually.
Huddersfield has a varied cultural scene and a lively nightlife, including a wide range of bars and nightclubs, coffee shops and restaurants. The town is also a thriving centre for craft beer and real ale, with many independent breweries and pubs.
Not only does the town have an interesting and colourful history, it has a bright future too. One of the biggest and boldest transformation plans for Huddersfield town centre has recently been revealed.
Proposals will see a new ‘Cultural Heart’ in Huddersfield, by the upgrade of its train and bus stations and revamping of a selection of run-down areas of the town centre, set to be worth £250m over ten years.
Huddersfield Schools & Education
Education provision is of an excellent standard. Huddersfield has a large number of state primary and secondary schools with good reputations, most of which are located on the outskirts.
Most of the primary schools have been awarded a status of “good” by Ofsted. Lindley, Newsome, Spring Grove Junior and Infant and Reinwood Infant and Nursery schools have all attained the much-coveted rating of “outstanding”.
As well as a good assortment of secondary schools, which cover compulsory and sixth form education for the town’s population, Huddersfield has two sixth form colleges; Huddersfield New College and Greenhead College west of the town centre.
Huddersfield Grammar School is the only independent school for secondary education up to the age of 16.
Further education is provided by Kirklees College formed following the merger of Dewsbury College and Huddersfield Technical College.
There is one establishment of higher education; the University of Huddersfield. This very highly regarded institution been recognised as a “gold-rated” university by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
It is the UK’s leading university for the receipt of National Teaching Fellowships for the past ten years, and the first and only UK university where 100% of permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy or progressing toward that achievement.
Things to do in Huddersfield
Being such a large town, it will come as no surprise that there is a multitude of things to do with your spare time, with the majority of its highlights within easy walking distance of the centre.
Huddersfield boasts a variety of popular and independent stores. The four main shopping areas can be found at the Kingsgate Centre, The Piazza Centre, Queensgate Market Hall and the Byram Arcade.
Kingsgate features major names including Next, Top Shop, Clarks and House of Fraser, while there are also plans to build a major extension with more shops and a cinema complex whilst more boutique independents can be found at the Byram Arcade.
Greenhead Park, which recently underwent a £3.5m renovation, is a wonderful oasis of calm and tranquillity located just five minutes from the Ring Road. It includes bowling greens, tennis courts, children’s play areas, the town’s imposing Belvedere war memorial and a lake.
It also hosts the extremely popular weekly Parkrun, attracting hundreds each Saturday.
A number of annual festivals attract thousands to the town each year, the Contemporary Music Festival, the Kirklees Mela and the Huddersfield Carnival are three of the most popular.
The Lawrence Batley Theatre offers nightly drama, dance and comedy in what was once the world’s largest Wesleyan Chapel.
Tolson Museum is worth visiting. A vivid and intriguing picture of the area and its people, from pre-history to present day, is revealed through unique collections. From Roman finds to textiles, birds to transport, Tolson is a treasure house of the fascinating, the curious and the amazing.
Laying just a few miles from Huddersfield is The Pennine Way. A National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland.
The trail stretches for 268 miles from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border.
When you have exhausted all that Huddersfield has to offer, the large cities of Leeds and Manchester are just a short journey away.
Huddersfield Property
Living in the town gives residents the chance to own great property at low prices.
Huddersfield has a huge mix of housing, from former mill-owner’s mansions in Edgerton to sprawling local authority estates and high-rise tower blocks.
Large swathes of terraced streets on the fringes of the town centre in Turnbridge vanished half a century ago but many areas close to the centre still have the historic rows of back to back houses.
The average price for property in Huddersfield is £187,397 in February 2020. This is a rise of 1.40% in the last three months (since November 2019) and rise of 0.92% over the past 12 months.
In terms of property types, flats in Huddersfield sold for an average of £132,175 and terraced houses for £126,068.
Stats as per Zoopla – February 2020
Popular Places to Live near Huddersfield
- Brighouse
- Dewsbury
- Halifax
- Wakefield
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