Places to live in Yorkshire

A question about : Places to live in Yorkshire

It is looking very likely my gf will be offered a job in Huddersfield. For me, that is going to mean re-locating out of York. We have a vague idea of moving halfway, perhaps to a small-ish village, where she can drive to Huddersfield, and I can get to York within a reasonable amount of time (as I'll be doing my PhD at the uni).

Today, we drove to Castleford (appeared very run down) and Pontefract (not impressed by that either). We're not keen on Dewsbury or Wakesfield, and my partner's likely-boss said Huddersfield is not that nice (?).

Leaving us with .....?

Any ideas. It doesn't need to have lots of shops or amenities, just within a reasonable driving distance of places. Must be safe. Beyond that, I am clueless.

Suggestions?

Best answers:

• It depends on your budget methinks but how about Brighouse ? Close to Huddersfield and links to the M62 for travel to York.
  I dare not ask what's wrong with Dewsbury or Wakefield !
• You could have a look around at some of the surrounding villages. I would not want to live in the big Cities, but there are some nice villages here in the West of Yorkshire.....We live about 9 miles out of Halifax and I like it. I think though that if I could I would prefer to live in the York District as that is where I am from. Might be worth contacting some local estate agents to see what is on offer around here....We could sell you our lovely cottage...
• Try Mirfield. It's near to Dewsbury, but Huddersfield side of it and my mum and dad live there. It's really nice and peaceful, not far off the M52 as well
• mirfield ,brighouse or suberbs of leeds all good
• Nowt up wi Leeds lass!
• I agree Brighouse is nice-also Mirfield,Gomersal & Little Gomersal much nicer than the some of the other places you've visited...Not far from motorways for you too.But I'm sure you can tell the areas where people look after their surroundings-speaks volumes!
• Barcode, Nawt wrong with becoming a Cass lass!!
  What about somewhere like Church Fenton. It is on the train for York.
  Halifax or Bradford in west yorks and they are easy train to york.
• stalybridge is like one step down fom Hebden Bridge
• Bradford. Most definitely not.
  We've been looking at Brighouse on-line, it seems about the right size, and I like the idea of living near the river, much like I am in York. The rental prices on rightmove are cheaper than what I am paying in York. It's good for my gf (15 mins on train or car) and reasonable for me, as I'll only be in York perhaps once a week. We'll be investigating over the next few weeks methinks.
• Can anyone make head or tail of SP's posts...ie. Staylbridge is one step down from Hebden Bridge?
  Nawt (spelt wrong its NOWT) wrong with being a CASS LASS..whats a cass lass when its all at home???
• I used to live in Hecky. Not helping I know, but I wanted to join in the yorkshire massif
• Skipton is on the York train line from Leeds. I don't know it well but I think it seems nice. There are some lovely villages on the outskirts of Leeds but if you are relying on public transport that might be a problem.
  I think the people in Castleford are lovely, but I think to a fair extent it is quite run down. I wouldn't want to be in the train station at night on my own. I've seen lads with bongs or cider and attitude there a few times.
  I do love Leeds and it is fairly central for you. Don't write it off until you've had a look at some of the nicer areas.
• Oh I love Skipton, Gingham...its a lovely little market town...and I love to go there for shopping. We also meet our biker friends there and quite a lot of them are from York, so yes I guess its about halfway...Misty
• PS I hate Leeds railway station its a horrid place to be on your own as a woman...nowt like York station....but Pudsey Bridge is not so far away and I think thats a nice little place to live too...or theres Sowerby Bridge...oh there is just loads of villages around....and its very pretty...cos your not far from Bronte country and the Dales here...
• Regarding Huddersfield, basically within 3 miles of the town center is not worth looking at but some of the surrounding areas are very, very nice.
  As you have to get to work in York have you not thought about looking at towns beside/near to the M1 junctions?
  Basically i will give my opinons of the towns mentioned and add some advice:
  Castleford, bit rought for my liking, people are sound though same with Pontefract.
  Wakefield, some nice ares like Crofton and that side but not to my personal liking, plus point near to M1 junction.
  Dewsbury, My hometown so i am biased but Dewsbury has its own problems and they way the demographic in the town is going (and certain elements within that certain demographic which make the national news every now and again make it somewhere i would not move into, couple of very nice outlying villages though, like Whitley). EDIT or for a more in depth review of my hometown:
  https://li0nheadthill.blogspot.com/20...-hometown.html
  Huddersfield, stick away from housing within 3 miles of the center and your fine.
  Brighouse, Never considered this myself but don't hear anything bad about the place either.
  Mirfield, Nice area (keep away from London Park estate though) and is somewhere i would seriously consider living myself.
  Other places you could consider:
  Ossett, not too bad, next to a motoway junction not too far from the larger town of Wakefield, within half an hour of huddersfield...
  The Villages between the M1 junction at wolley edge and Huddersfield itself. Such as Emley, West Bretton, Clayton West, Skelmanthorpe, Scissett etc) Some of these areas are vey desireable. I would live there myself if i could afford.
  (the edge of Huddersfield is on the far left of the map).
  https://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...=100000&addr1=
  Just a few ideas for you/my opinions.
• Whitechapel, Leeds.
  It all happens there, a throbbing, cosmopolitan boulevard