2 Gamekeepers Cottage, Bankwood Road, Stapleton, Pontefract, WF8 3DD
About 2 Gamekeepers Cottage
2 Gamekeepers Cottage is a detached house in Stapleton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Gamekeepers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
2 Gamekeepers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in WF8 3DD: £497,500 (2018–2000).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Dovecote Park — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Darrington Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB