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Get startedGamekeepers Cottage is a detached house in Potter Brompton, Scarborough, Scarborough (YO12 4PE). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £470,000.
Gamekeepers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Gamekeepers Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
On epc rating, Gamekeepers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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12 May 2025Most recent
£470,000
+67.9%over 15 years4 August 2009
£280,000
+133.3%over 6 years12 December 2002
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO12 4PE: £400,000 (2024–2019).
Rosewood Main Street Potter Brompton Scarborough
Sold Dec 2024
Chalk Cottage Main Street Potter Brompton Scarborough
Sold Apr 2024
Foxtons Cottage Main Street Potter Brompton Scarborough
Sold Jun 2022
Thornfield Main Street Potter Brompton Scarborough
Sold Aug 2021
Brick Cottage Main Street Potter Brompton Scarborough
Sold Apr 2013
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
YO12 4LE
Glebe Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
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