Gardeners Cottage, Bessingby, Bridlington, YO16 4UH
About Gardeners Cottage
Gardeners Cottage is a detached house in Bessingby, Bridlington, Bridlington (YO16 4UH). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2354 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Know exactly what you're buying at Gardeners Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gardeners Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
BESSINGBY CONSERVATION AREA - Fell 1 no. Beech tree to being dead and 1 Sycamore due to dead crown
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02715/TDD
What's in Gardeners Cottage, Bessingby, Bridlington, YO16 4UH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Gardeners Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£450,000
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 5 sales in YO16 4UH: £550,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in YO16 4UH
Cottage Farm, Bessingby, Bridlington, YO16 4UH
Sold Oct 2024
£680,0003 Main Street, Bessingby, Bridlington, YO16 4UH
Sold Oct 2024
£236,000St Magnus Lodge, Bessingby, Bridlington, YO16 4UH
Sold Nov 2022
£960,000The Walled Garden, Bessingby, Bridlington, YO16 4UH
Sold Feb 2021
£550,0002 Main Street, Bessingby, Bridlington, YO16 4UH
Sold Oct 2018
£178,700
Everything we know about Gardeners Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus the street
Floor Area for Gardeners Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
1 Comely Chase
YO16 4FF
1 Church Lane, Carnaby
YO16 4UP
1 2 Northdale Cottages, Scarborough Road
YO16 4UB
1 Easton Heights
YO16 4BS
1 Burlington Court, Gordon Road
YO16 4PQ
1 Easton Meadows, Easton
YO16 4XF
1 Britannia Road
YO16 4ET
1 Carlton Street
YO16 4JR
The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Bessingby Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Hilderthorpe Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB