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Brompton-by-Sawdon, Scarborough

Land size
20 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Attractively situated residential smallholding extending to approximately 20-acres
  • Four bedroom bungalow set in large garden with south facing outlook
  • Range of former livestock buildings offering opportunity to develop commercial agricultural unit
  • 20-acres of productive grass and arable land
  • Private rural location between Brompton by Sawdon and Snainton
  • Excellent potential to develop residential, agricultural or equestrian smallholding

Description

/ BACKGROUNDKings Head Farm comprises an attractively situated, residential / agricultural small holding, located in a peaceful rural location, between the villages of Brompton by Sawdon and Snainton within the Vale of Pickering.The property comprises a well-proportioned 4-bedroom bungalow, subject to an agricultural occupancy clause, together with range of livestock and general purposes buildings and in all is set in approximately 20-acres of mixed gras and arable land.The current Vendors have operated livestock enterprises from the holding including pig and poultry ventures. This included the fattening of an average of 95-100 pigs per week across Kings Head and two other holdings. The buildings were latterly used to house 3,000 free-range laying hens.The range of buildings now offer opportunity to develop a commercial agricultural holding as well as offering residential and equestrian opportunities. In total the land extends to 20-acres of mixed arable and grassland, suitable for grazing, grass and arable cropping.Overall, the sale of Kings Head Farm offers a rare opportunity to purchase an attractively situated, residential smallholding.LOCATION The property is situated in a rural position in open countryside between the villages of Brompton by Sawdon and Snainton and is accessed off Brompton Carr Lane with an access to the house and a separate double gated access into the yard and buildings. Brompton by Sawdon is a popular rural village located between Pickering and Scarborough on the A170 and benefits from a primary school, sports field, village hall, café, wine shop and well-regarded local butchers. Snainton provides further facilities including doctor’s surgery, fish and chip shop public house and other facilities.The coastal resort of Scarborough is 8 miles distant and provides a full range of services and amenities and wide sandy beaches on both the North and South Bay.The pretty town of Malton, which is a traditional market town located only 14 miles to the West. Malton is now often   referred to as ‘Yorkshire’s Food Capital’, with an annual ‘Food Festival’ and has become well known for its array of traditional food shops with several high-quality bakers, butchers, grocers, delis and fishmonger. The town also provides a wide and varied range of amenities including a    variety of shops, restaurants, and pubs, leisure facilities, cinema and primary and secondary schools. There is a railway station providing access to York within 25 minutes.The centre of the historic City of York is situated only 30 miles away providing a wide range of services and amenities with mainline trains available to Kings Cross, London within 2 hours.FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY GUIDE PRICE: OFFERS OVER £550,000

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
D
Date Posted
2026-05-24

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 39 Farms & Smallholdings listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (10+ acres).

This Property£27,500 / acre
Farms & Smallholdings Average (10+ acres) £16,842 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    34
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    65
    Type
    Community school
  • Wykeham Church of England Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    52
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy3.1 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    29
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Graham School6.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    893
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy6.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    610
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • George Pindar School7.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    730
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Scarborough University Technical College7.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    13 to 19
    Pupils
    275
    Type
    University technical college
  • Scalby Academy7.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    980
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - East Ayton, East Ayton4.2 miles
Morrisons Eastfield, Eastfield6.4 miles
Lidl Falsgrave Scarborough, Scarborough7 miles

GP surgery

Sherburn Surgery3 miles

Pharmacy

Ayton Pharmacy4.2 miles

Hospital

Woodlands Private Hospital (Sney)6.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field868 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Seamer Rail Station6.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Wydale Lane End898 metres

Typical drive times

Filey26 min · 14 miles
Pickering17 min · 9.5 miles
Scarborough16 min · 9.2 miles
York (city)51 min · 32 miles
Norton-on-Derwent25 min · 13 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

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The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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