The Old Bank, 43 High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA
About The Old Bank
The Old Bank is a detached house in Harrold, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7DA). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in March 2006. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 106.7% above the 2006 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 44 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 24 EPCs).
Energy performance
The Old Bank's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Old Bank has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at The Old Bank, 43 High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA
- Feb 2006Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use of ground floor office to single residential flat.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02719/COU
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsFeb 2014Decision
- ConditionsFeb 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 2 years.
£60,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2006Most recent
£60,000
+9.1%over 2 years16 January 2004
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7DA: £165,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK43 7DA
7 Harrold Place, High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA
Sold Mar 2025
£150,00011 Harrold Place, High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA
Sold Mar 2024
£189,00012 Harrold Place, High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA
Sold Mar 2023
£165,0004 Harrold Place, High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA
Sold Nov 2021
£165,00013 Harrold Place, High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA
Sold Aug 2021
£168,000
Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, The Old Bank runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,364
Street avg £2,380
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Magpie — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Harrold Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







