7 High Top Barn, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1BP
About 7 High Top Barn
7 High Top Barn is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 High Top Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 High Top Barn has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 23 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2022Most recent
£500,000
+28.2%over 7 years2 July 2015
£390,000
+143.8%over 15 years26 November 1999
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1BP: £480,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in MK44 1BP
1 High Top Barn, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1BP
Sold Feb 2023
£525,0002 High Top Barn, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1BP
Sold Feb 2019
£480,0004 High Top Barn, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1BP
Sold Jan 2014
£578,5006 High Top Barn, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1BP
Sold Apr 2002
£195,0008 High Top Barn, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1BP
Sold Jun 1995
£119,000
Everything we know about 7 High Top Barn, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Top Barn homes
7 High Top Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,086
Street avg £2,390
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Spring Lane — bus stop.
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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB