Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
68 High Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was December 2025 at £650,000 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 121.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
68 High Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 August 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has been extended more than once and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 68 High Street.
3 applications on record at 68 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear/side extension.
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68 High Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 29 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 29 years.
3 December 2025Most recent
£650,000
+106.3%over 11 years16 October 2014
£315,000
+284.1%over 18 years3 October 1996
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3JJ: £595,000 (2022–2014).
70 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Feb 2022
57 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Jan 2022
58 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Jul 2017
39 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold May 2015
41 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Jul 2014
68 High Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,757
Street avg £2,503
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
90/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
College Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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