70 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
About 70 High Street
70 High Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The home occupies a corner plot.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 103.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £600,000. 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
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
- Summer houseYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
70 High Street has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Spruce - fell 2 Apples - prune 1 Hazel - fell.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00449/TCA
- Apr 2008ExtensionConditionsIn report
Two storey side extension and single storey extension to rear with lantern light. Discharge of condition 3 of planning permission 06/03117/FUL - (parapet wall, lantern light, window sills and headers)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01050/AOC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 70 High Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2022Most recent
£600,000
+122.6%over 15 years1 June 2006
£269,500
+169.6%over 8 years26 November 1997
£99,950
+14.2%over 1 year15 November 1996
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3JJ: £450,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in MK44 3JJ
57 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Jan 2022
£735,00058 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Jul 2017
£320,00039 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold May 2015
£595,00068 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Oct 2014
£315,00041 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JJ
Sold Jul 2014
£450,000
Everything we know about 70 High Street, 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 Street homes
70 High Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,704
Street avg £2,126
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.0 km
College Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy. 3 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
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB