2 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LE

2 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 320 m² (around 3444 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. At 320 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,112,000 is 15.8% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm.