79 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
About 79 High Street
79 High Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3LF). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 19.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
79 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
79 High Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2018ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Rear of property
17/00566/FUL - Increase width of extension by 110mm, reduce distance to boundary to 340mm from 450mm. Facia and soffit set higher and independent of existing facia, soffit width reduced to 175mm from 300mm to keep the new guttering and roofline within boundary. (Two storey rear extension)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00662/NMA
- Apr 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00566/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
79 High Street valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 2016Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3LF: £520,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK44 3LF
110 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Jun 2025
£1,025,000122 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Mar 2024
£550,00075 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Feb 2024
£385,00069 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Jun 2021
£520,00063 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Apr 2020
£667,500
Everything we know about 79 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
79 High Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,262
Street avg £3,607
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.1 km
All Saints Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB