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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2024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
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Planning history
79 High Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 79 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
- Apr 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00566/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2018Decision
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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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







