Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 (204 m² across 13 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 £306,000 is 17.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
79 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 May 2024
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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
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
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79 High Street valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
23 October 2016Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3LF: £520,000 (2025–2021).
110 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Jun 2025
122 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Mar 2024
75 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Feb 2024
69 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Jun 2021
63 High Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF
Sold Apr 2020
79 High Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,262
Street avg £3,492
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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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
0.1 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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