11 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
About 11 Walnut Close
11 Walnut Close is a detached house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 15 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. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £295,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 16.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
11 Walnut Close 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 11 Walnut Close.
- Jan 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed ground floor side and front extension and part two storey and part single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/19/03716/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
11 Walnut Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 14 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2020Most recent
£295,000
-4.8%29 April 2020
£310,000
+55.0%over 6 years26 November 2013
£200,000
+2.6%over 7 years8 June 2006
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3NB: £430,000 (2020–2020).
Nearby sales in MK44 3NB
19 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Dec 2020
£430,00016 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Oct 2020
£420,00012 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Sept 2020
£310,00018 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Jul 2020
£435,00021 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Apr 2020
£432,500
Everything we know about 11 Walnut Close, 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 Walnut Close homes
Price per m² for 11 Walnut Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,470
Street avg £3,231
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Walnut Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
John Donne Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB