4 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NL
About 4 High Street
4 High Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3NL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £318,000 in May 2024.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 High Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Aug 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 against planning permission ref. CB/25/00971/LB (Listed Building: Remove concrete roughcast render and replace with lime render to the gable end wall. Repointing of chimney)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/25/02352/DOC
- Jul 2025RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building: Remove concrete roughcast render and replace with lime render to the gable end wall. Repointing of chimney.
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/25/00971/LB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 High Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 28 years.
£318,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2024Most recent
£318,000
+45.2%over 13 years19 September 2010
£219,000
+33.5%over 8 years15 September 2002
£164,000
+9.3%over 2 years8 June 2000
£150,000
+222.6%over 4 years18 December 1995
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3NL: £620,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in MK44 3NL
15 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NL
Sold Aug 2024
£787,50025 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NL
Sold Jul 2024
£285,00029 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NL
Sold Apr 2024
£620,00027 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NL
Sold Mar 2024
£305,00021 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NL
Sold Jun 2023
£1,250,000
Everything we know about 4 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
On habitable rooms, 4 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,184
Street avg £4,589
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.0 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
John Donne Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB