79 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN

79 High Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3NN). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 sits 51.4% above the 2007 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.