87 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN
About 87 High Street
87 High Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3NN). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 18.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 109.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in March 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A a two-storey side extension application was refused at 87 High Street in 2023.
3 applications on record at 87 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN
- Oct 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/23/01641/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2024Decision
- ExtensionJan 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
87 High Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 22 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2019Most recent
£275,000
+133.1%over 19 years8 September 1999
£118,000
+23.0%over 2 years6 July 1997
£95,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3NN: £535,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in MK44 3NN
91 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN
Sold May 2025
£535,00097 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN
Sold Mar 2025
£680,00070 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN
Sold Mar 2025
£720,000101 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN
Sold Sept 2024
£355,000111 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN
Sold Mar 2024
£407,000
Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for 87 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,825
Street avg £2,911
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.1 km
Pound Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







