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.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a two-storey side extension application was refused at 87 High Street in 2023.
- Feb 2024ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Side of property
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03799/FULL (Two storey, part single side extension) amendment sought: Removal of dormer window and introduce window in gable end.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/24/00486/NMA
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Two storey, part single side extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/23/03799/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Everything we know about 87 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
Price per m² for 87 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,825
Street avg £2,907
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB