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87 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
57 m²
614 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 87 High Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 87 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

3decisions3extensions23documents2nearby
  1. Oct 2023
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/23/01641/FULL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • The 23 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

87 High Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£275,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2019Most recent

    £275,000

    +133.1%over 19 years
  2. 8 September 1999

    £118,000

    +23.0%over 2 years
  3. 6 July 1997

    £95,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3NN: £535,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 87 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,825

Street avg £2,911

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 87 High Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3NN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK44 3NN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 3NN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 87 High Street, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.