49 High Street, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4HY

49 High Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4HY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on dual fuel.

6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.