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EPC B
About 11 Merchant Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
11 Merchant Place is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–82 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2017) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since May 2017.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 104.5% above the 2022 sale of £66,000. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £66,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
11 Merchant Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2022)
£66,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Riverside Square homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 11 Merchant Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,435
Street avg £1,621
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 1.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Pilgrims House — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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