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EPC B
About 5 Merchant Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Merchant Place is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since May 2017.
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 99% above the 2022 sale of £98,000. Sold June 2022 for £98,000. 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.
5 Merchant Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 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£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£98,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Price per m² for 5 Merchant Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,195
Street avg £1,656
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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