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EPC B
About 22 Merchant Gate
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
22 Merchant Gate is a two-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since April 2017. At 72 m² this is the 17th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–116 m². Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 14.9% below the 2021 sale of £410,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Parkingallocated
- Balcony
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
22 Merchant Gate's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 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
1.1 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£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2021)
£410,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Riverside Square homes
Four headline reads against 45 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
22 Merchant Gate outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,694
Street avg £4,250
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.1 km
Pilgrims House — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1AS 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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Beautiful places to visit nearby
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