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EPC B
About 23 Merchant Gate
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Merchant Gate is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 4 certificates since May 2017. At 116 m² this is the 45th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–116 m².
Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 24.6% below the 2017 sale of £650,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Aug 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
1.7 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.
23 Merchant Gate valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Floor Area for 23 Merchant Gate runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,603
Street avg £4,252
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 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
0.1 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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