23 Merchant Gate, Riverside Square, Bedford, MK40 1AS
About 23 Merchant Gate
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 48 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.
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Planning history
23 Merchant Gate has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
23 Merchant Gate valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 2017Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1AS: £255,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in MK40 1AS
18 Merchant Gate, Riverside Square, Bedford, MK40 1AS
Sold Apr 2024
£215,00022 Merchant Gate, Riverside Square, Bedford, MK40 1AS
Sold Aug 2021
£410,00025 Merchant Gate, Riverside Square, Bedford, MK40 1AS
Sold Mar 2021
£340,0008 Merchant Gate, Riverside Square, Bedford, MK40 1AS
Sold Sept 2020
£228,75045 Merchant Gate, Riverside Square, Bedford, MK40 1AS
Sold Mar 2020
£370,000
Versus other Riverside Square homes
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 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.0 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bedford College. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB






