2 Merchants Court, Bedford, MK42 0AT
About 2 Merchants Court
2 Merchants Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £185,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
2 Merchants Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Merchants Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 17 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2022Most recent
£185,000
+48.0%over 14 years26 July 2007
£125,000
-7.4%over 2 years31 May 2005
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0AT: £212,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 0AT
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Merchants Court homes
On floor area, 2 Merchants Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,700
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Duckmill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bedford Free School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB