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Riverside Towers, Flat 16, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU

Estimated value

£284,000

  • Since the 2023 sale (£112,902)+152%
  • Against MK42 0AU's recent median (£87,000)+226%

Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 11
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£284,000

  • Against its 2023 sale (£112,902)+152%
  • Against MK42 0AU's recent median (£87,000)+226%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Riverside Towers is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 0AU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    87 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2023

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2023

  • Recent sales in MK42 0AU

    5 sales, median £87,000 (2024–2009)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Riverside Towers valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2023Most recent

    £112,902

    +2.6%

  2. 29 June 2023

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0AU: £87,000 (2024–2009).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

3 potential issues have already been flagged for Riverside Towers, Flat 16, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Environmental risk flaggedIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Riverside Towers

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Riverside Towers is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 87 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Riverside Towers (36–87 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2023–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 151.5% above the 2023 sale of £112,902. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £112,902.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 May 2033

6 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Riverside Towers, Flat 16, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Riverside Towers has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other St Marys Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Riverside Towers lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,264

Street avg £1,907

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full Bedford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

424/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bedford College — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bedford College. 30 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bedford College16 plus180m
  • Bedford Free SchoolSecondary198m
  • Priory Primary SchoolPrimary759m
  • Castle Newnham SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

  • Bedford CollegeBus stop164m
  • Duckmill LaneBus stop172m
  • St Paul's SquareBus stop196m
  • St John's StreetBus stop246m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,356 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,049 reports15%
  • Shoplifting807 reports12%
  • Public Order518 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 0AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.2dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 0AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Riverside Towers is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 0AU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Riverside Towers. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Riverside Towers was lodged in May 2023 at band E and is valid until May 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Riverside Towers. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 30 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK42 0AU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Riverside Towers is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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