6 Ashwood Mews is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£933/sq ft) was about 187.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £612,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Single storey extension
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£649,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 24 years.
£612,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 24 years.
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On price per m², 6 Ashwood Mews stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,041
Street avg £6,458
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Albans Abbey Rail Station — railway station.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 6 Ashwood Mews, St Albans, AL1 2AY
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13 September 2024Most recent
£612,500
+146.0%over 20 years15 January 2004
£249,000
+24.5%over 1 year18 January 2002
£200,000
-2.9%over 11 months27 February 2001
£206,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 2AY: £560,000 (2022–2010).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
AL1 2HY
Closest school
0.3 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 29 schools nearby.