What type of property is 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF sell for?

18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF last sold for £535,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £98,000 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

Across 3 sales between March 1996 and March 2021, 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF rose from £98,000 to £535,000, a change of £437,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

The current EPC rating for 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL3 4PF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF is in council tax band E.

Where is 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF located?

18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF sits in St Albans. It falls within the AL3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

Police records around 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

The closest primary school to 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF is Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School (401m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Loreto College (854m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF?

The closest bus stop to 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, AL3 4PF is Town Hall, 185m away. The nearest rail option is St Albans Abbey Rail Station, 811m away.

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18 Bowes Lyon Mews, St Albans, AL3 4PF

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Bowes Lyon Mews

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

18 Bowes Lyon Mews is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 74).

At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£700/sq ft) was about 108.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

Central heatingYes
ConciergeYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Bowes Lyon Mews, St Albans, AL3 4PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Bowes Lyon Mews has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Bowes Lyon Mews has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£579,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£535,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

16 March 2021Most recent
£535,000
+170.2%over 19 years
22 November 2001
£198,000
+102.0%over 5 years
6 March 1996
£98,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4PF: £710,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in AL3 4PF

On the street

Versus other Bowes Lyon Mews homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 18 Bowes Lyon Mews runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,535

Street avg £5,324

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Town Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 32 schools nearby.

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