22 Bowes Lyon Mews, St Albans, AL3 4PF
About 22 Bowes Lyon Mews
22 Bowes Lyon Mews is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 72 m² this is the 8th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £440,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
22 Bowes Lyon Mews has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4PF: £710,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in AL3 4PF
Versus other Bowes Lyon Mews homes
22 Bowes Lyon Mews is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,111
Street avg £5,502
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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