Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
11 Flax Mews is a detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–47 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 75.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
11 Flax Mews's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2020
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 February 2020
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11 Flax Mews has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 20 years.
£169,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 20 years.
28 July 2016Most recent
£169,000
+40.8%over 10 years25 August 2005
£120,000
+14.3%over 2 years29 May 2003
£105,000
+11.1%over 8 months3 October 2002
£94,500
+96.9%over 6 years26 September 1996
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8NX: £195,000 (2026–2022).
1 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Mar 2026
6 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Nov 2025
18 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Feb 2025
2 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Jul 2022
16 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Feb 2022
On epc rating, 11 Flax Mews runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,014
Street avg £3,439
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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