What kind of home is 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX?

17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX is a semi-detached house.

What did 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX sell for?

17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX last sold for £186,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £49,500 in July 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX?

Across 6 sales between July 1997 and October 2021, 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX rose from £49,500 to £186,000, a change of £136,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX?

17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX use?

The latest EPC at 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX?

17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX in?

17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX sits in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX?

Police records around 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX 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.

What schools are near 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX?

The closest primary school to 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX is Markyate Village School and Nursery (647m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX?

The closest bus stop to 17 Flax Mews, AL3 8NX is Fire Station, 115m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX

6 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Flax Mews

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

17 Flax Mews is a semi-detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 10th 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 (May 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £186,000 in October 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

17 Flax Mews's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£198,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£186,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

17 October 2021Most recent
£186,000
+55.1%over 8 years
15 March 2013
£119,950
1 July 2009
£120,000
-4.0%over 4 years
8 August 2004
£125,000
+140.4%over 5 years
12 February 1999
£52,000
+5.1%over 1 year
30 July 1997
£49,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8NX: £180,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in AL3 8NX

On the street

Versus other Flax Mews homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Flax Mews outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,043

Street avg £3,335

Above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 44 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Area

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Crime

3/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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FAQ

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