2 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
About 2 Flax Mews
2 Flax Mews is a mid-terrace 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. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. 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.
Last sale on file: £197,000 in July 2022. 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 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 83.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
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Planning history
2 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Flax Mews was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£197,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2022Most recent
£197,000
+55.1%over 16 years27 October 2005
£127,000
+23.3%over 2 years24 April 2003
£103,000
+53.2%over 2 years5 April 2001
£67,250
+6.7%over 1 year11 February 2000
£63,000
+22.3%over 1 year10 December 1998
£51,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8NX: £180,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in AL3 8NX
18 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Feb 2025
£180,0006 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold May 2022
£195,0001 6, Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Feb 2022
£175,00017 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Oct 2021
£186,0005 Flax Mews, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NX
Sold Apr 2021
£173,000
Versus other Flax Mews homes
2 Flax Mews outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,283
Street avg £3,318
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 44 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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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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