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

7 Flax Mews is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 8th 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 42.3% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.