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

8 Flax Mews is a semi-detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–47 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 44). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 20% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.