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Orchid Court, 5, 1 West Street, Watford, WD17 1BU

EPC B

Estimated value

£416,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£455,000)-9%
  • Against WD17 1BU's recent median (£450,000)-8%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor ground floor
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£416,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£455,000)-9%
  • Against WD17 1BU's recent median (£450,000)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Orchid Court is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 1BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    92 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in WD17 1BU

    5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2025Most recent

    £455,000

    -17.3%over 2 years

  2. 11 May 2023

    £550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1BU: £450,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Orchid Court, 5, 1 West Street, Watford, WD17 1BU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Orchid Court

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

Orchid Court is a detached house in Watford (WD17 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. At 92 m² this is the 40th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in Orchid Court, where floor areas span 50–114 m².

At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £455,000. Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.6% per year.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Orchid Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate
May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.1 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 May 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchid Court, 5, 1 West Street, Watford, WD17 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchid Court has no planning applications on record.

7

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other West Street homes

Four headline reads against 46 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Orchid Court runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,946

Street avg £5,431

Below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 0.8 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 4 years

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

266/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

West Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lanchester Primary School. 37 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Lanchester Primary SchoolPrimary493m
  • West Herts College16 plus518m
  • Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary595m
  • Central Primary SchoolPrimary998m

Nearest stops

  • West StreetBus stop74m
  • Town HallBus stop244m
  • Beechen Grove NorthBus stop285m
  • Watford Junction Rail StationRailway station288m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,094 reports29%
  • Anti-social Behaviour733 reports20%
  • Shoplifting489 reports13%
  • Other Theft287 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 1BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD17 1BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 1BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£360k

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Flat
£353k

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WD17 1RB

2 bed1 bath
£339k

1 Orphanage Road

WD17 1PG

2 bed1 bath
£335k

1 Wellington Road

WD17 1QU

3 bed1 bath
£589k

10 Westland Road

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Orchid Court is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 1BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Orchid Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Orchid Court was lodged in May 2020 at band B and is valid until May 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Orchid Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 37 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD17 1BU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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