3 Orphanage Road, Watford, WD17 1PG

3 Orphanage Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1PG). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 116% above the 2009 sale of £174,990.