Archway House, Flat 6, 4 Orphanage Road, Watford, WD17 1PG
About Archway House
Archway House is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 1PG). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Archway House, where floor areas span 33–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 46 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Energy performance
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
- Dec 2014RenovationFullIn report
Changes to fenestration on side elevations
New Windows- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01468/FUL
- Jul 2014New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a 2 storey building which consists of 4no. one bed flats to the rear of Archway House, with associative refuse and cycle storage.
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00832/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Archway House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in WD17 1PG: £163,745 (2015–1996).
Versus other Orphanage Road homes
On epc rating, Archway House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Anglian Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB