1 Orchard Close, Watford, WD17 3DU
About 1 Orchard Close
1 Orchard Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £818,000 is 38.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £590,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
1 Orchard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Orchard Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of second floor rear extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00141/FULH
- Sept 2019Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with hip to gable extension, rear dormer and 2 front rooflights, and erection of single storey side extension with pitched roof.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00904/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
1 Orchard Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£818,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£590,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2019Most recent
£590,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3DU: £879,950 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD17 3DU
Versus other Orchard Close homes
On epc rating, 1 Orchard Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,784
Street avg £5,683
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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
0.1 km
The Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
West Herts College. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB