21 Orchard Close, Watford, WD17 3DU
About 21 Orchard Close
21 Orchard Close is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
21 Orchard Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 February 2032
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 21 Orchard Close, Watford, WD17 3DU
- Jan 2016OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01528/FULH
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionSept 2019Decision
- ExtensionJul 2019Decision
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- The 21 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
21 Orchard Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£995,000
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 5 sales in WD17 3DU: £880,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in WD17 3DU
Versus other Orchard Close homes
EPC Rating for 21 Orchard Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
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