3 Orchard Close, Watford, WD17 3DU
About 3 Orchard Close
3 Orchard Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £769,000 is 23% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£660/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sale on file: £625,000 in July 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
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Certificate validity
Valid until 29 April 2029
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Planning history
3 Orchard Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Orchard Close, Watford, WD17 3DU
- Sept 2019ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 4m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.63m
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00942/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
3 Orchard Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£769,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£625,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2019Most recent
£625,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3DU: £880,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in WD17 3DU
Versus other Orchard Close homes
3 Orchard Close is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£7,102
Street avg £6,040
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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