40 Orwell Court, Brocklesbury Close, Watford, WD24 4GR

40 Orwell Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4GR). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the 7th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 83). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 is 15.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 89.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.