1 The Lodge, Orphanage Road, Watford, WD24 4QZ

1 The Lodge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £285,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode.