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

12 The Lodge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 250.2% above the 1998 sale of £79,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 46% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 10 EPCs).