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3 sales on record
About 8 The Lodge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 The Lodge is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 4th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 11 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Watford HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 102.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £330,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 The Lodge's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
0.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 The Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2021)
£330,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 8 The Lodge, Orphanage Road, Watford, WD24 4QZ
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Versus other Orphanage Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 The Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,500
Street avg £3,379
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Anglian Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 4QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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