Property data
Sale history
Price Date Annual growth After inflation
£495,000 Jul 2009 8.5% 6.4%
£165,000 Jan 1996 na na
Internal area
163 square metres (1,755 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
£ per square meter (foot)
£3,036 per sqm (£282 per sqft) in Jul 2009. For context, homes in Watford are now selling for between £5,630 and £7,450 per square metre (£523 and £692 per square foot) . See the analysis of Watford WD17-3 housing market.
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Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Council tax band
G
Plot size
586 square metres (6,308 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
History:
Archived sales listing for 55 Orchard Drive. Advertised on multiple portals. It was . It last appeared May 2009.
Photos:

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Advertiser remarks:
  • 4 bedrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
August 2023 23/00515/FULH
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
55 Orchard Drive Watfor
Description:
Loft Extension with two rooflights

Planning ref:
June 2023 23/00341/FULH
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
55 Orchard Drive Watford Hertfordshire
Description:
Loft extension with three front roof lights

Planning ref:
March 2023 23/00171/LDC
Type:
Amendments or alterations arising from an existing or previous application
Status:
Status not known
Address:
55 Orchard Drive Watford Hertfordshire
Description:
Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with two front roof lights.

Planning ref:
April 2021 21/00357/LDC
Type:
Amendments or alterations arising from an existing or previous application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
55 Orchard Drive Watford
Description:
Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with hip to gable roof with roof lights.

Planning ref:
January 2021 21/00087/FULH
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Decision has yet to be made
Address:
55 Orchard Drive Watfor
Description:
Proposed alterations to front porch.

Planning ref:
December 2020 20/01091/FULH
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
55 Orchard Drive Watford
Description:
Two hipped to gable loft extension with rear dormer, 3 front roof lights, roof solar panels, changes to fenestration and new front porch

Planning ref:
June 2015 15/00522/FULH
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application approved with conditions
Address:
55 Orchard Drive Watford Hertfordshir
Description:
Erection of a single storey rear extension
EPC Inspections
Summary:
08 November 2023 - energy performance certificate grade C
Reason for EPC:
ECO assessment
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Detached House , has 7 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
191 sqm (2,056 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
21 November 2014 - energy performance certificate grade D
Reason for EPC:
none of the above
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Detached House , has 7 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
153 sqm (1,647 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
13 October 2008 - energy performance certificate grade E
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Detached House , has 8 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
163 sqm (1,755 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 12 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.