16 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
About 16 Dowding Way
16 Dowding Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7GA). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 85.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2023 for £945,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Dowding Way has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- May 2014Garage ConversionAmendmentIn report
Retrospective application: Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/0467/RSP
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single-storey side extension linking to existing garage
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/1836/FUL
What's in 16 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Dowding Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£954,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 20 years.
£945,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2023Most recent
£945,000
+125.0%over 19 years28 February 2003
£419,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7GA: £599,995 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WD25 7GA
5 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
Sold Mar 2025
£460,00041 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
Sold Oct 2023
£760,00037 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
Sold Mar 2023
£599,99545 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
Sold Nov 2022
£667,50036 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
Sold Feb 2022
£570,000
Versus other Dowding Way homes
16 Dowding Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,494
Street avg £4,318
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Studios — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leavesden JMI School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB








