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17 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£826,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£715,000)+16%
  • Against WD25 7GA's recent median (£667,500)+24%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
157 m²
1690 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£826,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£715,000)+16%
  • Against WD25 7GA's recent median (£667,500)+24%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Dowding Way is modelled from its 157 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 7GA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    157 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in WD25 7GA

    5 sales, median £667,500 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Dowding Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 July 2019Most recent

    £715,000

    +57.1%over 13 years

  2. 10 March 2006

    £455,000

    +30.0%over 4 years

  3. 31 October 2001

    £349,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7GA: £667,500 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 17 Dowding Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Dowding Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7GA). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £826,000 is 15.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £715,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Dowding Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2024

Current Certificate
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 August 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Dowding Way has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Dowding Way homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Dowding Way lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,554

Street avg £4,347

On par

Floor Area

157 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

Crime

214/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Leavesden JMI SchoolPrimary449m
  • Kingsway Infants' SchoolPrimary478m
  • Kingsway Junior SchoolPrimary538m
  • The Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

  • StudiosBus stop180m
  • Macdonnell GardensBus stop261m
  • Trident RoadBus stop288m
  • Evans AvenueBus stop317m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,012 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour559 reports20%
  • Other Theft357 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime216 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 7GA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD25 7GA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 7GA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£615k

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5 bed2 bath
£716k

1 Griffon Way, Leavesden

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4 bed2 bath
£600k

1 Halifax Close, Leavesden

WD25 7GG

4 bed
£473k

1 Hammer Parade, Hunters Lane

WD25 7BB

3 bed2 bath
£454k

1 Hope Green

WD25 7HQ

3 bed1 bath
£744k

1 Braham Crescent, Leavesden

WD25 7NN

£410k

1 Cobb Green

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Dowding Way is modelled from its 157 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 7GA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 17 Dowding Way. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Dowding Way was lodged in August 2014 at band D and expired in August 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Dowding Way. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD25 7GA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
17 Dowding Way is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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