36 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
About 36 Dowding Way
36 Dowding Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7GA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £644,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/2467/FUL
What's in 36 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 21 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2022Most recent
£570,000
+65.2%over 14 years19 July 2007
£344,950
+72.5%over 6 years9 February 2001
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7GA: £667,500 (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
£599,99516 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
Sold Feb 2023
£945,00045 Dowding Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GA
Sold Nov 2022
£667,500
Versus other Dowding Way homes
On epc rating, 36 Dowding Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,563
Street avg £4,378
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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








