8 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD
About 8 Royce Grove
8 Royce Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7GD). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £655,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Joint Application: Linked front garage extension to No's 6 and 8 and single storey rear extension to No.8
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1961/FUL
- Oct 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and alterations to roof of existing garage
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1860/FUL
What's in 8 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 23 years.
£655,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2024Most recent
£655,000
+85.8%over 16 years20 July 2008
£352,500
+28.2%over 3 years26 November 2004
£275,000
+10.0%over 2 years19 September 2002
£249,995
+31.6%over 1 year7 June 2001
£189,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7GD: £555,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD25 7GD
18 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD
Sold Jul 2024
£680,00010 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD
Sold May 2023
£710,00020 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD
Sold Jun 2021
£555,00032 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD
Sold Oct 2020
£390,00024 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD
Sold Jan 2020
£370,000
Versus other Royce Grove homes
On years held, 8 Royce Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,962
Street avg £4,846
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Studios — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Leavesden JMI School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB








