10 Merlin Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GJ
About 10 Merlin Way
10 Merlin Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £775,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £903,000 is 16.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£750/sq ft) was about 122.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
10 Merlin 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Merlin Way has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2018RenovationAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to planning permission 17/2484/FUL: Alterations to front porch
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0518/NMA
- Jan 2018PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension and front porch
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/2484/FUL
What's in 10 Merlin Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GJ's planning history?
3 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.
£903,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£775,000
+109.5%over 10 years7 January 2011
£370,000
+10.0%over 4 years13 December 2006
£336,500
+56.5%over 5 years19 April 2001
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7GJ: £510,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WD25 7GJ
23 Merlin Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GJ
Sold Jun 2025
£391,0007 Merlin Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GJ
Sold Mar 2025
£500,00012 Merlin Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GJ
Sold Oct 2024
£780,00011 Merlin Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GJ
Sold Nov 2021
£721,0001 Merlin Way, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GJ
Sold Jun 2021
£510,000
Versus other Merlin Way homes
10 Merlin Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,073
Street avg £5,246
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Trident Road — 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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB








