1 Bateson Drive, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7ND
About 1 Bateson Drive
1 Bateson Drive is a detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7ND). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £643,000 is 18.6% below the 2020 sale of £790,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£602/sq ft) was about 68.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £790,000.
Energy performance
1 Bateson Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Change of use of detached garage to habitable accommodation and alterations to fenestration
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0943/FUL
- Apr 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Use of permitted detached garage as a playroom with alterations to fenestration
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0237/FUL
What's in 1 Bateson Drive, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7ND's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bateson Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£643,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 5 years.
£790,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2020Most recent
£790,000
+43.6%over 5 years30 March 2015
£549,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7ND: £580,034 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WD25 7ND
37 Bateson Drive, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7ND
Sold Mar 2025
£580,03415 Bateson Drive, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7ND
Sold Dec 2023
£715,00019 Bateson Drive, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7ND
Sold Nov 2021
£660,00011 Bateson Drive, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7ND
Sold Jun 2021
£507,00035 Bateson Drive, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7ND
Sold Jan 2020
£515,000
Versus other Bateson Drive homes
Price per m² for 1 Bateson Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,475
Street avg £4,223
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
Hercules Way South — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Leavesden JMI School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB








