23 Ivy Close, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7NQ

23 Ivy Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 sits 66.6% above the 2015 sale of £515,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 35.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015.