Lake Sherwood sits in the hills of Southern California, centered around its namesake lake. It’s a peaceful, private getaway with golf courses and other country club amenities. Life in the community stays fairly calm, but you’re still close to popular shopping areas, the coast and larger cities.
Housing in Lake Sherwood includes everything from rustic A-frame cabins to luxury estates. At the top of the range, you’ll find high-end, custom builds in the guard-gated section of the community, typically running between $4.5 million and $14 million. Older lakeside cabins and homes in the Meadows or North Shore subdivisions start just under $2 million and generally top out at around $4.5 million. There are also a few townhouses available, usually priced between $2 million and $4 million.
If you’re in one of the gated portions of the neighborhood, expect to pay HOA fees, unless you buy one of the few properties that predates the association. Fire insurance is another important expense to plan for, and premiums “can go deep into five figures per year,” says Tim Freund, broker with Engel & Volkers Westlake Village, who has lived in the Greater Conejo Valley for 35 years.
Many people choose to join the Sherwood Country Club, which features a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and a choice of grass, clay and hard-surface tennis courts. “It’s very exclusive — you’ve got titans of industry, entertainment people and some serious golfers,” Freund says. Members of the community’s other private club, the Sherwood Lake Club, also have access to a Nicklaus course. “It’s a collection of his favorite par threes from all the golf courses he’s designed,” Freund says. The clubs not only provide opportunities for recreation, but they are a large part of Lake Sherwood's social scene, too. “Everything revolves around the clubs," Freund says. "They have events for adults and children, like wine tastings and Easter egg hunts.”
If you live along the lake, you might spend your free time paddleboarding or playing in the water. “It has sort of a storybook atmosphere. They filmed some scenes for the 1930s Robin Hood there," Freund says. "People are out swimming and jumping off rocks.” A few residents have electric boats, but it can be a long process to get a new boat on the lake, especially if you don't have deeded dock rights.
Lake Sherwood is served by the highly rated Conejo Valley Unified School District, and kids can start out at Westlake Elementary School, just east of the community. Freund says many families choose to send their kids to Oaks Christian School, a private, college-preparatory school that offers preschool through 12th grade. “They have very competitive athletics,” he says. “Students come from all over the world to attend.”
While the Lake Sherwood community maintains a calm, residential setting, you’re just a few miles from:
Lake Sherwood is also relatively well situated for travel, especially to Malibu, about 20 miles south. Los Angeles is around 40 miles away, and Santa Barbara is within a 60-mile drive. Freund says that the majority of residents aren’t making a daily commute to work, however. “Most have jobs where they can work from home,” he says. As far as highway access, U.S. Route 101 and state Route 22 are both just a few miles away, but it can take a little while to wind your way out of the community, depending on where you live.
Interested in learning more about homes in this area? Reach out to , an experienced agent in this area.
John K. Herkenrath
Epique Realty
(424) 477-3714
20 Total Sales
1 in Lake Sherwood
$1,650,000 Price
Tai Savetsila
Agents of LA Inc.
(424) 533-5561
14 Total Sales
1 in Lake Sherwood
$1,454,500 Price
Chad Singer
Amalfi Estates
(855) 936-0705
93 Total Sales
1 in Lake Sherwood
$3,750,000 Price
Rosemary Allison
Coldwell Banker Realty
(805) 303-8251
186 Total Sales
2 in Lake Sherwood
$2.3M - $4.2M Price Range
Ric Prete
Platinum Real Estate
(805) 870-8955
55 Total Sales
3 in Lake Sherwood
$2.4M - $2.6M Price Range
Michelle Price
Equity Union Real Estate
(747) 250-7398
51 Total Sales
1 in Lake Sherwood
$2,500,000 Price
On average, homes in Lake Sherwood, CA sell after 49 days on the market compared to the national average of 55 days. The median sale price for homes in Lake Sherwood, CA over the last 12 months is $2,500,000, up 3% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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