Pensacola Real Estate News Subdivision Report For Herons Forest In Southwest Pensacola
April 4th, 2008 Categories: Southwest Pensacola
This article provides a Pensacola real estate market report on the Herons Forest subdivision. If you are interested in seeing any homes in the Herons Forest subdivision, or any other homes for sale in Pensacola Florida, please feel free to Contact Me for assistance. All of the homes pictured on this page were for sale at the time this article was published.
Herons Forest is a beautiful gated community that has its own community pool, tennis courts, picnic area, nature trails, and deeded access to the beach area behind the subdivision, along with a natural greenbelt area. The first picture below shows the beautiful nature walk down to the water.
To see all current Pensacola Homes for Sale in Herons Forest, follow these simple steps:
Click on Search for Homes.
On the Property Search screen, click on the “More Search Options” button.
Then type Herons Forest into the “Subdivision” category and click the “Search Now” button at the bottom of the screen.
Herons Forest is located in Southwest Pensacola. It is not within the Pensacola city limits. Herons Forest is accessible from Old Gulf Beach Highway, just west of Blue Angel Parkway.
If you have younger children, the Perdido Kids Park is just a mile or so down the road, along with the Big Lagoon State Park. And the beach is just 10 minutes away.
Information on travel times provided below will depend on traffic and time of day.
Approximate travel times to popular Pensacola destinations:
Downtown Pensacola: 20-25 Minutes
Cordova Mall / Pensacola Airport / Pensacola Junior College: 35-40 minutes
Interstate 10: 25-30 Minutes
Pensacola Beach : 30-35 minutes
Perdido Key Florida: 10 minutes
University Of West Florida: 45 minutes
Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS) (Home of the Blue Angels): 5 minutes to back gate
Saufley Field Naval Base: 15 minutes
Corry Field Naval Base: 15 minutes
Escambia County School Districts for Emerald Shores Subdivision:
Elementary: Helen Caro
Middle: Bailey
High: Escambia
Homes in Herons Forest generally fall into the following ranges:
Age of Homes: Built between 1998 and 2007
Construction: Contemporary style
Square Footage: 1600 - 3400
Bedrooms: 3 to 4
Bathrooms: 2 to 3
Garages: Mostly 2 Car
Lot Sizes: .15-.25 acres
Waterfront? Deeded access to waterfront via private nature trails
Swimming Pools: Of the Herons Forest homes currently listed for sale in the Pensacola MLS, only 1 had a swimming pool, but there is a community pool for the subdivision
Foreclosures: Of the homes currently listed for sale in the Pensacola MLS, none are foreclosure properties.
Home Owners Association. Yes, dues between $925 and $1125 per year.
Average Days On Market of homes sold in the past year was 189 days.
Rentals: The Pensacola MLS shows 2 homes for rent in Herons Forest, a 3 bed/2 bath home and a 5/3 home for $1250-2000 per month. 6 homes were rented in Herons Forest in the past year for $1100 to $2000 per month.
The following table shows Pensacola real estate market data for Herons Forest. The numbers in the table are created using data from the Pensacola MLS and are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. These numbers do not include sales by Pensacola FSBOs.
The overall percentage difference between list and sales price is 3.6%. This indicates that some Herons Forest sellers were somewhat negotiable on price in the past year.
The table below shows Pensacola homes for sale in the Herons Forest subdivision as of March 27, 2008.
I hope this market report on Herons Forest subdivision was helpful. This market report is a reflection of the Pensacola real estate market as of March 27, 2008. These numbers will change as the Pensacola real estate market changes. If this report is not current at the time you are reading it (6 months or more after 03/27/08) and you are interested in buying or selling a home in Herons Forest, I recommend that you Contact Me for updated market information on this subdivision.
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