Ambleside 1St Add
Homes for Sale in Clearwater, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Ambleside 1St Add is an older Clearwater pocket with a median build year of 1959 and a stock that stretches all the way from 1923 to 2022. That range is the story: what you pay here is driven far more by condition and how much a home has been updated than by any single price band. A gut-renovated bungalow and a tired original next door can sit in the same neighborhood at very different numbers, so read each listing on its own merits.
With about 185 homes and a homestead share near 66%, this is a mostly owner-occupied street grid rather than a churn-heavy rental block. That tends to keep turnover measured and inventory thin. For a seller, condition and honest pricing carry the day; for a buyer, the winning move is knowing exactly what updates a home has — and what it still needs — before you commit.
Who Ambleside 1St Add is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking an established Clearwater neighborhood with roughly 1,900 square feet of living space
- Buyers willing to budget for renovation or systems work in exchange for an older home with character
- Long-term owners who value a low-turnover, mostly homesteaded street grid
Probably not for
- Buyers who want new construction and predictable, uniform pricing
- Buyers with no appetite for inspection surprises or post-purchase updates
- Investors chasing high rental turnover in a predominantly owner-occupied area
The market around Ambleside 1St Add
Ambleside 1St Add is a small community — 7 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2023 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Pinellas County, 6,909 homes are active and 1,852 pending (21% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Ambleside 1St Add specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Ambleside 1St Add buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ambleside 1St Add today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Ambleside 1St Add.
Why condition sets the price here
A median year built of 1959 with a low end in the 1920s means systems, roofs, and floor plans vary widely from house to house. Some homes have been carried forward with updates; others are close to original. That spread is why a buyer should budget for inspection and, in many cases, for post-purchase work — and why two similar-looking homes can be priced far apart.
The median living area sits at roughly 1,935 square feet, which points to real, usable houses rather than compact starters. The 1920s-to-2022 build range also means the occasional newer or fully rebuilt home turns up alongside mid-century originals, so comparing any one sale to the next requires looking past square footage to what has actually been done to the property.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ambleside 1St Add. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a neighborhood where value hinges on condition rather than a clean price band, our job is to price and evaluate each home individually. We will walk you through what a given home's age means for roof, systems, and renovation cost, and we will tell you plainly when a listing's number reflects work already done versus work you will inherit.
Ambleside 1St Add in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Ambleside 1St Add buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 33755)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2013 (29 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Stellar MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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