Chelsea Woods
Homes for Sale in St. Augustine, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
As of September 2026, the MLS records 6 closed sales in Chelsea Woods in St. Augustine, FL since 2005, the most recent in March 2024. Across St. Augustine as a whole, 2,667 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $454,157, 53 median days on market, with 685 homes for sale today. At that median and St. Johns County's FY2025-26 rate of 13.47 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,120 ($5,600 with the full homestead exemption).
Chelsea Woods is a small St. Augustine pocket in St. Johns County, and with a snapshot this focused, price here is driven by the individual home more than by any neighborhood-wide trend. Condition, updates, lot, and how a specific house shows will move the number far more than a formula ever could. When you see a wide spread between listings, read it as a condition story, not a mystery.
For a buyer, that means underwriting each home on its own merits rather than assuming a going rate. For a seller, it means presentation and honest pricing do the heavy lifting. We won't pretend to know a value from a screen — we walk the house, compare it to what has actually traded nearby, and price to the market as it is on the ground.
The 60-Second Overview
Chelsea Woods is a compact residential enclave in St. Augustine, inside St. Johns County, where the character of any given sale comes down to the specific home rather than a broad neighborhood pattern.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
Who Chelsea Woods is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who value a compact St. Augustine setting and are willing to underwrite a home on its own condition
- Those wanting St. Johns County location with proximity to the historic core and coast
- Buyers comfortable moving decisively when the right individual home comes up in a small inventory
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a wide selection of listings on hand at all times
- Those who want a formula-driven, large-comp valuation before making an offer
- Buyers set on a master-planned community with extensive shared amenities
The market around Chelsea Woods
Chelsea Woods is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32086, 173 homes are on the market and 17% are under contract — a slower corner of St. Augustine.
Across St. Johns County, 1,855 homes are active and 859 pending (32% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Chelsea Woods specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Chelsea Woods buying strategy.
If we were buying in Chelsea Woods 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 Chelsea Woods.
A small pocket, read house by house
Because this is a tighter community, there is less of the statistical noise you get in a large subdivision, but also fewer comparable sales to lean on. That puts a premium on judgment: what a home has been maintained or updated to, how the lot sits, and what has genuinely closed nearby carry the analysis. Averages across a handful of homes can mislead, so we treat each listing as its own case.
St. Augustine and St. Johns County give the location its pull — coastal access, historic core, and the wider county's amenities are all within reach. Inside Chelsea Woods, the deciding factors are the practical ones: layout, condition, and how a particular property lines up against your list of must-haves.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Chelsea Woods. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small community with limited comparable data, the value comes from local judgment, not a dashboard. We price and negotiate off what has actually traded and what a specific home offers, we tell you plainly when a house is overpriced or when it is worth stretching for, and we would rather lose a listing than mislead you on the number.
Chelsea Woods in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 Chelsea Woods buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Chelsea Woods sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Chelsea Woods, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-30 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (6 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 realMLS 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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The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are St. Johns County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · St. Johns County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.