Highlands Grove South is an established single-residential neighborhood in south Lakeland, in Polk County, near Lakeland Highlands Road and Highlands Grove Elementary in the ZIP 33813 area (Lakeland real estate neighborhood guides, 2026). It is a settled, tree-lined pocket rather than a new development, with homes that have been lived in and updated over decades.
Listing and neighborhood guides describe the homes as generally built from the late 1970s into the mid 1980s, mostly three bedroom, two bath single-family floor plans in the mid size range, with sources citing roughly 1,400 to 1,600 square feet for many of the homes (neighborhood listing guides, 2026). Confirm the exact year built, square footage, bedroom count, and lot for any specific house.
Because the homes are an established era, the money is made or lost on the individual house and its updates, not on the address. The drivers are the age of the roof, the HVAC, the water heater, and the windows, the state of the kitchen and baths, and the condition of the slab and plumbing, all of which have to be read from an inspection and the seller disclosures for the specific home.
The pitch is a settled south Lakeland address: Lakeland Highlands Road, the south Lakeland shopping along South Florida Avenue, the Polk Parkway, and the broader Lakeland Highlands school corridor are all close, with downtown Lakeland a manageable drive. The work is the diligence: read the roof and systems, price the renovation honestly, and confirm any HOA or deed restrictions before you buy.
