KENSINGTON SEC 01
Homes for Sale in ORLANDO, FL
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Market Heat
Kensington Sec 01 is a mid-1980s to early-1990s Orlando subdivision of 249 homes, with a median build year of 1986 and a median living area around 1,468 square feet. What sets price here is not location theatrics or floor-plan variety — it is condition. In a tract this age and this consistent in size, the spread between a dated original-owner home and one that has been updated is where the real dollars move, so pay less attention to headline comps and more to what has actually been done to the house.
With just under 62% of homes homesteaded, this is a stayed-put community rather than a churn market, which tends to keep resale supply thin. For a seller, that scarcity is leverage on a well-prepped home. For a buyer, it means you may wait for the right listing rather than choose from many at once, and you should be ready to move when a renovated one surfaces.
KENSINGTON SEC 01 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($314K) is down 11.7% from the prior 12 months ($355K) and up 292% since 2012. With about 6 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2. Confidence: Low (8 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 2, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
KENSINGTON SEC 01 market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $314K ($203 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 15 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 12% from the prior 12 months and up 292% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (8 closings in the current window).
KENSINGTON SEC 01 is a community of 417 homes in ORLANDO, Orange County, built between 1985 and 1997 (median 1988.0), with a median living area of about 1,546 square feet. 65% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Kensington Sec 01 is a compact, established Orange County pocket of 249 homes built in a tight window, so the housing stock reads as consistent in age and scale — the differences you shop are condition and updates, not size or vintage.
Who KENSINGTON SEC 01 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking an established, right-sized Orlando home and willing to shop patiently for the right condition
- Renovation-minded buyers ready to update an original 1980s home and build equity through the work
- Long-hold owners who value low-turnover stability over frequent resale opportunity
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a turnkey home immediately and cannot wait for the right listing
- Shoppers who want large square footage or a wide range of floor plans
- Investors counting on quick flips in a thin-supply, owner-heavy market
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($314K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($355K) IS the -11.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 21 sales each (8 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2005 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
31% of homes for sale in ZIP 32818 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-08-01).
The KENSINGTON SEC 01 buying strategy.
If we were buying in KENSINGTON SEC 01 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 KENSINGTON SEC 01.
A condition-driven resale market
Homes here were built between 1985 and 1993, clustering around 1986, with a median living area near 1,468 square feet. That uniformity is useful: it makes comps cleaner because you are largely comparing like-aged, like-sized houses. It also means the value question narrows to systems and finishes — roof, HVAC, kitchens, baths — since square footage and era rarely separate one home from the next.
The homestead share just over 61% signals long-term ownership, which typically limits how many homes hit the market at any moment. Thin supply can hold pricing firm for updated homes, but it also means a dated house has to compete on price rather than presentation. Buyers should budget for the work an original home needs; sellers should weigh targeted updates before listing.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in KENSINGTON SEC 01. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in KENSINGTON SEC 01 buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (7.4). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +292% since 2012; Recent Direction -11.7% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 65% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 100.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this driven by condition and this short on inventory, the edge comes from reading each home's real state against the median profile and pricing accordingly. We help sellers decide which updates earn their keep before listing, and we help buyers move decisively when a genuinely updated home appears — while walking away from a comp that only looks like a deal on paper.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (13 streets, ZIP 32818)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (121 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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