Lakewood Estates Unit 4
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Market Heat
Lakewood Estates Unit 4 is a small, early-1960s pocket in Tampa — 65 homes built in a tight window between 1960 and 1963, with a median living area right around 1,493 square feet. In a subdivision this uniform in vintage and size, price is driven almost entirely by condition and updates rather than by square footage or age. A renovated home and a dated one can sit far apart on price even when the floor plans are close, so the single median figure here masks a wide spread.
With only a two-closing window to read from, recent sales data is thin, and any headline number should be treated as a directional signal, not a market rule. For sellers, that means condition and presentation do most of the work; for buyers, it means underwriting each home on its own merits — roof, systems, and how much updating has already been done — instead of leaning on comps that barely exist yet.
Lakewood Estates Unit 4 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($244K) is down 35.1% from the prior 12 months ($375K) and up 186% since 2012. With about 5 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 July 15. Confidence: Low (6 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 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
Lakewood Estates Unit 4 market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $244K ($185 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 5 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 35% from the prior 12 months and up 186% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Lakewood Estates Unit 4 is a community of 266 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1947 and 2020 (median 1959.0), with a median living area of about 1,529 square feet. 74% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a compact, established subdivision of mid-century homes on a consistent scale, where roughly 77% of homes carry a homestead exemption — a sign of an owner-occupied core rather than a rental-heavy street.
Who Lakewood Estates Unit 4 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a modest, single-scale mid-century home and willing to underwrite condition individually
- Renovation-minded buyers with a budget set aside for roof and systems on a 1960s home
- Long-hold owner-occupants who value a settled, high-homestead subdivision over rental turnover
Probably not for
- Buyers who need substantially more than ~1,500 square feet of living space
- Anyone expecting a deep bench of recent comps to anchor an offer
- Buyers wanting a fully turnkey home with no updating or systems work anticipated
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($244K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($375K) IS the -35.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 13 sales each (6 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 %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Lakewood Estates Unit 4 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Lakewood Estates Unit 4 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 Lakewood Estates Unit 4.
A uniform-vintage pocket where condition is the whole story
Everything here was built inside a four-year span, and the median home lands near 1,493 square feet. That consistency is useful: you are largely comparing like to like on layout and era, so the questions that matter are practical ones. Has the roof been replaced, are the systems modernized, and how deep did any renovation go. Homes of this age reward buyers who budget realistically for updates and reward sellers who address the obvious items before listing.
The high homestead share — about 77% — points to a settled, owner-occupied character rather than a turnover-driven investor block. That tends to keep the housing stock maintained but also means inventory can be limited and slow to surface, which is consistent with the thin recent closing activity.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Lakewood Estates Unit 4. 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 Lakewood Estates Unit 4 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 (6.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +186% since 2012; Recent Direction -35.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 74% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a subdivision this small with so few recent closings, the number that matters most is the one that hasn't happened yet — the next sale. We price and negotiate off condition and the specific updates in front of us, not off a median that can be skewed by a single deal, and we tell you plainly when a home's asking price assumes work that hasn't been done.
Lakewood Estates Unit 4 in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (7 streets, ZIP 33613)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (98 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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