An established NW Gainesville single-family neighborhood of 1970s homes, with a wide range of sizes from modest homes to larger estates.
Listings before the portals, true comps, and the renovation and carrying-cost math, before you tour.
"Sunningdale is an established single-family neighborhood in NW Gainesville, with homes reported to date generally from the 1971 to 1981 era and a notably wide range of sizes, from modest homes to larger estates. The read is variety within an established setting: a centrally located subdivision where the product itself, the size, the lot, and the condition, varies more than in a uniform tract. The buy is house-specific. Because one home can be small and the next can exceed several thousand square feet, comp within Sunningdale by the closest match on size, lot, and condition, confirm the HOA status, and read the systems on the older stock."
Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026
Sunningdale market snapshot (as of June 18, 2026): the median sale price is about $428K ($187 per sq ft), with homes averaging 101 days on market and 6.0 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market (limited data). Based on 6 recent closings in live Stellar MLS data.
Sunningdale is an established single-family neighborhood in NW Gainesville (ZIP 32605), Alachua County, described as centrally located (neighborhood profiles).
Homes are reported to date generally from the 1971 to 1981 era, with a wide range of sizes, from smaller homes to larger estates reported to exceed several thousand square feet, so the product varies house to house.
Because the housing stock spans eras of finish and a wide size range, value is property-specific; confirm the HOA status, any deed restrictions, and the relevant association for the specific home before you offer.
Read the systems on the older homes, weigh the size and lot, confirm the HOA status, and comp within Sunningdale against the closest match by size, lot, and condition rather than a city average.
Tight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.
Live from Stellar MLS, as of June 18, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current Sunningdale listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.
Our proprietary read on how a home in Sunningdale buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.
Live MLS inventory for Sunningdale. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Sunningdale listings as of 2026-06-18, priced high to low. Listings courtesy of Stellar MLS as distributed by MLS GRID.. Tap any home to ask about it.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers, color the dots by status or lot type, and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS; lot type inferred from listing descriptions. Destination pins are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO. Flood, school, and commute overlays are on the roadmap.
The location is the everyday-convenience case: shopping, schools, and the major roads are all a manageable drive.
Drive times from Sunningdale. They are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact start point.
Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.
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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge
No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.
Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.
Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.
Sunningdale is served by Alachua County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.
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What actually shapes value in Sunningdale, sourced and dated. We do not publish rumor.
Our read on what is being built around Sunningdale, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.
Wide range of home sizes
1970s-era housing stock
Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Sunningdale, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
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Sunningdale is an established, centrally located single-family neighborhood in NW Gainesville, with homes reported to date generally from 1971 to 1981 and a wide range of sizes from modest homes to larger estates (neighborhood profiles). Treat details as reported and confirm. Why it matters: Size, lot, and condition vary widely; comp against the closest match within Sunningdale. Source
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
If we were buying in Sunningdale, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.
Match the product, since homes range from modest to large estates and that range drives value.
Read the condition, the roof, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical on the 1970s-era stock.
Confirm the HOA status, any mandatory or voluntary association and any deed restrictions.
Weigh the lot, size, trees, and drainage, which vary across the neighborhood.
Comp within Sunningdale by the closest match, on size, lot, and condition, not the city average.
On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.
Sunningdale is an established single-family neighborhood in NW Gainesville (32605), described as centrally located, with homes reported to date generally from 1971 to 1981 and a wide range of sizes from modest homes to larger estates. Because the product varies, value is property-specific. It is zoned to Alachua County public schools by address; verify the zoned schools with the district. Confirm the HOA status and any deed restrictions for the specific home.
Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.
Here are the broad resale bands in Sunningdale today. The right home is the one matched to your budget and the renovation math, so seeing fitting listings early is the edge.
The most attainable homes are the smaller, original-condition ones. Budget for systems and read the condition before assuming a value.
The core is mid-size homes with some updates. The size, the lot, and the scope of the work separate these.
The top end is the larger estate homes on bigger or better lots. These trade on the size, the lot, and the finish.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
Three realistic price bands. Where a home lands comes down to condition and lot, not square footage alone.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
The factors that actually move value in Sunningdale, condition, lot, and the renovation math, read from current listings and recent sales.
Renovated-listing inventory in Sunningdale is too thin right now to compute a reliable renovation premium. We read condition home by home against real comps before you offer.
On a preferred homesite (water, preserve, corner, or a larger lot), the homesite is the part of your money the market gives back at resale. The house can be renovated; the lot cannot, so premium lots hold their value better than interior ones. How much more they command varies by frontage, view, and condition, which is why we read it home by home against real comparable sales rather than a single headline figure.
Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.
Our read on the factors that protect resale here, and the one to manage.
Momentum analysis based on the community's structure, location, lot scarcity, and housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.
The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated home on a good lot priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest house often pay top prices for what is really a renovation project.
The same five mistakes cost buyers the most in any market. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.
1The agent on the sign works for the seller. In a market where condition swings price by hundreds of thousands, negotiating against that agent with no one in your corner is the costliest move of all.
2A dated home looks like a deal until you price the roof, HVAC, pool, and full modernization honestly. Underbudget the reno and the bargain becomes the expensive house.
3A premium homesite (water, preserve, or a preferred position) carries a real, durable premium. Pay a top price for an interior lot and you are buying the weakest version of the value.
4Two similar homes can cost very differently to own once the HOA, any CDD, insurance, and upkeep are priced in. Buyers who do not run the full monthly carrying cost misread the real number.
5An older home means older systems unless updated. Roof age, HVAC age, pool equipment, and prior renovations drive both price and insurability, and a thorough inspection matters more here than in a new build.
The central NW Gainesville location is priced into every Sunningdale listing. The deal is won on the size match, the condition, and the lot, not the sticker.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the five factors that decide how a home here buys, holds, and resells.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.
Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live Stellar MLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.
Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.
Fill = price per square foot; ring = lot type, inferred from listing descriptions. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from Stellar MLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.
In a varied neighborhood like Sunningdale, the size, the lot, and the condition set value. Lots range in size and tree cover, so read the lot as well as the home. Compare a home against the closest match on size, lot, and condition within Sunningdale, and confirm the HOA status before the finishes.
Sunningdale spans a range of homes and eras; treat any HOA detail as reported and confirm the HOA status, any mandatory or voluntary association, the dues, scope, reserves, and any deed restrictions for the specific property before you offer.
Where an association exists, it generally covers common areas; many homes here may carry no mandatory dues. Confirm exactly what applies to the specific property.
No single community clubhouse or mandatory amenity package is consistently reported across Sunningdale; confirm any community features and access for the specific home.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.
Your buyer is matching size, lot, and condition, so sell the specifics: the size and layout, the lot, the systems and updates, and the HOA status.
Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus our market average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.
Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Sunningdale, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.
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Median sale prices in Sunningdale year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. A long track record beats a single estimate, showing what this community has really done through rate cycles rather than what a model predicts.
Sunningdale is currently a strong seller's market. About 1.8 months of supply, a median asking price of $1,049,500, and homes go under contract in about 72 days.
Typical home value in the 32224 ZIP is $456,759, about 13.7% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
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Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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