Wellsley Place
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Wellsley Place is a tightly defined community of 103 homes built in a narrow window between 2001 and 2004, which means the housing stock is consistent in age and layout. With a median living area around 2,577 square feet, this is a mid-size single-family market where price is going to be driven less by wildly different floorplans and more by condition, updates, and lot. Two homes of the same footprint can trade well apart depending on how the kitchen, roof, and mechanicals have been kept.
The homestead share sits just over 80%, which tells you this is a lived-in, owner-occupied community rather than a churn of rentals or flips. That posture usually means measured turnover and sellers who are not forced to move. For a buyer, expect to compete on a well-kept home and to underwrite condition carefully on the rest. For a seller, the pricing case rests on demonstrable updates, not on the assumption that scarcity alone carries the number.
Figures in this note are as of July 12, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
The 60-Second Overview
A cohesive early-2000s subdivision in Jacksonville's Duval County, Wellsley Place offers roughly 2,577 square feet of living space at the median and a high owner-occupancy rate, which makes it a stability-first choice rather than an investor play.
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.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Wellsley Place is best for.
Best for
- Long-term owner-occupants who value a stable, consistently built neighborhood over variety
- Buyers seeking around 2,577 square feet who want clean comparables to negotiate against
- Buyers with a renovation budget who can add value by handling deferred systems on a well-located home
Probably not for
- Investors chasing high turnover, given the high owner-occupancy rate
- Buyers who need a footprint well above or below the mid-size median
- Buyers wanting turnkey certainty who will not underwrite early-2000s roof and mechanical condition
The market around Wellsley Place
Wellsley Place is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32246, 237 homes are on the market and 27% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.
Across Duval County, 4,391 homes are active and 1,538 pending (26% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Wellsley Place specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in Wellsley Place, Jacksonville
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Life at Wellsley Place
- Playground · reported on 1 of 1 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
The Wellsley Place buying strategy.
If we were buying in Wellsley Place 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 Wellsley Place.
A condition-driven resale market
Because every home here was built within a four-year span, the variable that matters most is upkeep. Roofs, HVAC systems, and water heaters from the original build era are now at or past the point where replacement becomes the real question, so the spread between an updated home and a deferred-maintenance one can be meaningful. Read inspection findings closely and price the difference honestly.
The mid-size floorplans and consistent vintage make comparables cleaner than in a mixed-age neighborhood, which helps both sides negotiate from a defensible number. The trade-off is that you are largely buying into one product type here; if your needs sit far above or below that median footprint, the fit narrows.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Wellsley Place. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this uniform, the money is made or lost on condition, and that is exactly where we earn our keep. We help buyers separate a cosmetically fresh listing from one with the systems already handled, and we help sellers document the updates that actually move the number instead of leaning on the neighborhood's reputation. With turnover measured rather than frantic, timing and preparation matter, and we price to the real comparables.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 21, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 32246)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (64 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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