Houston, Texas
Woodland Heights
Everything worth knowing about the houses in the 1907 subdivision between White Oak Bayou and Pecore Street, in one page that gets updated every month.
Kept by Nora Pham, who has sold 31 houses inside this grid since 2016 and answers questions about the rest of them for free.
The map and the streets
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, boundary included, so the grid is the real one. Hover or tab a street in the table and its line lights up on the map, which stays put while you read.
Street geometry, parks and White Oak Bayou from OpenStreetMap. The dashed line is the subdivision boundary and everything outside it is knocked back. Heavier lines are through routes, lighter lines are residential.
| Street | What it is like | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Wrightwood | Runs the full width beside Woodland Park. The park side carries a premium that has nothing to do with the houses. | $1.1M |
| Parkview | Short, quiet, and the name is honest. Almost nothing comes up, and when it does it goes in a week. | $1.2M |
| Payne | One block north of Parkview and about fifteen percent cheaper for the same house. Nobody can tell you why. | $1.0M |
| Byrne | Runs west off Houston Avenue for the better part of a mile, so the first block hears the traffic and the rest does not. Good value if you take the far end. | $860K |
| Merrill | The long spine along the north edge, three quarters of a mile of it. Busier where it meets Studewood than at the quiet end. | $950K |
| Usener | The far west end, furthest from the park and nearest the bayou. More original unrenovated stock than anywhere else here. The easiest way in. | $720K |
What it costs
By house type rather than bedroom count, because in a neighborhood of hundred year old bungalows the two are not the same thing. The neighborhood median is about $1,072,000 and the median price per square foot is about $546.
| Type | Typical | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Original bungalow, unrenovated1,100 to 1,400 sq ft | $700,000 | $560 |
| Bungalow, renovatedkitchen and baths done, 1,800 to 2,100 sq ft | $1,072,000 | $546 |
| Bungalow with rear addition2,200 to 2,800 sq ft | $1,340,000 | $536 |
| Fully restored or new constructionthe top of the market | $1,650,000 | $550 |
Schools
Zoned Houston ISD schools. Magnet and transfer options are a separate conversation and change year to year.
| School | Grades | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Elementaryzoned for the whole grid | PK to 5 | 0.4 mi |
| Hogg Middlewalkable from most of the neighborhood | 6 to 8 | 0.7 mi |
| Heights Highmost families drive | 9 to 12 | 1.6 mi |
On foot
Measured from the middle of the grid. On foot, except the last row.
| Place | What it is | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Woodland Park | Playground, tennis, the bayou trailhead | 4 |
| White Oak Bayou Greenway | Paved, runs to downtown | 7 |
| White Oak Drive | Bars, coffee, the good taco place | 11 |
| Travis Elementary | Most families walk it | 9 |
| Downtown Houston | By bike along the bayou | 18 |
Recent sales
Last six closings inside the grid. Addresses shortened to the block.
| Block | Type | Sold | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 700 Wrightwood | Bungalow with rear addition | $1,385,000 | 12 |
| 500 Usener | Original bungalow | $695,000 | 41 |
| 600 Parkview | Bungalow, renovated | $1,180,000 | 9 |
| 300 Byrne | Bungalow, renovated | $905,000 | 58 |
| 800 Payne | Fully restored | $1,640,000 | 76 |
| 400 Merrill | Original bungalow | $742,000 | 23 |
Ask about a specific house
If you want to know what something on Carl actually sold for, whether a block floods, or which builder did the additions on Wrightwood, send the address. There is no form and you will not end up on a list.
nora@woodlandheights.exampleMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors, used under the Open Database License. Street geometry, parks and the bayou are drawn directly from OSM, not sketched.
Price figures are anchored to published neighborhood medians of about $1,072,000 and $546 per square foot. The per street and per sale numbers are illustrative.
A demonstration project. The agent is fictional. The neighborhood, the streets and the schools are real. Built by Social Imprint.