Old Granada Hills homes for sale sit in the historic core of Granada Hills, the part of the community that dates back to its founding in 1927. The center of it is the Chatsworth Street commercial strip, which has served as the neighborhood’s main street ever since. Browse the current listings below, or call The Knight Group directly if you want to see on- and off-market options here. We track the full market, including inventory that never shows up on Zillow or Redfin.
This is an older, established part of Granada Hills rather than newer tract development, so expect variation from block to block in home age, size, and how much a given property has been updated. Proximity to the Chatsworth Street strip differs across the area too, and that walkability matters to some buyers more than others. Tell us what you’re after and we’ll point you to the streets that fit.
Old Granada Hills is the historic core of Granada Hills, centered on the Chatsworth Street commercial strip that has functioned as the neighborhood’s main street since the community was founded in 1927.
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Old Granada Hills occupies the original settled area of what was first incorporated as ‘Granada’ in 1927 and renamed Granada Hills in 1942. The neighborhood began on land that was previously the Sunshine Ranch, a dairy farm and orchard that produced apricots, oranges, walnuts, and beans. The first home in Granada Hills was built at the corner of Kingsbury Street and White Oak Avenue, and early development was gradual through the late 1930s (source: Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council, local history records).
Today, Old Granada Hills is anchored by the Chatsworth Street commercial corridor between Zelzah and Balboa, described as reminiscent of a small-town Main Street. The Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce — founded in 1928 and one of the oldest in the San Fernando Valley — is located here, giving the strip a sense of continuity with the neighborhood’s origins. Homes in Old Granada Hills are predominantly mid-century single-family properties, reflecting the development era that filled in the community after World War II (source: GHNNC, local history).
The Granada Hills Recreation Center is also located in this part of the neighborhood, providing a central community gathering space with recreational programming for families across Granada Hills. The area’s family-friendly and walkable character, with good local schools and shopping within reach of the residential streets, has kept Old Granada Hills a stable and consistently occupied part of the neighborhood.
Homes in this area of Granada Hills offer a combination of architectural character, established landscaping, and strong community identity that attracts buyers looking for something beyond a generic suburban tract. While the broader Granada Hills market provides a range of options, this particular pocket has its own micro-market dynamics — often with faster absorption times and tighter inventory than comparable addresses across town.
most Granada Hills streets are non-HOA; equestrian zone properties carry CC&Rs governing animal keeping Buyers who prioritize privacy, outdoor space, and a neighbors-who-wave culture consistently point to neighborhoods like this one as undervalued relative to the broader San Fernando Valley market.
The homes in this area range from post-war single-family residences to updated modern builds, with many properties undergoing significant renovations over the past decade. Lot sizes are competitive for Los Angeles County standards. Most homes feature private outdoor space, attached garages, and mid-century design cues that have become increasingly sought-after in Southern California real estate.
Buyers with specific taste — whether for Spanish Colonial, Craftsman, or Contemporary — will find homes here that meet that brief. The range of price points within the community also means that entry-level buyers and move-up buyers often shop the same streets, which keeps demand diversified across market cycles.
This area of Granada Hills has tracked alongside or above the broader San Fernando Valley appreciation curve over the past several years. Rental demand is also strong — single-family homes in Granada Hills attract quality long-term tenants, making buy-and-hold strategies viable even with current interest rate environments. The Knight Group tracks off-market opportunities in this area specifically because they rarely generate open-offer situations and tend to close with less friction than listed properties.
Old Granada Hills preserves the community’s pre-development historical character and the architectural legacy of the mid-century residential building era — most significantly, the Balboa Highlands section of Old Granada Hills, which contains the largest concentration of Joseph Eichler-designed homes in the San Fernando Valley. The Eichler homes — the modernist residential architecture characterized by the post-and-beam construction, the floor-to-ceiling glass walls, the open atriums, and the low-pitched rooflines that the developer Joseph Eichler popularized in California’s mid-century residential market — are designated as a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) in Balboa Highlands, protecting the architectural integrity of the 100+ Eichler homes that the development created in the early 1960s. For the mid-century modern architecture enthusiast and the preservation-minded buyer who values the genuine article over the MCM-inspired reproduction, the Balboa Highlands section of Old Granada Hills is the single most significant mid-century modernist residential concentration in the SFV. The community character that the Eichler homeowners association and the historic preservation advocacy groups have sustained around the Balboa Highlands HPOZ creates the architecture tourism and the community engagement that the Old Granada Hills neighborhood uses as its primary identity marker within the broader Granada Hills community.
Eichler homes in Balboa Highlands trade at a meaningful premium to equivalent-square-footage Granada Hills residential properties that lack the Eichler architectural pedigree — the premium reflecting both the genuine architectural significance of the Eichler design vocabulary and the strong buyer demand from the national and international mid-century modern enthusiast community that specifically targets Eichler homes when evaluating California residential markets. The HPOZ designation protects the homes from unauthorized modifications, which both preserves their value and creates the restoration considerations that any Eichler buyer must understand: HPOZ-compliant renovations require the preservation of original design elements, which shapes the renovation approach and the cost structure for any Balboa Highlands Eichler project.
Fire Risk: Old Granada Hills occupies the flat, developed core of the neighborhood south of the 118 freeway, generally carrying lower wildfire exposure than the hillside areas to the north.
Climate: Old Granada Hills’ established tree cover along its residential streets provides some moderation of the North San Fernando Valley’s summer heat, with the dense mature neighborhood landscaping offering shade.
Getting Around: Old Granada Hills is conveniently located near Chatsworth Street, Balboa Boulevard, and Zelzah Avenue, with the 118 freeway accessible to the north and the 405 to the south via Balboa Boulevard.
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Water: Water service is provided by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) serves this area. Within the neighborhood’s draw zone, families typically access O’Melveny Elementary, Patrick Henry Middle, and Granada Hills Charter High. LAUSD and private school options are also available for families pursuing specialized programs in math, arts, or bilingual education. The availability of strong public schools at multiple grade levels is a consistent driver of demand in this area.
Residents commute primarily via Balboa Blvd, the 118 Freeway, and Rinaldi St, with typical drive times of 30–50 minutes to Chatsworth, Northridge, and Warner Center. For buyers who prioritize non-freeway alternatives, local surface streets and rideshare coverage are solid. Remote work has reduced the commute calculus for many buyers in this market, but access to major employment corridors still factors into pricing at the neighborhood level.
Day-to-day conveniences are handled by Chatsworth Street and the Granada Hills commercial corridor. Grocery options, pharmacies, fitness studios, and coffee shops are accessible without significant driving. The mix of national brands and local independents gives the area a lived-in feel that distinguishes it from purely commercial suburban centers.
Outdoor recreation centers on the Santa Susana Mountains horse trails, Bull Canyon Park, and the equestrian zone. Year-round outdoor activity is the norm in Southern California, and this neighborhood’s access to trails, parks, and recreational facilities is a meaningful part of the value proposition for active buyers. Nearby options expand the range further for buyers who prioritize specific activities like cycling, hiking, or swimming.
Pricing Snapshot: Granada Hills area market data shows a median sale price around $970,000, down 2.4% year-over-year, $552 per square foot down 11.1% year-over-year, median list price $1,100,000 at $557 per square foot, 125 homes on market, 44 sold, 38 days on market, 100.1% sale-to-list ratio, 1 average offer, and 20.0% average down payment.
Recent Sales and Inventory: Old Granada Hills’ mid-century single-family homes typically price in the lower-to-mid range of the Granada Hills market, offering entry-level access to the neighborhood’s school zone and suburban character without the premium of the hillside estates to the north.
Price Trends: The Chatsworth Street walkability and the neighborhood’s established mid-century housing stock have attracted buyers seeking a distinctly original Granada Hills address, and updated mid-century properties have commanded premiums over unrenovated homes on comparable lots.
Active listings in this area of Granada Hills have been trading in the $700K–$1.8M range for single-family homes, depending on square footage, lot size, and renovation quality. The market is sensitive to condition: fully updated homes transact at the top of the range, while fixer-upper and dated inventory sits longer and tends to attract investor offers below list. Understanding this bifurcation is essential for buyers calibrating their search budget.
The buyer profile here skews toward horse property buyers, families seeking non-HOA value, and first-time buyers in north SFV. Demand is rarely speculative — most buyers who commit to this neighborhood are making primary residence decisions tied to school zoning, commute routes, or lifestyle preferences that are not easily substituted elsewhere. This makes the market relatively resilient during broader downturns: demand does not evaporate, it waits.
Inventory has been tight relative to historical averages. Well-priced homes in move-in condition typically receive multiple offers within the first week. Overpriced or significantly deferred-maintenance properties sit considerably longer — sometimes through multiple price reductions — before finding a buyer. The Knight Group uses real-time MLS data to identify mispriced inventory and act before market corrections happen.
The price dynamics in this area are shaped by Granada Hills’ horse-zoned parcels and larger lot sizes attract equestrian buyers unavailable in southern SFV. Buyers who understand these local drivers are better positioned to make competitive offers and negotiate from strength. The Knight Group’s market intelligence extends beyond list prices and includes off-market sales, pending transactions, and expired listings that paint a more complete picture of true market value in this area.
Granada Hills occupies the northern SFV’s premium residential tier alongside Porter Ranch — the combination of Granada Hills Charter High School’s academic reputation, the large-lot hillside residential character, and the relative affordability compared to Porter Ranch’s gated estate tier creates a consistent demand from the family buyer who prioritizes school quality over the newer construction and the gate infrastructure that Porter Ranch commands at a 15-25% premium. Within Granada Hills, the north-of-Rinaldi hillside sections (Balboa Highlands, Bee Canyon, the Country Club Estates areas) trade $1.4M-$2.8M, while the flat south-of-Rinaldi residential grid runs $850K-$1.4M. The neighborhood’s historical character (the Balboa Highlands HPOZ with its original Joseph Eichler designs, the mid-century ranch stock of the flat grid) provides the architectural diversity that the flat-grid sections of comparable northern Valley communities lack. Granada Hills Charter High School’s consistent academic performance is the single most important price driver in the Granada Hills residential market — properties in the school’s primary attendance zone command a measurable premium over equivalent properties that fall outside the boundary.
What is Old Granada Hills known for?
Old Granada Hills is the historic core of Granada Hills, centered on the Chatsworth Street commercial corridor — a small-town Main Street that has anchored the community since its founding in 1927.
When was Granada Hills first settled?
The community was founded in 1927 as ‘Granada’ (renamed Granada Hills in 1942), on land that was previously the Sunshine Ranch, a dairy and orchard property.
What type of homes are in Old Granada Hills?
Old Granada Hills’ residential streets are predominantly mid-century single-family homes built in the post-World War II era, when the neighborhood’s main residential development occurred.
Competition varies significantly by price point and condition. Turnkey single-family homes in desirable pockets of Granada Hills often attract multiple offers — particularly when listed under $700K. Fixer-uppers and properties with deferred maintenance see much softer competition. Working with an agent who has real-time visibility into days-on-market and offer-history data is critical to calibrating your bid strategy correctly.
Granada Hills has demonstrated consistent appreciation over the past decade, supported by Granada Hills’ horse-zoned parcels and larger lot sizes attract equestrian buyers unavailable in southern SFV. While no market guarantees future returns, the fundamentals here — limited land supply, strong school performance, and proximity to employment — align with the characteristics that historically underpin sustained appreciation in Southern California. The Knight Group can provide a detailed appreciation analysis for specific streets or sub-neighborhoods on request.
A meaningful percentage of transactions in Granada Hills — particularly in the upper price tiers — never hit the MLS. Sellers who want privacy, convenience, or to avoid the preparation costs of a listed sale often prefer a direct buyer introduction. The Knight Group maintains an active off-market network in Granada Hills and can present qualified buyers to sellers before a property is listed. If your target property type is not available on-market, a conversation with our team about off-market options is worth having.
Granada Hills contains multiple distinct micro-neighborhoods, each with its own character, price range, and amenity profile. The differences between a north-of-Ventura address and a south-of-Ventura address in this area, for example, can be meaningful in terms of pricing, lot size, and school assignment. The Knight Group provides neighborhood-level guidance — not just city-level — to ensure buyers understand exactly what they are buying into before making an offer.
Yes — the Balboa Highlands neighborhood within Old Granada Hills contains one of the largest concentrations of original Eichler homes in the San Fernando Valley, with 100+ homes in the Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. Eichler homes in Balboa Highlands come to market periodically; they command a premium due to the architectural significance and the strong buyer demand from the mid-century modern enthusiast community. TKG’s knowledge of the Old Granada Hills market includes awareness of off-market Eichler availability that does not always reach the public MLS.
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