Knoxville Neighborhood of the Week: Kingston Woods

This week Neighborhood of the Week goes just behind West Town Mall to revisit a neighborhood that as almost as many hills as it has split foyers: Kingston Woods.

Bordered by Gleason Rd to the north, Morrell Rd to the east, Westland Dr to the South and Gallaher View to the west, Kingston Woods is actually made up of 4 legal subdivisions: Kingston Woods, Kingston Hills, Kingston Park, and West Oak.

The neighborhood was mostly built during the 60s and 70s and you guys know by now that that means: lot of ranchers and split foyers and in the case of Kingston Woods, lots of tri-levels. And although most of the homes are older, there is the occasional newer home built on a fill-in lot.

The Kingston Woods Neighborhood Association is a voluntary HOA that works hard to keep the community nice and safe. Residents recently lobbied for and were successful in implementing a traffic calming plan to slow down cut through drivers. Traffic calming measures include speed humps, medians and roundabouts.

The area is great for walkers and runners as there are lots and lots of low traffic streets with plenty of hills to keep your heart pumping.

Kingston Woods is centrally located in West Knoxville and is a short drive to Bearden, Rocky Hill, and I-40. It’s also just about a mile away from Bearden High School. And if you don’t mind braving the above-mentioned hills, it’s easily within walking distance of West Town Mall.

So if you’re looking for a home in an older, well kept neighborhood that’s both affordable and convenient,  you might want to check out Kingston Woods.

Special thanks to AAKT’s resident photographer, Robert Stockdale, for the great shots of Westmoreland. If you would like to learn more about Robert’s work, please visit his website.

Here’s Kingston Woods by the numbers -

Kingston Woods*

Current On-Market Listings – 12
Average Asking Price: $176,221
Median Asking Price: $176,700
Average square footage: 2035

Most Expensive: $259,900 (4 BR, 3 BA, 2800+ sq ft two story)

Least Expensive: $114,900 (3 BR, 2 BA, 2100+ sq ft pre-foreclosure)

Middle of the Road: $168,500 (4 BR, 2.5 BA, 1900+ sq ft split foyer)

Current Pending Sales - 3
Average Asking Price – $179,900
Median Asking Price – $179,900

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2009- 8
Average Asking Price – $169,738
Average Sales Price – $164,175
Median Sales Price – $165,900
Average Sq Ft – 1721
Days on Market -143

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2008- 4
Average Asking Price – $162,567
Average Sales Price – $153,500
Median Sales Price – $150,000
Average Sq Ft – 2178
Days on Market – 188

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 03/08/10 does not include condos, PUDS, adjacent neighborhoods or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, just give me a shout.

If you would like to receive a full list of properties for sale in this neighborhood, or if you would like to be notified of new listings,send me an email with either “Current Kingston Woods Listings” or “New Kingston Woods Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam is just lame.

Think your neighborhood has what it takes to be a NOTW? Let me know about it and you might just see it here in the coming weeks.

Tags: Kingston Woods, Neighborhood of the Week, West Knoxville

Author: Suzy

Hard working Knoxville real estate agent by day. Intrepid Knoxville real estate blogger by night.