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Wonderful home with loads of curb appeal! Solar keeps the electric bill to a low $165 per month! Converted from a 3-bedroom to create a junior master downstairs. Offering generous living space, this home includes a formal living room and dining area, a cozy den and BONUS sunroom for entertaining. Kitchen features granite counters, a stainless steel sink and premium stainless steel appliances. Upstairs master bedroom has a balcony, ensuite bathroom and dual closets. Huge private backyard includes a 2-person spa, tool shed and permanent structure with electricity (possible Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)). Backyard also has an abundance of fruit trees and an almond tree! Grapes, pears, persimmon, red and green apples, cherries, red and purple plums AND MORE! Spacious 2-car attached garage. Solar and storage battery is part owned and part leased and all will be conveyed at closing along with sewer lateral certificate! Easy commute to Oakland, SF and Silicon Valley. Close to Refugio Valley Park, schools, and shopping. No HOA!
Single-familyProperty Type
1986Year Built
9,453 sq ftLot Size
$577Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Marva Clayton•DRE #02022877• Corcoran Icon Properties
The Birds, located between Refugio Valley Road and San Pablo Avenue, is a residential and hillside Hercules neighborhood with curving cul-de-sacs and bay-facing greenbelt edges. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Refugio Valley Road corridor near the I-80 ramps, where commuter traffic, small-service storefronts, and trailhead energy set the daily rhythm. Housing reads as late-20th-century California suburbia—stucco facades, attached garages, and tidy setbacks—stepping up the slopes toward open space. Paths and pocket parks stitch blocks to the Refugio Valley Park trail network. Waterfront air and big-sky views filter in from the Hercules shoreline. For local staples, nearby anchors like The Powder Keg Pub, the Hercules Library, and the Hercules Swim Center act as familiar gathering points.
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Market insights
133 Meadowlark Way · $898,000
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 26 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
102.4%
Most homes are selling 2% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$898,000
Median sale price in this area is $848,246. (6% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
21% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Storage
Workshop
Fireplace in the living room
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
Kitchen
Dishwasher
Electric range
Microwave
Disposal
Stone counters
220-volt outlet
Laundry & utility
Washer
Dryer
Flooring
Hardwood
Tile
Carpet
Heating & cooling
Gravity heating
Central air
Ceiling fans
Exterior features
Back yard
Front yard
Garden
Deck
Porch
Fenced
Landscaped
Level terrain
Private entrance
Home design
Main-level entry
Parking
Attached garage
Garage door opener
2 covered parking spaces
Construction
Built in 1986
Brick construction
Shingle roof
Utilities
Public water
Seller-owned photovoltaics
Third-party-owned photovoltaics
Cable connected
Internet available
Individual electric meter
Individual gas meter
Electricity and solar
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bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #41142268
Oct 15, 2026
Listing Removed
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bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #41151423
Oct 15, 2026
Listed
$898,000
$577/sq ft
bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #41135920
Jul 20, 2026
Listing Removed
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Public Records
Sep 2, 2005
Sold
$625,000
$402/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 13, 1985
Sold
$130,000
$84/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$12,278 (+2.9%)
$508,486 + $300,514
$809,000
2024
$11,932 (+4.1%)
$518,543 + $306,457
$825,000
2023
$11,467 (+1.1%)
$512,885 + $303,115
$816,000
2022
$11,344 (+7.4%)
$490,258 + $289,742
$780,000
2021
$10,567 (+10.1%)
$481,000 + $284,000
$765,000
2020
$9,601 (+4.9%)
$434,632 + $256,868
$691,500
2019
$9,151 (+8.0%)
$405,000 + $239,000
$644,000
2018
$8,476 (+7.9%)
$382,150 + $225,850
$608,000
2017
$7,859 (+11.7%)
$323,696 + $191,304
$515,000
2016
$7,033 (+8.5%)
$323,696 + $191,304
$515,000
2015
$6,483 (+22.7%)
$285,041 + $168,459
$453,500
2014
$5,283 (+14.6%)
$192,646 + $113,854
$306,500
2013
$4,609 (+4.8%)
$192,646 + $113,854
$306,500
2012
$4,399 (−1.3%)
$165,619 + $97,881
$263,500
2011
$4,459 (−8.4%)
$167,191 + $98,809
$266,000
2010
$4,871 (−4.4%)
$167,191 + $98,809
$266,000
2009
$5,096 (−17.0%)
$196,732 + $116,268
$313,000
2008
$6,143
$209,617 + $123,883
$333,500
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
9,453 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1986
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,555
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,555
Year built
1986
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Contra Costa County
APN
4073120018
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Oct 9, 2026.
RS-L
Residential Single-Family Low Density District
To provide areas for single-family housing on smaller lots that will generally be developed as part of a larger planned subdivision where a limited number of models of varied exterior designs are built in a random pattern on individual lots with a gross density of 2 to 7 units per acre and a minimum parcel size of 6,000 sq ft unless a smaller lot size is allowed by an approved planned development (PD).
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Multiple units
Jan 29, 2025 • Final
Building - residential solar photovoltaic
Install a roof-mounted solar system with 13 solar panels and a battery backup. The project includes a new home hub, a backup load panel, and the relocation of a circuit breaker to a new sub-panel.
Battery
Electrical
Solar
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
4/10 Fire Factor
2% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 93° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
8/10 Air Factor
15 unhealthy days expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Hercules, CA • 94547
Average low and high temperatures (°F)
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Sun exposure
83/ 100
Very good sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Hercules. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
9.8 hrs
5 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 133 Meadowlark Way
We cannot show automated home-value estimates for this home.
Nearby homes have recently sold between $785,000 and $960,000.
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $785K to $960K.