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About this home
Beautiful 4-bedroom, 1.5-bath Colonial in coveted Westville! This 1,718 sq ft home has been thoughtfully updated with a BRAND NEW HVAC system and BRAND NEW roof for true peace of mind, plus an updated kitchen and bathrooms. Step outside to a lovely green backyard with pebbled area and convenient rear parking, plus street parking for 2 cars. The partially finished basement with full bath offers fantastic flex space for guests, a home gym, or office. Set on a generous 0.42-acre lot in one of New Haven's most desirable neighborhoods, stroll to Westville Village shops, dining, and galleries, with Edgewood Park, Beecher Park, and West Rock trails nearby. Prestigious Forest Road is also home to Hopkins School, the top ranked private school in Westville, placing top-tier education right on your street, with an easy commute to Yale, downtown, and Route 15. Don't miss this move in ready gem!
Suburban Westville Historic District, located between Edgewood Park and West Rock Ridge State Park, is a residential and historic New Haven neighborhood with a leafy streetscape and early-20th-century architecture. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Whalley Avenue and Fitch Street corridor, where small restaurants, corner markets, and local storefronts set a steady, lived-in rhythm. Porch-lined Colonials and Tudors mix with Arts-and-Crafts details, and sidewalks trace gentle hills toward parkland. Edgewood Park’s paths and fields shape daily routines, while West Rock’s trails pull the landscape upward into basalt overlooks. Community touchstones include the Westville Music Bowl, the Institute Library, and the Kehler Liddell Gallery.
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Market insights
1125 Forest Rd · $514,900
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 43 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
101.6%
Most homes are selling 2% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$514,900
Median sale price in this area is $467,466. (9% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
17% 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
One fireplace
Full, unfinished basement
Bedrooms
4 bedrooms
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom
1 half bathroom
Kitchen
Gas cooktop, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer
Laundry room in lower level
Heating & cooling
Hot air heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Rolling terrain
Home design
Single-family home
Construction
Frame construction
Concrete foundation
Shingle siding
Asphalt shingle roof
Utilities
Public water connected
Public sewer connected
Natural gas
Electricity and solar
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These districts exist for the protection of areas, most of them large in size, that have been and are being developed predominantly for single-family dwellings. Accordingly, the use of land and buildings within such areas is limited to single-family detached dwellings, and to such non-residential uses as generally support and harmonize with a low-density residential area. The non-residential uses permitted in RS-2 Districts, subject to adequate conditions and safeguards, are hereby found and declared to be the only appropriate such uses for such areas. It is hereby found and declared, further, that these regulations are necessary to the protection of these areas and that their protection is essential to the maintenance of a balanced community of sound residential areas of diverse types.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Religious facility
Hospital / medical center
Housing-Single unit
Infrastructure
Educational/school
Fire house
Police station
Post office
Park & open space
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
6/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 99° expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
58% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
5/10 Air Factor
5 unhealthy days expected this year, 8 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 8.9 hours in
June and 4.5 hours in December, which is comparable to the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
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Redfin Estimate for 1125 Forest Rd
We cannot show automated home-value estimates for this home.
Nearby homes have recently sold between $365,800 and $665,000.
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $366K to $665K.