Lakes of Windermere is a 2000s neighborhood in southwest Windermere, in the 34786 zip code. Homes are block and stucco. Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 3,200 square feet under air, the median lot is roughly a fifth of an acre, and a two car garage is standard.
Homes here carry an HOA, billed quarterly, typically around $206. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
What Lakes of Windermere is, and who it suits
Lakes of Windermere is an established neighborhood near Lake Sawyer in Lakeside, the oldest Horizon West village, and like the rest of Lakeside it carries a Windermere mailing address. Every sale is a resale. Two neighborhoods that share its name have their own pages: Lakeside at Lakes of Windermere, a gated condominium community, and Sanctuary at Lakes of Windermere, a small group of homes built in the 2020s.
It sells as two markets. About half of last year's sales were Lake Reams townhomes, which sold for a little over half the price of the neighborhood's houses, so compare a townhome with other Lake Reams sales and a house with other houses. One custom lakefront home on the Lake Sawyer chain sold far above everything else, which is why the top of the price range below runs so high; it says little about a typical house here.
The association lists a pool and sun deck with a kitchen residents can reserve, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, three playgrounds, a gazebo in Pine Loop Park on nearly a mile of pine-lined sidewalk, and a fishing pier on Lake Sawyer.
The houses are now about 20 years old, and close to half of last year's listings advertised a newer roof. One Lake Reams listing says the association handles townhome exterior paint and roofs; confirm that with the association before relying on it. On a house still on its original roof, ask its age and price the insurance before the inspection period ends.
A strong fit for townhome buyers who want a Windermere address at a townhome price; buyers who want a single-story house, since about four in ten of the houses sold were one level; and buyers who want an established neighborhood with a lake pier, sports courts and mature pines.
A weaker fit for buyers who want a newer home, who can compare Sanctuary at Lakes of Windermere or Palms at Windermere in the same village; buyers who want a clubhouse and fitness center in the HOA; and buyers who want a gated community, which Lakeside at Lakes of Windermere offers as condominiums.
What the homes are
Built Essentially all built in the 2000s.
Construction Block and stucco. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Size Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 3,200 square feet under air.
Bedrooms Four bedrooms is the most common plan, then three.
Garage A two car garage is standard.
Lot The median lot is roughly a fifth of an acre.
HOA Billed quarterly, typically around $206. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Lakes of Windermere is
Lakes of Windermere, centered at 28.460843, -81.569486. Drag to explore.Street level, inside the neighborhood. Drag to look around.
Drive times below are measured on the road network from the center of Lakes of Windermere, not straight-line distance, in free-flowing traffic. Treat them as the floor rather than the school-run average.
Driving to
Time
Miles
Downtown Orlando
31 min
20.7
Walt Disney World
16 min
8.6
Orlando International Airport
35 min
24.8
Universal Orlando
25 min
10.4
Public schools nearby
Sunset Park Elementary School 4 min, 0.8 mi
Bay Lake Elementary School 5 min, 2.1 mi
Windermere High School 7 min, 2.6 mi
Castleview Elementary School 6 min, 2.8 mi
Private schools nearby
Windermere Preparatory School 4 min, 1.8 mi
Foundation Academy, Lakeside Campus 6 min, 2.5 mi
Continuum, a College and Life Montessori Prep School 8 min, 4.0 mi
Parks and recreation
Glenmuir Community Park 4 min, 1.1 mi
Lakeside Village Park 4 min, 1.7 mi
Deputy Scott Pine Community Park 4 min, 2.0 mi
Vineyard Square Bark Park 5 min, 1.9 mi
Groceries and errands
Rokka's Market, Windermere 4 min, 1.3 mi
Publix Super Market at Lakeside Village Center 4 min, 1.6 mi
Jasper Market 5 min, 2.4 mi
Publix Super Market at Cornerstone at Summerport 6 min, 2.1 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Lakes of Windermere by distance. School attendance zones are set by the district, change from year to year, and can differ street to street inside one neighborhood. Confirm the assignment for a specific address with Orange County Public Schools before it matters to a decision.
Places and drive times from Google, checked 1 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Lakes of Windermere actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 33 verified closed sales in the Stellar MLS feed, not from public estimates. Every figure is a net-of-concessions number, which is explained at the bottom. Updated October 2026.
What homes sold for in Lakes of Windermere
$458,200Median sale price
$235Median per square foot
31 daysMedian days to contract
33Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $302,500 to $1,951,000, which is a wide spread and the reason a single neighborhood median is a starting point rather than an answer.
By size
Home size
Sales
Median price
Median $/sq ft
Median days
Under 2,000 sq ft
16
$350,000
$248
18 days
2,000 to 3,000 sq ft
10
$584,750
$223
40 days
3,000 sq ft and up
7
$665,000
$218
37 days
Larger homes usually show a lower price per square foot. That is normal and it is why a price per foot taken from the whole neighborhood should never be applied straight to one house.
Homes priced right sold far faster
Median days to go under contract. Shorter is better.
Never reduced 21 sales, closed at 97.7% of asking18 days
Reduced at least once 12 sales, closed at 98% of the reduced price82 days
Sellers who priced correctly and held their number went under contract in a median 18 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 82 days and still closed at 98% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $24,950. Opening high costs time and money, in that order.
Seller concessions
39%Of sales included a seller credit
$10,000Typical credit when there was one
13 of 33Sales carrying a credit
A seller credit covers part of the buyer's closing costs and comes off the seller's proceeds, so the headline sale price overstates what the seller kept. Budget for it if you are selling, and ask for it if you are buying.
How buyers paid
Conventional 17 sales52%
Cash 12 sales36%
FHA 3 sales9%
Cash was 36% of purchases. A high cash share means a seller has buyers who do not depend on an appraisal, and a buyer using a loan is competing against offers that can close faster.
Questions about a specific home in Lakes of Windermere, or want to know what yours would sell for? Call or text Brenden Rendo at 407-616-9019 or send a message.
About this data. Source is the Stellar MLS feed for Lakes of Windermere in Horizon West, Orange County, covering closed sales from 8 October 2025 through 3 October 2026, refreshed monthly and current as of October 2026. Prices are net of seller concessions, so they reflect what the seller actually received rather than the headline number. Data believed accurate but not guaranteed; listings and closings change daily.
