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Lake Down Cove, Windermere
Lake Down Cove is a neighborhood in northeast Windermere, in the 34786 zip code, built mostly in the 2000s. Homes are block and stucco. Most homes fall between about 3,200 and 5,900 square feet under air, the median lot is about an acre, and a three car garage is standard.
Homes here carry an HOA, billed annually, typically around $1,000. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
What the homes are
- Built Mostly built in the 2000s, with homes from 1990 to 2015.
- Construction Block and stucco. Tile roofs are near universal.
- Style Mediterranean, Custom, Traditional. Predominantly two story.
- Size Most homes fall between about 3,200 and 5,900 square feet under air.
- Bedrooms Five bedrooms is the most common plan, then four.
- Garage A three car garage is standard.
- Lot The median lot is about an acre.
- HOA Billed annually, typically around $1,000. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Lake Down Cove is
Drive times below are measured on the road network from the center of Lake Down Cove, 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 | 22 min | 13.3 |
| Walt Disney World | 27 min | 15.9 |
| Orlando International Airport | 31 min | 21.0 |
| Universal Orlando | 16 min | 6.4 |
Public schools nearby
- Thornebrooke Elementary School 6 min, 2.1 mi
- Olympia High School 5 min, 2.0 mi
- Windy Ridge K-8 School 9 min, 3.5 mi
- Windermere Elementary School 9 min, 3.6 mi
Private schools nearby
- Jeremiah Christian Academy 4 min, 1.6 mi
- Blessing Academy of Learning 4 min, 1.6 mi
- The Crenshaw Academy 5 min, 1.8 mi
- New Academy Inc 9 min, 4.0 mi
Parks and recreation
- Gotha Park 4 min, 1.5 mi
- Freedom Park 6 min, 2.2 mi
- Central Park 9 min, 3.9 mi
- Palmer Park 11 min, 4.5 mi
Groceries and errands
- Walmart Neighborhood Market 5 min, 2.2 mi
- Seriously Great Market Solution 5 min, 2.2 mi
- Walmart 5 min, 2.2 mi
- Horizon Foods 9 min, 3.9 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Lake Down Cove 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 20 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Lake Down Cove actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 0 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 September 2026.
Read this one loosely. Fewer than eight homes closed here in the last year, so every median on this page rests on a small sample and can swing on a single sale.
What homes sold for in Lake Down Cove
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About this data. Source is the Stellar MLS feed for Lake Down Cove in Windermere, Orange County, covering closed sales from 25 September 2025 through 20 September 2026, refreshed monthly and current as of September 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.