Sylvan Heights is a neighborhood in east Winter Park, in the 32789 zip code, built mostly in the 1950s. Homes are block and stucco, predominantly single story. Most homes fall between about 1,100 and 2,300 square feet under air, the median lot is roughly a fifth of an acre, and a one car garage is standard.
Most of Sylvan Heights carries no mandatory HOA.
What the homes are
Built Mostly built in the 1950s, with homes from 1949 to 2026.
Construction Block and stucco. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Size Most homes fall between about 1,100 and 2,300 square feet under air.
Bedrooms Two bedrooms is the most common plan, then four, then three.
Garage A one car garage is standard.
Lot The median lot is roughly a fifth of an acre.
HOA Most of the neighborhood carries no mandatory HOA. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Sylvan Heights is
Sylvan Heights, centered at 28.599084, -81.330322. 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 Sylvan Heights, 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
21 min
7.6
Walt Disney World
36 min
27.6
Orlando International Airport
32 min
12.8
Universal Orlando
28 min
15.7
Public schools nearby
Lakemont Elementary School 4 min, 0.7 mi
Brookshire Elementary School 6 min, 1.4 mi
Winter Park High School 6 min, 1.8 mi
Aloma Elementary 7 min, 2.0 mi
Private schools nearby
Christian Education at Woodruff Academy 4 min, 0.7 mi
St. Margaret Mary Catholic School 7 min, 2.0 mi
Parks and recreation
Marvin Smiley Park 1 min, 0.2 mi
Ward Park Loch Lomond Trail 3 min, 0.8 mi
Ward Park 3 min, 0.8 mi
Phelps Park 3 min, 0.8 mi
Groceries and errands
Sprouts Farmers Market 3 min, 0.5 mi
Publix Super Market at Aloma Shopping Center 4 min, 0.7 mi
Mild Soaps 4 min, 1.3 mi
The Ancient Olive Gourmet of Winter Park 9 min, 1.9 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Sylvan Heights 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 Sylvan Heights actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 2 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 Sylvan Heights
$543,750Median sale price
$370Median per square foot
42 daysMedian days to contract
2Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $475,000 to $612,500, which is a wide spread and the reason a single neighborhood median is a starting point rather than an answer.
Homes priced right sold far faster
Median days to go under contract. Shorter is better.
Never reduced 1 sales, closed at 98.4% of asking3 days
Reduced at least once 1 sales, closed at 81.9% of the reduced price81 days
Sellers who priced correctly and held their number went under contract in a median 3 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 81 days and still closed at 81.9% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $215,000. Opening high costs time and money, in that order.
Seller concessions
50%Of sales included a seller credit
$2,500Typical credit when there was one
1 of 2Sales 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 2 sales100%
Cash was 0% 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 Sylvan Heights, 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 Sylvan Heights in Winter Park, 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.
