Sandy Cove is a 1970s neighborhood in Altamonte Springs, in the 32701 zip code. Homes are block and stucco, predominantly single story. Most homes fall between about 600 and 1,000 square feet under air, and the median lot is about 0.01 acres.
Homes here carry an HOA, billed monthly, typically around $205. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
What the homes are
Built Essentially all built in the 1970s.
Construction Block and stucco. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Size Most homes fall between about 600 and 1,000 square feet under air.
Bedrooms One bedrooms is the most common plan, then two.
Lot The median lot is about 0.01 acres.
HOA Billed monthly, typically around $205. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Sandy Cove is
Sandy Cove, centered at 28.65964, -81.372182. 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 Sandy 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
20 min
11.2
Orlando International Airport
34 min
29.7
Winter Park
18 min
6.3
Heathrow and Lake Mary offices
20 min
10.4
Public schools nearby
Lake Orienta Elementary School 8 min, 2.6 mi
Altamonte Elementary School 7 min, 1.9 mi
Lake Sybelia Elementary School 10 min, 3.3 mi
English Estates Elementary School 10 min, 3.2 mi
Private schools nearby
Go Play! Academy 5 min, 0.7 mi
Altamonte Christian School 5 min, 1.3 mi
Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic School 6 min, 2.0 mi
Orangewood Christian School, Elementary Campus K4-6th 11 min, 3.8 mi
Parks and recreation
Hermits Trail Park 3 min, 0.9 mi
Turnbull Park 5 min, 1.6 mi
Eastmonte Park 6 min, 1.8 mi
Cranes Roost Park 6 min, 1.4 mi
Groceries and errands
Publix Super Market at Palm Springs Crossing 5 min, 0.8 mi
Publix Super Market at Palm Springs Center 4 min, 0.6 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Sandy 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 Seminole County Public Schools before it matters to a decision.
Places and drive times from Google, checked 9 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Sandy Cove actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 10 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 Sandy Cove
$116,700Median sale price
$174Median per square foot
96 daysMedian days to contract
10Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $79,000 to $180,000, 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
10
$116,700
$174
96 days
A price per foot taken from the whole neighborhood should never be applied straight to one house.
Price cuts and time to contract
Median days to go under contract. Shorter is better.
Never reduced 4 sales, closed at 96.7% of asking11 days
Reduced at least once 6 sales, closed at 92.7% of the reduced price104 days
Sellers who held their number went under contract in a median 11 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 104 days and still closed at 92.7% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $20,500.
Seller concessions
30%Of sales included a seller credit
$3,500Typical credit when there was one
3 of 10Sales 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
Cash 8 sales80%
Conventional 2 sales20%
Cash was 80% 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 Sandy Cove, 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 Sandy Cove in Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, covering closed sales from 13 October 2025 through 8 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.
