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Miller Avenue & Castlewood, Gilroy Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
West-central Gilroy between Santa Teresa Blvd and Princevalle St, south of First St: mostly one-story 1960s-80s tract homes around Miller Ave and El Roble Park, above the Uvas Creek parklands.
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Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Miller Avenue & Castlewood from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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the story
How Miller Avenue & Castlewood came to be
This is the part of Gilroy that filled in between the old town and Santa Teresa Boulevard once the orchards went. The city's history page describes prune, cherry and apricot orchards around Gilroy until the early 1960s, when row crops took over; county build years here start in earnest in 1963 and run into the early 1980s, and about 38% of today's single-family-coded houses date from the 1970s alone.
The recorded tracts line up with those years. County records give 1963-75 for Westwood Dr, Driftwood and Kentwood (filed as Westwood Acres in listing records), 1972-76 for Third St, Hacienda Dr and Santa Barbara Dr, 1973-75 for San Miguel, Santa Paula and Santa Maria, 1975-76 for Ortega Cir, 1976-77 for Laurel Dr with Sequoia and Spruce, and 1980-83 for Hoxett St, Hagen Ct, Crawford Dr and Thayer Ct off Wren Avenue. Listing records file the Santa Paula Dr, Filice Dr and Ortega Cir streets as Castlewood Park and the Miller Ave and Kipling Cir streets as Miller Avenue.
The one large break from that pattern is the 2005 tract on Kipling Cir, Tennyson Dr and Dickens Way, just south of First St (Oak Commons in listing records): about 137 two-story homes on R-3 lots of about 3,000 sq ft. South of the guide, Uvas Creek and its parklands mark the edge: Christmas Hill Park, its ranch site and the Dennis Debell Uvas Creek Park Preserve sit just across Uvas Park Drive.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Miller Avenue runs due south from First Street to W. Sixth Street and then bends southwest toward the creek. West of it, Third Street and Wren Avenue are the collectors, with El Roble Elementary on Third Street and El Roble Park on Wren Avenue; east of it, Filice Drive, Perrelli Street and the short streets off Princevalle Street fill the blocks toward downtown. Santa Theresa Drive (spelled with an h) inside the area is a different street from Santa Teresa Boulevard on the west edge.
About four in five houses are one-story ranch homes, mostly from the 1960s and 1970s, on lots of about 6,900 to 8,400 sq ft; about one in five single-family-coded parcels is two stories, mostly in the 1980s and 2005 tracts. R-1 zoning covers about 1,390 parcels and R-3 about 290. About 250 parcels carry planned-unit-development (PUD) numbers in the city's parcel data, mainly the newer tracts, so recorded CC&Rs are possible.
First Street (Highway 152) on the north edge carries C-3 commercial parcels, so the blocks just south of it mix houses with shops and offices. Toward the creek, the streets off Uvas Park Drive (Hersman Dr, Clark Way, Crawford Dr, Thayer Ct) sit at the foot of the creek corridor.
streets in miller avenue & castlewood
- Miller Ave
- Third St
- Wren Ave
- Santa Paula Dr
- Santa Maria
- San Miguel
- Santa Barbara Dr
- Santa Inez Ct
- Filice Dr
- Ortega Cir
- Hacienda Dr
- Westwood Dr
- Driftwood
- Kentwood
- Fernwood Ln
- Laurel Dr
- Perrelli St
- Eschenburg Dr
- Hoxett St
- Hagen Ct
- Crawford Dr
- Thayer Ct
- Hersman Dr
- Clark Way
- Kipling Cir
- Tennyson Dr
- Dickens Way
- Uvas Park Dr
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Miller Avenue & Castlewood
- park
El Roble Park
3.5 acres at 7550 Wren Ave with a playground, open turf, picnic tables and a tennis court (city park page).
- park
Christmas Hill Park
45.73 acres at 7050 Miller Ave, just across Uvas Park Drive: a ball diamond, playground, group picnic areas, horseshoe pit and trails (city park page). Its 29.16-acre ranch site at 7049 Miller Ave adds a soccer field and jogging path.
- trail
Dennis Debell Uvas Creek Park Preserve
77.78 acres along Uvas Creek from Santa Teresa Blvd to W. Luchessa Ave, with over 2 miles of walking and bike trails (city park page); it runs along this guide's south edge.
- park
Miller Park
4.18 acres at 7851 Carmel St, just east across Princevalle St, with a playground, grills and restrooms (city park page).
- shopping
First Street corridor
C-3 commercial parcels line First St along the north edge (city parcel zoning); downtown Monterey Street is about 1.1 miles east of the middle of the area, straight-line.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Gilroy Unified School District serves this area. El Roble Elementary (930 Third St) is inside it; Brownell Middle (7800 Carmel St) is just east across Princevalle St, and Gilroy High (750 W. Tenth St) and Ascencion Solorsano Middle (7121 Grenache Way) are just south across Uvas Creek. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district.
Getting around
- Caltrain: Gilroy station (7150 Monterey St) is about 1.3 miles east of the middle of the area, straight-line; the South County Connector runs four weekday round trips to San Jose Diridon.
- Highway 152 runs along First St on the north edge, becomes Hecker Pass Highway west of Santa Teresa Blvd and continues east through downtown to US 101 at Leavesley Rd, about 1.6 miles from the middle of the area, straight-line (Caltrans route data).
- Buses: VTA local routes 84, 85 and 86 start at the Gilroy Transit Center by the Caltrain station; check VTA for the stop nearest the address.
- On foot or bike: the Uvas Creek preserve trails (over 2 miles) run along the south edge between Santa Teresa Blvd and W. Luchessa Ave, and Christmas Hill Park is across Uvas Park Drive.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Miller Avenue & Castlewood: what we check
Buying here
- 1960s-80s houses: check roof age, the electrical panel, original plumbing and the sewer lateral, and ask for permits on any garage conversion or addition.
- PUD tracts: about 250 parcels here carry planned-unit-development numbers in city records. Read any CC&Rs and ask whether there is an HOA and what the current dues are.
- Flood map: about 89% of residential parcels are in FEMA's shaded Zone X (0.2% annual chance) and the rest in unshaded X; a 2010 map revision (LOMR 11-09-0419P) covers parts of the area. For lots near Uvas Creek, pull the current map.
- Fire map: the city's 2025 fire hazard severity zone map (adopted by Ordinance 2025-05) puts about 165 parcels on the southwest side (Crawford Dr, Hersman Dr, Ayer Dr, Hoxett St and nearby) in a Moderate zone. Check the address and what it means for disclosures and insurance.
- ADUs and lot splits: about four in five parcels are R-1, typically around 7,000 sq ft; confirm setbacks, utilities and any CC&R limits with the city before counting on a second unit.
Selling here
- Name the tract and build year from county records and say whether the house is one story; buyers here compare tract to tract.
- Have permits ready for additions, garage conversions, re-roofs and solar.
- If the house is near Uvas Creek or in the Moderate fire-zone strip, hand buyers the map pages early.
- Give approximate distances to El Roble Park, Christmas Hill Park and the creek trails.
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faq
Miller Avenue & Castlewood questions, answered
Where is Miller Avenue & Castlewood?
West-central Gilroy south of First Street, between Santa Teresa Boulevard and Princevalle Street, down to W. Sixth Street, Miller Avenue and Uvas Park Drive above Uvas Creek.
When were the homes built?
Mostly from 1963 into the early 1980s, according to county build years; about 38% of single-family-coded houses date from the 1970s. A 2005 small-lot tract sits on Kipling Cir, Tennyson Dr and Dickens Way.
Is it in a flood zone?
About 89% of residential parcels are in FEMA's shaded Zone X, a 0.2% annual-chance area outside the 1% special flood hazard area; the rest are unshaded X. Lots near Uvas Creek should be checked on the current map.
Which parks are close by?
El Roble Park is inside the area; Christmas Hill Park, its ranch site and the Uvas Creek preserve trails are just across Uvas Park Drive, and Miller Park is just east of Princevalle Street.
Which schools serve the area?
Gilroy Unified School District. El Roble Elementary is inside the area, and Brownell Middle, Solorsano Middle and Gilroy High are nearby; check the exact address with the district.
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