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Phar Lap, Cupertino Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
The Cupertino blocks between Stevens Creek and Hwy 85, north of Stevens Creek Boulevard: 1950s and 1960s tracts such as Mann Craft Manor and Oakdell Ranch on lots near 9,600 sq ft.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Phar Lap: Stevens Creek Blvd to I-280, Stevens Creek (the creek) to Hwy 85. Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Phar Lap
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Phar Lap from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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the story
How Phar Lap came to be
Phar Lap is the part of Cupertino north of Stevens Creek Boulevard that lies between Stevens Creek, the creek, and Hwy 85, up to I-280. The City of Cupertino's GIS groups this land with Creston, on the other side of the creek, in one planning area it calls Creston-Pharlap. The Creston guide covers the west half; this guide takes the second half of the city's name, which is also the name of Phar Lap Drive, the street that follows the creek north from Stevens Creek Boulevard.
The county's record-map index shows the area filled in tract by tract. The earliest by the city's year-built data is Knoll Vista Subdivision (Tract 651) on Adriana Avenue, with houses from about 1951. Mann Craft Manor, recorded in three units (Tracts 1390, 1570 and 1647), covers lots on Mann Drive, Oakview Lane, Gardenview Lane, Monte Court, Corte Madera Lane, Meadowview Lane and Dos Palos Court, with houses dated 1955 to 1957. Corte Madera Highlands (Tract 1960) followed on Madera Drive and Florence Drive, with houses from about 1958. Along the creek, Oakdell Ranch (Tract 3442) and Oakdell Ranch Unit No. 2 (Tract 3628) cover Phar Lap Drive and its courts, with houses from about 1964 and 1965. The long avenues in the east third, Stokes, Dempster and Noel, are on Tracts 4658 and 4735, built around 1969 and 1970; the index gives those two maps no name, and the city's neighborhood layer calls the area Summerset Square West. Oakdale Ranch No. 3 (Tract 6943) covers Oakleaf Place and Oakleaf Court, built in the early 1980s.
City annexation records split the area in two. Phar Lap Drive, Stokes, Dempster and Noel avenues, Madera Drive and the courts along the creek came into the city with the Homestead 3-C annexation, final in November 1956. Mann Drive, Adriana Avenue, Gardenview, Oakview, Corte Madera and Meadowview lanes, Woodbury Drive and Monte Court stayed unincorporated county land for another 24 years, until the Mann 80-32 island annexation took effect in November 1980. A strip of Stokes Avenue lots joined with the Junipero Serra 69-3 annexation in 1969. Today every lot in this guide is inside the city limit.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Three street patterns sit side by side. On the west, Phar Lap Drive runs north from Stevens Creek Boulevard along the creek, with Oaknoll, Clearcreek, Clearwood and Creekside courts and Oakdell Place off it, and Oakleaf Place and Oakleaf Court at its south end; Florence Drive and Madera Drive continue north toward I-280. In the middle, Mann Drive runs north from Stevens Creek Boulevard with the Mann Craft Manor lanes and courts on both sides, Woodbury Drive crossing over to Phar Lap Drive and Adriana Avenue near the boulevard. On the east, Stokes, Dempster and Noel avenues run in long parallel lines beside Hwy 85, with Fitzgerald Drive, Beaven Drive and Benetti, Wilson and Meyerholtz courts.
City parcel data dates most of the houses to their tracts: median years built run from about 1955 on the Mann Craft Manor lanes to 1964 on Phar Lap Drive and 1969 to 1970 on Stokes, Dempster and Noel avenues. Twenty-one lots have a house built in 2000 or later, spread across the area with the most (five) on Mann Drive, so original houses and rebuilds share many blocks. The median lot is about 9,600 sq ft, and most fall between about 7,600 and 12,900 sq ft. Most lots are zoned R1-10; Phar Lap Drive and the Oakdell courts are zoned R1-7.5, and the 17 lots on Oakleaf Place and Oakleaf Court are a planned development zoned P(R1-7.5). The city's parcel layer shows no single-story overlay, Eichler or historic flags here, and it has no floor area or story counts, so check each house's own records.
The creek shapes the west side. FEMA's flood map puts 58 lots in Zone AE at the parcel center: 34 on Phar Lap Drive, 11 on Clearcreek Court, 7 on Clearwood Court and 3 each on Florence Drive and Creekside Court. CAL FIRE's 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps show no zone touching any lot here. The city's own geologic hazard layer, which is drawn differently from the state zone maps in the spec sheet, also flags many lots: about 126 in its liquefaction-inundation area, mostly along Phar Lap Drive and the Oakdell courts, and about 75 for slope instability, including lots on Madera Drive, Phar Lap Drive and several of the Mann Craft Manor lanes. Check both maps for the parcel.
streets in phar lap
- Phar Lap Drive
- Mann Drive
- Stokes Avenue
- Dempster Avenue
- Noel Avenue
- Madera Drive
- Florence Drive
- Woodbury Drive
- Adriana Avenue
- Gardenview Lane
- Oakview Lane
- Corte Madera Lane
- Meadowview Lane
- Monte Court
- Dos Palos Court
- Oakdell Place
- Oaknoll Court
- Clearcreek Court
- Clearwood Court
- Creekside Court
- Oakleaf Place
- Oakleaf Court
- Fitzgerald Drive
- Beaven Drive
- Benetti Court
- Wilson Court
- Meyerholtz Court
house sales by street, 2021–2026
| Street | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Typical lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phar Lap Drive | 4 | $3.64M | $1,428 | 8,450 sq ft |
| Madera Drive | 4 | $3.31M | $1,738 | 0.6 acres |
| Dempster Avenue | 6 | $3.14M | $1,566 | 7,490 sq ft |
| Mann Drive | 3 | $3.03M | $1,290 | 10,560 sq ft |
| Stokes Avenue | 7 | $2.95M | $1,297 | 7,800 sq ft |
Single-family house sales inside this guide’s outline, Oct. 1, 2021 to Oct. 21, 2026, from MLS records, with each sale counted once. Streets with at least 3 sales; prices, price per square foot and lots are medians. The whole city, ranked: The most expensive streets in Cupertino.
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Phar Lap
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Somerset Park
A city park at the north end of the neighborhood, near Madera Drive and I-280. The city's park inventory lists a playground, picnic tables, barbecue pits and open lawn.
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Varian Park
Across the creek in Creston, about 0.3 mile (straight-line) from the middle of the neighborhood. The city lists 6.3 acres with a playground, baseball, tennis, picnic tables and barbecue pits.
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Stocklmeir Ranch and Blackberry Farm
Across Stevens Creek Boulevard from the Phar Lap Drive corner. Stocklmeir Ranch is a 4.9-acre city property at 22120 Stevens Creek Blvd., open sunrise to sunset; Blackberry Farm Park, with its pools and picnic grounds, is at 21979 San Fernando Ave., about 0.6 mile (straight-line) from the middle.
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Monta Vista's Stevens Creek Boulevard frontage
The small commercial strip the city's GIS labels Monta Vista Retail is on Stevens Creek Boulevard about 0.3 mile (straight-line) south of the middle of the neighborhood; De Anza College is about 0.8 mile east (straight-line).
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Stevens Creek
The creek forms the west edge behind Phar Lap Drive. The city describes it as starting on Black Mountain, passing Stevens Creek Reservoir and running about 12.5 miles north through Cupertino, Los Altos, Sunnyvale and Mountain View to the Bay.
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School districts and getting around
School districts
The California Department of Education's 2025-26 district map places every lot here in the Cupertino Union School District (K-8) and the Fremont Union High School District. The nearest public schools listed as active in the state's 2025-26 school data are Stevens Creek Elementary (10300 Ainsworth Dr., across the creek, about 0.4 mile straight-line), Lincoln Elementary (21710 McClellan Rd.), Kennedy Middle (821 Bubb Rd.), Monta Vista High (21840 McClellan Rd.) and Homestead High (21370 Homestead Rd.), all within about 0.4 to 1.2 miles (straight-line). Attendance areas and district lines change, so check the exact address with both districts before relying on a school assignment.
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Getting around
- VTA Route 51 (Moffett Field to West Valley College, weekday schedules) stops on Stevens Creek Boulevard at Phar Lap Drive and at Bubb Road.
- VTA Route 23 starts at De Anza College, about 0.8 mile (straight-line) east, and runs along Stevens Creek Boulevard toward San Jose, with weekend service.
- I-280 runs along the north edge and Hwy 85 along the east edge; the two freeways meet at the northeast corner, and Hwy 85 has an interchange at Stevens Creek Boulevard about half a mile (straight-line) southeast of the middle.
- Sunnyvale Caltrain is about 3.8 miles and Mountain View Caltrain about 4.8 miles away (straight-line).
- The Stevens Creek Trail connects McClellan Ranch Preserve and Blackberry Farm, south across Stevens Creek Boulevard.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Phar Lap: what we check
Buying here
- Flood: FEMA's map puts 58 lots here in Zone AE, along the creek on Phar Lap Drive and its courts. Check the parcel on the FEMA map, ask for any elevation certificate and get flood insurance quotes before you remove contingencies.
- Mann Drive, Adriana Avenue and the Mann Craft Manor lanes were unincorporated until November 1980, per the city's annexation layer. Permits from before then may be on file with Santa Clara County, so ask for both county and city records.
- The city's parcel data lists a geologic hazard zone (liquefaction-inundation or slope instability) for many lots here. Read the natural hazard disclosure and ask whether a geotechnical report exists before planning an addition or rebuild.
- Lots are zoned R1-10, R1-7.5 or, on Oakleaf Place and Oakleaf Court, P(R1-7.5), a planned development. Cupertino's R1 rules (Municipal Code Chapter 19.28) set setbacks and when a Minor Residential Permit is needed; check them with the city's planning staff before you plan a second story or addition.
- About 117 houses were built before 1960. Budget for checks of the sewer lateral (the parcel layer lists the Cupertino Sanitary District), electrical panel and foundation, and ask for permit history on additions.
Selling here
- Name the tract. Mann Craft Manor, Corte Madera Highlands, Oakdell Ranch or one of the unnamed Stokes-Dempster maps tells buyers when and how the lot was laid out; the county record-map index lists book and page.
- State the lot size from county records and show the usable yard; the median here is about 9,600 sq ft, and creek-side lots on Phar Lap Drive can carry easements.
- If the house is in Zone AE, have the flood map, any elevation certificate and insurance information ready before listing.
- If the house was remodeled while the area was unincorporated, gather the county permits along with any city permits so buyers can see the full history.
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faq
Phar Lap questions, answered
Is Phar Lap an official Cupertino neighborhood?
Partly. The City of Cupertino's GIS has a planning area called Creston-Pharlap that runs from Foothill Boulevard east to Hwy 85. Its west half is covered in the Creston guide; this guide covers the half east of Stevens Creek and uses the second part of the city's name. The city's neighborhood layer also names smaller areas inside it: OakDell Ranch, Gardenview Manor, Highlands and Summerset Square West.
Which school districts serve Phar Lap?
The Cupertino Union School District for K-8 and the Fremont Union High School District, per the state's 2025-26 district map. Check the exact address with both districts, since attendance areas change.
Are any houses in a flood zone?
Yes. FEMA's map puts 58 lots in Zone AE at the parcel center, along the creek on Phar Lap Drive, Clearcreek Court, Clearwood Court, Florence Drive and Creekside Court. Check each address on the FEMA map.
Was this area always part of the city?
No. The streets along the creek and the Stokes, Dempster and Noel blocks were annexed in November 1956, while Mann Drive, Adriana Avenue and the Mann Craft Manor lanes stayed unincorporated until an island annexation in November 1980.
When were the houses built?
Mostly in the 1950s and 1960s; the median year built in city data is 1966. About 5 percent of the houses were built in 2000 or later.
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