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About 400 mostly single-story houses behind Prospect High School, between Saratoga Creek and Saratoga Avenue north of Cox, subdivided from 1952 on former Sorosis Farm lots and under a single-story zoning overlay.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Saratoga Woods: behind Prospect High, Saratoga Creek to Saratoga Ave north of Cox (approximate). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Saratoga Woods
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Saratoga Woods from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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Listings come from MLSListings and other MLSs through IDX and show their listing brokerage; confirm details with the listing agent. The map outline is the neighborhood boundary used by our listing search (Saratoga Woods: behind Prospect High, Saratoga Creek to Saratoga Ave north of Cox (approximate)); it may not match every local definition.
the story
How Saratoga Woods came to be
Before the houses, this was Sorosis land. The recorded maps for La Saratoga Park, Westview and Saratoga Woods all describe their land as lots of the Sorosis Farm subdivision. The Sorosis Fruit Company was a dried-fruit packer with about 200 acres of orchards and its own packing plant on Saratoga Avenue, active from about 1890 to 1908 according to a local railway-history site that cites the El Quito neighborhood history and a 1922 county history. The Peninsular Railway's stop list includes a Sorosis stop.
The subdividing started in 1952 with La Saratoga Park Unit 1 on Kosich Drive and Lolly Court, recorded while this was still county land. Units 2 and 3, an unnamed 1956 tract on the Saratoga Glen courts by Cox Avenue, and Westview (1957) followed. The Saratoga Woods tract itself, tract 2032, was approved by the Saratoga Planning Commission in November 1957 and by the City Council in February 1958, about 16 months after the city incorporated, and recorded in March 1958 with Santa Clara Development Co. named as owner. Its name now covers the whole area behind Prospect High School north of Cox.
The school came a decade later: Prospect High opened in September 1968 on a 29-acre campus at the north edge. Infill courts followed, from Kosich Court in the 1960s to Palo Oaks Court (1973), Wood Dell Court (1974), San Palo Court (1975), Cabernet Drive (1985) and Kosich Place (1997). Saratoga's zoning code now lists an R-1-10,000 single-story overlay district for the Saratoga Woods neighborhood, and the city's parcel map applies it to every house lot here.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Saratoga Creek Drive runs the length of the west side, from Cox Avenue north along the creek to Kosich Drive, with short streets off it: Raleigh, Cyril and Ansley Places, Hargrave Way and Easton Drive and Place. Radoyka Drive and Westview Drive run diagonally northeast toward Saratoga Avenue, while Kosich Drive, Obrad Drive and Cabernet Drive fill the blocks below Prospect High. Mellon Drive and the Saratoga Glen courts sit near Cox Avenue, and short courts such as Curry, Jolene and Lolly open off the diagonals.
Houses are 1950s single-story ranches on lots a little under a quarter acre (median about 10,700 sq ft), with a median assessor-recorded building area of about 2,400 sq ft. About 92 percent are one story in the assessor data. Nearly half of the two-story houses are on Cabernet Drive, a 1985 tract of 36 lots tucked against the school, where 14 are two-story; the code text exempts existing two-story houses from the overlay. About 26 houses carry a build year of 1990 or later, so most change here happens as single-story remodels and rebuilds.
The edges are busier than the interior. Saratoga Avenue carries VTA buses along the east side, Prospect High fills the north edge, and medical and professional offices sit across Cox Avenue near Saratoga Avenue. Across Saratoga Avenue are El Quito Park and the Paseo streets, covered in our Quito guide.
streets in saratoga woods
- Saratoga Creek Drive
- Radoyka Drive
- Westview Drive
- Kosich Drive
- Kosich Court
- Kosich Place
- Obrad Drive
- Cabernet Drive
- Mellon Drive
- Easton Drive
- Easton Place
- Raleigh Place
- Cyril Place
- Ansley Place
- Hargrave Way
- Curry Court
- Jolene Court
- Lolly Court
- Lolly Drive
- San Palo Court
- Wood Dell Court
- Palo Oaks Court
- Saratoga Glen Place
- Saratoga Glen Court
- Sun Valley Court
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Saratoga Woods
- park
El Quito Park
About 0.3 mile southeast across Saratoga Avenue (straight line): a 6.3-acre city park with a softball field, two pickleball courts, sand volleyball, reservable barbecue areas, a play area and restrooms.
- park
Brookglen Park
A 0.7-acre city park across the creek at the end of Brookglen Court, with a play area and a basketball half-court.
- school
Prospect High School
A Campbell Union High School District campus at 18900 Prospect Road that opened in 1968 on 29 acres; it forms the neighborhood's north edge.
- shopping
El Paseo de Saratoga and Westgate West
Both are just over the line in San José: El Paseo de Saratoga about half a mile northeast at Saratoga and Campbell Avenues, and Westgate West about 0.6 mile north at Prospect Road and Lawrence Expressway (straight line).
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
The Census Bureau's district maps and the city's parcel data put all of Saratoga Woods in the Moreland School District for K-8 and the Campbell Union High School District. Prospect High School (Campbell Union) is at the north edge, and the nearest Moreland elementary campuses are Baker Elementary on Bucknall Road (about 0.8 mile east) and Country Lane Elementary (about a mile northeast), both in San José (straight line). Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Moreland School District guide · Campbell Union High guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- VTA Route 26 runs on Saratoga Avenue along the east edge, with stops at Cox Avenue, Bucknall Road, Kosich Drive and Wood Dell, between West Valley College and Campbell; Route 57 stops at Saratoga Avenue and Quito Road just north.
- Highway 85's Saratoga Avenue exit (14) is about 0.8 mile south (straight line); Saratoga has no interchange at Prospect.
- Lawrence Expressway starts at the northeast corner and runs north to I-280 (about 2.4 miles) and Lawrence Caltrain (about 5.8 miles, straight line).
- VTA light rail at Winchester station in Campbell is about 3 miles east; OpenStreetMap shows bike lanes on Saratoga Avenue, Prospect Road and Cox Avenue.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Saratoga Woods: what we check
Buying here
- Read the single-story overlay before you buy. Saratoga's zoning code lists an R-1-10,000 single-story overlay for the Saratoga Woods neighborhood; per the code text, single-story additions and replacement houses are limited in height to the adjoining single-story houses, and existing two-story houses are exempt. Confirm with the planning desk what a given lot allows.
- Check creek-side lots on Saratoga Creek Drive and Raleigh Place: the city's parcel data puts about 19 parcels in mapped liquefaction zones and a handful in FEMA flood zone A. Read the natural hazard disclosure for the specific address.
- These are mostly 1950s houses: check the electrical panel, foundation, original plumbing and sewer lateral (West Valley Sanitation District), and expect the federal lead-paint disclosure.
- Look at the Housing Element sites nearby. The city's inventory proposes very high-density mixed use (80 to 150 units per acre, about 410 units planned) on the commercial parcels just east of Lawrence Expressway at Prospect Road, and mixed use at 30 to 40 units per acre (about 293 units planned) on a 9.8-acre vacant site at 13025 Saratoga Avenue, just south of Cox.
- Lots on Saratoga Avenue, Cox Avenue and next to Prospect High see traffic at school start and end times; visit then.
Selling here
- Explain the single-story overlay plainly and point buyers to the city; it shapes what buyers can build and is part of what keeps the street single-story.
- List the school districts (Moreland and Campbell Union High) and invite buyers to verify; don't name an assigned school unless the district confirms it.
- Name the tract and year (Saratoga Woods 1958, Westview 1957, La Saratoga Park 1952-1959) and document updates; most competing houses are 1950s originals.
- If the lot backs onto Saratoga Creek, have the flood and liquefaction status ready.
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faq
Saratoga Woods questions, answered
Where is Saratoga Woods?
Behind Prospect High School in northeast Saratoga: Saratoga Creek on the west, Prospect Road on the north, Saratoga Avenue and Lawrence Expressway on the east and Cox Avenue on the south. The city's single-story overlay zoning covers essentially the same area.
Can I add a second story?
Expect a single-story limit. The zoning code's Saratoga Woods single-story overlay limits single-story additions and replacement houses to the height of the adjoining single-story houses, and exempts existing two-story houses. Confirm the rules for the specific lot with the city's planning desk.
Which school districts serve Saratoga Woods?
The Moreland School District (K-8) and the Campbell Union High School District, per Census maps and the city's parcel data. Prospect High is at the north edge. Boundaries change, so check the exact address with the districts.
When were the houses built?
Mostly 1952 to 1959: La Saratoga Park from 1952, Westview in 1957 and the Saratoga Woods tract in 1958. Infill courts were added from the 1960s through 1997.
Is Saratoga Woods Circle part of the neighborhood?
No. Saratoga Woods Circle is a 1989 group of attached homes near the Cox Avenue / Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road corner, about 1.7 miles west. It shares the name only.
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