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Springarden, Cupertino Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
Cupertino's southeast corner between Stelling Road, Highway 85, De Anza Boulevard and Prospect Road: late-1950s and 1960s tracts on 6,000 sq ft lots, with Hoover and Three Oaks parks.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Springarden: Hwy 85 to Prospect Rd, Stelling Rd to De Anza Blvd (drawn along streets and the city line). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Springarden
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Springarden 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 (Springarden: Hwy 85 to Prospect Rd, Stelling Rd to De Anza Blvd (drawn along streets and the city line)); it may not match every local definition.
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Our sales in and near Springarden
Since 2012 we’ve handled 2 sales inside the Springarden outline that we can match to MLS records: 2 homes we listed. The other photos are our closest listings outside it, measured from its edge.
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the story
How Springarden came to be
Springarden is a recorded name. Tract 1788, Springarden Unit No. 1, was surveyed by Geo. S. Nolte in September 1956 for Mann Construction Co., on land its map places within the City of San Jose. It laid out Rainbow Drive, Orange Blossom Drive, Primrose Way and Poppy Way west of Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, the road now called South De Anza Boulevard here, with Prospect Road just to the south. San Jose's planning commission approved the map in August 1956 and its city council in February 1957, and it was recorded on April 9, 1957. The county's index lists four more Springarden units (Tracts 2014 to 2017), and the City's tract outlines put them along Rainbow Drive, Orange Blossom, Peach Blossom, Primrose, Poppy and Aster.
The flower streets were only the start. Normandy Hills Units No. 1 and 2 and James Town filled the blocks toward Prospect Road with Normandy Way, Newcastle, Waterford and Jamestown drives, Leeds Avenue and Donegal Drive. North of Rainbow Drive, Tract 2999 (June 1961, also within San Jose, surveyed by Mackay & Somps) laid out Squirewood Way, Scotland Drive, Lockford Court, Hollanderry Place and Hollyhead Lane; its map already shows land of the State of California along the northeast side, with no access from the lots backing onto it. That strip is where Highway 85 runs now.
The whole block changed cities at once. The City's annexation records put 889 of the 939 lots in the San Jose-Cupertino Reorganization, effective July 1, 1979, with most of the rest added in small Stelling Road and Rainbow Drive annexations in the 1980s. The last new streets came in the same decade: Garden View Terrace's small-lot courts in about 1981, Wildflower Court in about 1982, and Berland Court, West Hill Court and the Donegal Drive infill in the mid-1980s (City year-built data).
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Stelling Road and De Anza Boulevard frame a grid of tract streets. South of Rainbow Drive are the flower streets, Orange Blossom, Peach Blossom and Plum Blossom drives, Primrose and Poppy ways, Aster Lane and Court, Rose Garden Lane, Wildflower Way and Flower Court, then Normandy Way, Newcastle Drive, Waterford Drive, Jamestown Drive, Leeds Avenue, Donegal Drive, Galway Drive and Barnhart Place toward Prospect Road. North of Rainbow, Crestline Drive, Shadowhill Lane, Candlelight Way, Kingsbury Place, Scotland Drive, Squirewood Way, Hollanderry Place, Hollyhead Lane and Lockford Court fill the triangle up to Highway 85. Oak Meadow Court and Seeber Court sit just west of Stelling Road at Rainbow Drive.
Lots are very consistent: the median is about 6,250 square feet and 80 percent fall between about 6,000 and 7,400, nearly all zoned R1-6. The houses are mostly late-1950s and 1960s tract houses (median year built 1963), and only about 4 percent of lots carry a year built of 2000 or later, so original houses, remodels and the occasional rebuild share most blocks. The City's parcel layer has no floor area or stories, so check size and layout listing by listing.
Two pockets have their own rules. Seven lots on Shadowhill Lane are in the City's single-story overlay (R1-6i). Garden View Terrace's 41 lots of about 1,700 to 2,100 square feet on Garden Terrace Drive and Garden Crest, Garden Manor and Garden Place courts, and Wildflower Court's 13 lots, are zoned P(R1C), a planned-development cluster zone, and the City's HOA layer lists Garden View Terrace as an association. No lot is in a FEMA flood zone at its center or touches a CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
streets in springarden
- South Stelling Road
- Rainbow Drive
- South De Anza Boulevard
- Prospect Road
- Orange Blossom Drive
- Peach Blossom Drive
- Plum Blossom Drive
- Primrose Way
- Poppy Way
- Aster Lane
- Rose Garden Lane
- Wildflower Way
- Normandy Way
- Newcastle Drive
- Waterford Drive
- Jamestown Drive
- Leeds Avenue
- Donegal Drive
- Galway Drive
- Barnhart Place
- Crestline Drive
- Shadowhill Lane
- Candlelight Way
- Kingsbury Place
- Scotland Drive
- Squirewood Way
- Hollanderry Place
- Hollyhead Lane
- Lockford Court
- West Hill Lane
- Garden Terrace Drive
- Wildflower Court
- Oak Meadow Court
house sales by street, 2021–2026
| Street | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Typical lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Drive | 6 | $3.62M | $1,510 | 6,250 sq ft |
| South Stelling Road | 4 | $3.49M | $1,647 | 7,560 sq ft |
| Prospect Road | 4 | $3.11M | $1,573 | 7,010 sq ft |
| Primrose Way | 4 | $3.04M | $1,986 | 6,000 sq ft |
| Peach Blossom Drive | 3 | $2.95M | $1,572 | 6,950 sq ft |
| Poppy Way | 4 | $2.88M | $1,458 | 6,190 sq ft |
| Rainbow Drive | 5 | $2.67M | $1,868 | 6,000 sq ft |
| Shadowhill Lane | 3 | $2.6M | $2,158 | 6,100 sq ft |
| Scotland Drive | 4 | $2.39M | $1,954 | 6,160 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 Springarden
- park
Hoover Park
A 5.1-acre City park at Leeds Avenue and Donegal Drive, inside the area south of Rainbow Drive, with a playground and soccer and baseball fields (City park layer).
- park
Three Oaks Park
A 3.2-acre City park at Shadowhill Lane and Candlelight Way, north of Rainbow Drive, with a playground, picnic tables and barbecue pits (City park layer).
- park
Jollyman Park
The City's larger park across Highway 85, about 0.8 mile north (straight-line), with sports fields, a playground, picnic tables, barbecues and restrooms (City park layer).
- landmark
Seven Springs fire station
Fire Station No. 2 at 21000 Seven Springs Parkway, on the corner of Stelling Road and Seven Springs Parkway at the southwest edge (City facilities layer).
- shopping
South De Anza Boulevard
The east edge. The City zones the boulevard frontage for planned commercial and multifamily development, and Saratoga begins across Prospect Road.
schools and commute
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. No public school is open inside the area; the former Regnart Elementary, about 0.6 mile west (straight-line) on Yorkshire Drive, closed in 2022. The nearest open public campuses in the state's 2025-26 data are Kennedy Middle School on Bubb Road and Lincoln Elementary and Monta Vista High on McClellan Road, about 1.1 to 1.4 miles northwest (straight-line). Attendance areas change, so check the exact address with both districts before relying on a school assignment.
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Getting around
- Highway 85's De Anza Boulevard interchange is at the northeast corner, about 0.3 mile from the middle of the area (straight-line).
- VTA Route 51 (Moffett Field - West Valley College) runs on South De Anza Boulevard along the east edge, with stops including Prospect Road. Check VTA for current schedules.
- Rainbow Drive is the main east-west street, from De Anza Boulevard west across Stelling Road toward Bubb Road; Prospect Road runs west along the south edge past Seven Springs.
- Caltrain: the Sunnyvale station is about 5.5 miles north (straight-line).
- Hoover Park and Three Oaks Park are each within about a quarter mile of the middle of the area (straight-line).
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Springarden: what we check
Buying here
- Ask which city issued the permits. Nearly every lot here was in San Jose until July 1, 1979, so older permits and plans may be in San Jose's records. Have the inspector look at the electrical panel, plumbing, sewer lateral and any additions, and expect the federal lead-paint disclosure on houses built before 1978.
- On Shadowhill Lane, check whether the lot is in the single-story overlay (R1-6i) and ask the City what it allows before planning a second story.
- Garden View Terrace and Wildflower Court lots are planned-development cluster lots: read the association documents, current dues and rules on exterior changes.
- Read the recorded tract map with the title report. The 1957 Springarden map marks public utility, sanitary sewer and storm drain easements and building setback lines, and the 1961 map adds wire-clearance and anchor easements for utility poles; any of them can limit additions and ADUs.
- If the lot backs onto Highway 85 or South De Anza Boulevard, visit at different times of day before deciding.
Selling here
- Name the tract. Springarden, Normandy Hills, James Town or the tract number on the title report tells buyers how the lot was laid out.
- With lots this uniform, the house is the difference: document remodels, additions, roof, windows, electrical and plumbing with permits, including San Jose records from before 1979.
- If the lot is in the single-story overlay or a cluster association, say so up front and have the documents ready.
- Give walking distances to Hoover Park, Three Oaks Park, the De Anza Boulevard bus stops and the Highway 85 on-ramp.
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faq
Springarden questions, answered
Where is Springarden?
In Cupertino's southeast corner, between South Stelling Road and South De Anza Boulevard from Highway 85 south to Prospect Road. San Jose is across De Anza Boulevard and Saratoga across Prospect Road.
Where does the name come from?
Springarden is the recorded name of five tract units here; Unit No. 1 (Tract 1788) was mapped in 1956 and recorded in 1957. The guide uses the name for the whole block, which also includes the Normandy Hills, James Town and Garden View Terrace tracts.
Was Springarden part of San Jose?
Yes. The 1956 and 1961 tract maps place the land within the City of San Jose, and the City of Cupertino's annexation records show 889 of the 939 lots joining Cupertino in the San Jose-Cupertino Reorganization, effective July 1, 1979.
Which school districts serve Springarden?
The Cupertino Union School District for K-8 and the Fremont Union High School District, per the state's 2025-26 district map. Confirm the address with each district, since attendance areas change.
Is any of it in a flood or fire hazard zone?
Not in the maps used for this guide: no lot is in a FEMA flood zone at its center or touches a CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Check the disclosure for the specific parcel.
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