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Westborough & West Park, South San Francisco Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
South San Francisco's 1960s-and-later hillside district between I-280 and Skyline Boulevard: detached houses south of Westborough Boulevard, townhouse courts and condos in West Park to the north.
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Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Westborough & West Park from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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the story
How Westborough & West Park came to be
Westborough started as a land deal. The city's neighborhood story map says that in 1960 developers Tom Callan Sr., Tom Callan Jr. and Mike Callan bought 120 undeveloped acres west of Junipero Serra Highway and the Buri Buri tract, and that the project eventually covered 659 acres. That squares with the city's planning map today, where the Westborough sub-area measures about 655 acres between I-280 and Skyline Boulevard. The water came first: the Westborough Water District, formerly the Callan Park County Water District, was formed on March 7, 1961, and it still owns the water and sewer systems here.
The name came a few years later. According to the story map, the subdivision, then called Callan Park, joined South San Francisco in 1964 after a proposed annexation to Daly City was turned down, and the developers agreed to rename it Westborough. City subdivision records date the Westborough units and the Westborough West Park units to 1960-1979, and the archived job files of architect Edward H. Fickett include 'Westborough Townhouses and Apartments' projects dated 1962 and 1965. Census estimates show the two halves grew in sequence: about half the homes south of Westborough Boulevard date from the 1960s, while West Park's largest share, about 43 percent, dates from the 1970s.
Later maps filled the gaps: Appian Village, Sunrise and the St. Francis Heights/Terrace unit south of the boulevard and Carter Park and Galway Place in West Park in the 1980s and 1990s, then Marbella and Oakmont Vistas after 2000. Marbella went through state environmental review in 2001 as a 280-unit project on 14.9 acres northwest of Westborough and Gellert Boulevards, with about half the site left as steep open space. Westborough Square, the shopping center at that corner, dates its first retail buildings to 1969, per a 2011 state environmental filing for its redevelopment.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Westborough Boulevard is the spine. It climbs west from the I-280 interchange past Westborough Square, Westborough Park and Westborough Middle School to Skyline Boulevard, where it meets Sharp Park Road toward Pacifica. Gellert Boulevard and Callan Boulevard run north from it to King Drive and the Daly City line, and Carter Drive loops along the upper slope near Skyline.
South of the boulevard, in what the city's maps call South Westborough, the homes are mostly detached houses: Census estimates put about 88 percent of its roughly 1,580 homes in single-family detached buildings, and the middle half of single-family lots in city parcel records run about 5,000 to 5,900 square feet. Shannon Drive, Galway Drive, Appian Way, Gellert Boulevard, Wexford Avenue, Donegal Avenue, Tipperary Avenue and Dublin Drive curve across the slope, with short courts and lanes off them; the 1980s Appian Village and Sunrise maps sit around Appian Way and Moonlight Court.
West Park, north of the boulevard, is a different animal. About 1,200 of its roughly 1,300 single-family parcels are townhouse lots of about 2,450 to 2,650 square feet (middle half, city parcel records), set on short courts such as Savannah, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Annapolis, Bassett and Brunswick courts off Greendale Drive, Crofton Way, Kent Way and Fairfax Way. Many of those courts sit beside shared lawns that the city's GIS maps as 'common greens', about 53 parcels covering roughly 43 acres. Condominium and apartment buildings fill much of the rest, including Skyline Village and Carter Park near Carter Drive, the Braewood maps on Duhallow Way and Erris Court, and Marbella near Gellert Boulevard. Census estimates count about 2,870 homes in West Park: roughly 38 percent townhouses, 17 percent detached houses and the rest in buildings of two or more units.
streets in westborough & west park
- Westborough Boulevard
- Gellert Boulevard
- Callan Boulevard
- King Drive
- Skyline Boulevard
- Carter Drive
- Shannon Drive
- Galway Drive
- Appian Way
- Wexford Avenue
- Donegal Avenue
- Tipperary Avenue
- Dublin Drive
- Oakmont Drive
- Greendale Drive
- Crofton Way
- Kent Way
- Fairfax Way
- Bettman Way
- Radburn Drive
- Rowntree Way
- Duhallow Way
- Meath Drive
- Sean Court
- Erris Court
- Myrna Lane
- Savannah Court
- Georgetown Court
- Williamsburg Court
- Annapolis Court
- Buena Vista Road
- Valleyview Way
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Westborough & West Park
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Westborough Park
About 11 acres at Westborough Boulevard and Galway Drive (2380 Galway Dr). The city's park inventory lists a community building, play area, restrooms, picnic shelter and group picnic area, tennis and basketball courts, ballfields and a walking trail; check current facilities with the city.
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Sellick Park
A neighborhood park on Appian Way south of the boulevard, mapped at about 7 acres in the city's current park layer; the city's older inventory lists a play area, restrooms, picnic areas, tennis and basketball courts and a walking trail.
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Callan Bowl Park and the common greens
Callan Bowl Park is a 2.5-acre green space with a walking path in West Park (city park layer), and the city maps about 43 acres of 'common greens' behind West Park's townhouse courts.
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Westborough Square
The shopping center at Westborough and Gellert Boulevards, first built in 1969 according to a 2011 state environmental filing; Serramonte Center is a short drive north across King Drive in Daly City.
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Westborough Water District
A county water district formed in 1961 that serves about one square mile from I-280 to Skyline Boulevard and from King Drive to San Bruno, buying its water from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Westborough is in the South San Francisco Unified School District (K-12) at every point we checked against Census district maps. Westborough Middle School (2570 Westborough Blvd) is inside the area; Skyline Elementary (55 Christen Ave) sits just north of King Drive in Daly City and Monte Verde Elementary (2551 St. Cloud Dr) just south of the line in San Bruno, both South San Francisco Unified schools on the city's school map. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district.
Getting around
- I-280 runs along the east edge, with interchanges at Westborough Boulevard and at Avalon Drive near the San Bruno line (public maps).
- Westborough Boulevard continues west to Skyline Boulevard (SR 35) and Sharp Park Road toward Pacifica; Gellert and Callan boulevards lead north into Daly City.
- South San Francisco BART (1333 Mission Rd) is about 1.6 miles straight-line from the middle of the area, and San Bruno BART about 2.2 miles.
- The South San Francisco Caltrain station is about 2.9 miles straight-line east.
- SamTrans route 122 (South SF BART to Stonestown/SF State) runs through on the city's route map; check SamTrans for current routes and stops.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Westborough & West Park: what we check
Buying here
- Water and sewer come from the Westborough Water District, not the city or Cal Water: it buys water from the SFPUC and pumps sewage to the North San Mateo County Sanitation District plant run by Daly City. Ask the district about the account, rates and the condition of the line to the house.
- Check the state fault and landslide maps for the parcel. By our count of city parcel centroids, about 450 of roughly 2,700 residential parcels sit in the 1982 earthquake fault zone for the San Andreas fault, mainly on the west side (Carter Dr, Leix Way, Callan Blvd, Myrna Ln, Sean Ct, Farnee Ct, Erris Ct, Tyrone Ct, Kilconway Ln), and about 1,200 sit in 2021 earthquake-induced landslide zones (Tipperary Ave, Shannon Dr, Wexford Ave, Donegal Ave, Valleyview Way, Dublin Dr, Kent Way, Crofton Way, Fairfax Way and others). Both are disclosure items, and fault-zone lots can need a geologic study for some new building work.
- For a townhouse or condo, read the HOA documents: what dues cover (roofs, exteriors, insurance, landscaping), the reserve study, minutes and any special assessments, and check current dues. In West Park, also confirm who maintains the common green behind the unit and what the CC&Rs allow for additions.
- A strip of slope along Skyline Boulevard is in a Moderate fire hazard severity zone on the State Fire Marshal's 2025 local-area maps (regional public copy). It reaches Athy Dr and the edges of Meath Dr, Duhallow Way and Kilconway Ln, including part of the Braewood condominium complex; check the parcel, defensible-space rules and the HOA's insurance.
- All of South San Francisco is inside the airport influence area of SFO's 2012 land use compatibility plan, which requires an airport-proximity real estate disclosure. If a home was treated under SFO's noise insulation program, ask for the records; current eligibility depends on the 2019 65 dB noise map, so check the address with SFO's Noise Office.
Selling here
- Say which side of Westborough Boulevard the home is on and what it is (detached house, townhouse on its own lot, or condo); the two halves trade on different terms.
- For townhouses and condos, have the HOA packet ready early: budget, reserve study, CC&Rs, insurance and recent minutes, plus who maintains any common green next to the unit.
- Order the natural-hazard disclosure report up front; fault and landslide zones show up on many Westborough parcels, and any geotechnical or retaining-wall reports you already have are worth sharing.
- Have Westborough Water District account details on hand, since buyers may expect city or Cal Water service.
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faq
Westborough & West Park questions, answered
Where is Westborough?
In the southwest corner of South San Francisco, between I-280 and Skyline Boulevard, from King Drive at the Daly City line south to the San Bruno line. Westborough Boulevard runs through the middle.
What is West Park?
The part of Westborough north of Westborough Boulevard. The city's neighborhood map labels it North Westborough or West Park, and its recorded tract maps are titled Westborough West Park. It is mostly townhouses on small lots and condominiums, built mainly in the 1970s.
Who provides water and sewer in Westborough?
The Westborough Water District, a county water district formed in 1961 as the Callan Park County Water District. It buys water from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and sends sewage to a treatment plant operated by Daly City.
Is Westborough in an earthquake fault zone?
Part of it. The state's 1982 fault-zone map for the San Andreas fault covers about a fifth of the area, mostly the west side near Carter Drive and Callan Boulevard, and earthquake-induced landslide zones cover many of the slopes south of Westborough Boulevard and in upper West Park. Check the specific parcel on the state maps.
Which school district serves Westborough?
South San Francisco Unified School District, with Westborough Middle School inside the area. Check the exact address with the district.
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