Ladera Heights Real Estate, From the Agent Who Lives Here

Ladera Heights real estate is a small market, and I know it from the inside because this is where I live. Ladera Heights is an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County in the 90056 zip code. It sits between Slauson Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard, with Culver City to the west and Baldwin Hills to the north.

The streets climb from the flats near La Tijera up into the hills, and many homes on the upper streets look out over the city. Most of the housing is single-family, with mid-century homes on generous lots, along with a smaller number of condominiums. Plenty of these homes have been in the same hands for ten or twenty years or more.

Very few Ladera Heights homes come up for sale in any given month. In September 2026, four homes sold here, according to TheMLS. With a sample that small, every single sale moves the comparison set, and a price pulled from an online estimate can miss by a wide margin.

Ladera Heights reads as one neighborhood on a map, but it sells as several. The hillside streets with city views carry different pricing from the flatter blocks closer to La Tijera Boulevard, and a condominium near the shopping center reaches a different buyer than a single-family home up the hill. I price each one against its own kind of home, never against a blended average.

View Park and Windsor Hills sit just to the east, with their own hillside streets and historic Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean homes. Many buyers who look in Ladera also tour there, so I track both side by side. Read more about View Park and Windsor Hills homes.

Baldwin Hills rises to the north, with Baldwin Vista and its view streets just beyond. Buyers comparing hillside homes often weigh the two neighborhoods against each other. See my guide to Baldwin Hills and Baldwin Vista real estate.

Culver City lies to the west, an independent city with its own downtown and a faster pace of sales. Buyers who start in Culver City sometimes find more house and more land in Ladera for a similar budget. Here is my overview of Culver City neighborhoods.

Ladera Park anchors the neighborhood, with an outdoor amphitheater, a baseball field, a basketball court, tennis courts, a community recreation center and picnic areas with barbecue grills. The Westchester Golf Course is a short drive away, and the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area sits just to the north.

Daily errands happen at the Ladera Heights Shopping Center along La Tijera. Pann's, Compari's Trattoria Pizzeria, Court Cafe and Taste Jamaica are all local favorites. At the corner of Overhill Drive and Slauson Avenue, Jon & Vinny's and Somerville anchor a small cluster of restaurants and coffee shops that feels like the neighborhood's front porch.

Neighbors here stay connected. I run Ladera Heights: The Inside Connection, a private Facebook group for Ladera Heights residents with local news, events and recommendations. For my favorite restaurants, shopping and local events, see my Ladera Heights community guide.

Getting around is one of Ladera's quiet strengths. La Cienega Boulevard runs north toward the 10 freeway, the 405 and LAX sit to the west and south, and Culver City is minutes away. Buyers who are trading up from a starter home often tell me that location is what put Ladera on their list in the first place.

Ashley C., who bought in Ladera Heights with her dad, said it simply: "She knew so much about the neighborhood & offered great insight." Anthony C., another Ladera Heights client, added: "Not only did she provide me with valuable information throughout the process, but she also managed to close the deal in just 2 weeks, exceeding my expectations."

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