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LA Connected · Neighborhoods · Ladera Heights
Unincorporated Los Angeles County

Ladera Heights

Quiet hillside streets between Culver City and Inglewood.

ZIP 90056
Median sold · July 2026
$1,899,049
Ladera Heights · +18.7% YoY
Market pace
55 days
median on market · 15 sold · 96.5% of list
Housing
1940s–1960s ranch and split-level homes on larger lots
Unincorporated Los Angeles County
Owner watch
Ladera's lot sizes make it one of the better ADU candidates in the farm
see ownership notes

Neighborhood figures: Redfin neighborhood market data (all home types, Redfin's neighborhood boundaries). Figures are the month shown; Redfin reports some medians on a rolling three-month basis. Updated July 2026.

The neighborhood in 30 seconds

Ladera Heights sits on the west slope of the Baldwin Hills, minutes from Culver City, LAX and the 405. Larger lots, mid-century homes, and a homeowner base that has been here for decades.

My team was the first to break $1 million in Ladera Heights when we were the #1 team in the area in the mid-2000s. I've watched this neighborhood's values through two full cycles.

What owners should know

  • Ladera's lot sizes make it one of the better ADU candidates in the farm. Under the bills passed in Sacramento this summer, two detached ADUs per single-family lot may become the rule — check current law before you draw plans.
  • Deep equity and low tax bases are common here. A trust loan, not a personal HELOC, is how a family keeps the parent's tax base when one sibling buys out the others.

What's changing

West-side access

Culver City's tech and studio employment base is ten minutes away, which is why buyers priced out of the west side look here first.

County jurisdiction

Unincorporated — LA County permits, county ADU rules, county code enforcement.

Updated 2026 · Source: LA County Regional Planning

What could your property do?

The homes

1940s–1960s ranch and split-level homes on larger lots; some newer custom builds on the hillside.

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