1405 S Center Ave, Compton, CA 90220
PENDING
0.35 ACRES
Listed by Ruth Martinez, Wedgewood Homes Realty, (866) 640-3040

1405 S Center Ave
Compton, CA 90220

  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 2,972 sqft (on 0.35 acres)

$799,000

Est. Mortgage $4,880/mo*
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$799,000

Est. Mortgage $4,880/mo*
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4 Beds
4 Baths
2,972 sqft
(on 0.35 acres)

Home Highlights

Parking
Garage
Climate Control
Heating only
HOA
None
Price/Sqft
$269
Listed
41 days ago

Local Information

  • Map ViewExplore the area around 1405 S Center Ave.
  • Schools1 Elementary School2 Middle Schools1 High School
  • Shop & Eat
-- mins to
Commute Destination

About this House

You’ve never seen an opportunity like this—nearly 3,000 sq ft on a massive ~15,000 sq ft lot! This is your chance to create something truly special—a home with space, character, and possibilities you just don’t find every day. Step inside and imagine the potential—nearly 3,000 sq ft of living space ready to be reimagined to fit your lifestyle. Whether you’re dreaming of open-concept living, extra bedrooms, or a custom design, this fixer with great bones is your blank canvas. Outside is where it really gets exciting—an expansive lot offering room to build, expand, entertain, garden, or add an ADU (buyer to verify). The property also features an attached 2-car garage and a large detached structure with potential for livestock or agricultural use, thanks to desirable CORA zoning. Whether you're looking to design your dream home, create a multi-generational setup, or invest in a value-add opportunity, this property delivers space, flexibility, and serious upside. Bring your vision and make it your own—opportunities like this don’t come around often!

Home Details for 1405 S Center Ave

Interior Features

Interior Details
Number of Rooms: 2Types of Rooms: Bedroom, Bathroom
Beds & Baths
Number of Bedrooms: 4Main Level Bedrooms: 4Number of Bathrooms: 4Number of Bathrooms (full): 4Number of Bathrooms (main level): 4
Dimensions and Layout
Living Area: 2972 Square Feet
Appliances & Utilities
Laundry: Washer Hookup,Gas Dryer Hookup,Inside
Heating & Cooling
Heating: Wall FurnaceNo CoolingAir Conditioning: NoneHas HeatingHeating Fuel: Wall Furnace
Fireplace & Spa
Fireplace: Family Room, Living RoomSpa: NoneHas a FireplaceNo Spa
Windows, Doors, Floors & Walls
Common Walls: No Common Walls
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Stories: 1Number of Stories: 1Levels: OneEntry Location: 1
View
Has a ViewView: Neighborhood

Exterior Features

Exterior Home Features
Other Structures: Stable(s)No Private Pool
Parking & Garage
Number of Garage Spaces: 2Number of Covered Spaces: 2Has a GarageNo Attached GarageParking Spaces: 2Parking: Garage Faces Front,Garage,See Remarks
Pool
Pool: None
Frontage
Not on Waterfront
Water & Sewer
Sewer: Public Sewer
Surface & Elevation
Elevation Units: Feet

Days on Market

Cumulative Days on Market: 34Days on Market: 41

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1980
Property Type / Style
Property Type: ResidentialProperty Subtype: Single Family ResidenceStructure Type: HouseArchitecture: House
Building
Not a New ConstructionNot Attached PropertyNo Additional Parcels
Property Information
Condition: Fixer, Repairs MajorParcel Number: 6162004045

Price & Status

Price
List Price: $799,000Price Per Sqft: $269
Status Change & Dates
Off Market Date: Wed May 27 2026Possession Timing: Close Of Escrow

Active Status

MLS Status: Pending

Location

Direction & Address
City: Compton
School Information
High School District: Compton Unified

Agent Information

Listing Agent
Listing ID: WS26087698

Community

Community Features: Park, Street Lights, SidewalksNot Senior Community

HOA

Association for this Listing: California Regional MLSHOA Fee: No HOA Fee

Lot Information

Lot Area: 0.35 acres

Listing Info

Special Conditions: Standard

Offer

Listing Terms: Cash, Conventional

Miscellaneous

Mls Number: WS26087698Living Area Range Units: Square FeetAttribution Contact: 424-400-9856Common Interest: NoneUniversal Property Id: US-06037-N-6162004045-R-N

Additional Information

ParkStreet LightsSidewalksSource Internet Entire Listing Display
Last check for updates: about 8 hours ago
Listing Provided by: Ruth Martinez DRE #02246960, (424) 400-9856
Wedgewood Homes Realty
Originating MLS: California Regional MLS
Source: CRMLS, MLS#WS26087698
Also Listed on CRMLS.

Market trends in Compton

Last updated July 2026
Buyer'sMarketSeller'sMarket
Avg. sale price
$622K
$9.17KMoM
Sale-to-List Price
101.2%
0.4%MoM
Price per sq ft
$521
$12MoM
Available listings
121

Price and Tax history

DateEventPrice
Jun 30, 2026
Source: CRMLS #WS26087698
Pending
$799,000
May 4, 2026
Source: CRMLS #WS26087698
Contingent
$799,000
Apr 23, 2026
Source: CRMLS #WS26087698
Listed For Sale
$799,000
Jul 24, 2025
Source: N/A
Sold
$619,080
Feb 7, 2025
Source: CRMLS #IV23074935
Sold
$475,000

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Nearby home prices

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Address
Distance
Price
Bed
Bath
Sqft
Status
1501 S Center Ave, Compton, CA 90220
0.05
$667,500
2
2
1,020
Off Market
471 W Bennett St, Compton, CA 90220
0.10
$925,000
3
3
2,795
Recently Sold
466 W Caldwell St, Compton, CA 90220
0.12
$1,114,400
3
3.5
1,908
Off Market
473 W Caldwell St, Compton, CA 90220
0.15
$928,800
4
2
1,620
Off Market
1126 S Center Ave, Compton, CA 90220
0.17
$494,400
3
1
1,063
Off Market
723 W Bennett St, Compton, CA 90220
0.18
$1,232,000
5
3
2,500
Off Market
456 W Bennett St, Compton, CA 90220
0.15
$880,000
3
2
1,564
Recently Sold
440 W Bennett St, Compton, CA 90220
0.18
$1,006,300
4
3
3,110
Off Market
458 W Tichenor St, Compton, CA 90220
0.21
$971,200
3
2
1,460
Off Market
2904 W Caldwell St, Compton, CA 90220
0.24
$620,000
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For Sale
1230 S Wilmington Ave, Compton, CA 90220
0.25
$950,000
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2
1,529
Recently Sold
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$585,000
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1
1,052
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Around this home

What Locals Say about Compton

At least 937 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 87 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 79 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 74 % Say car is needed

  • 64 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 58 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 56 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 55 % Say kids play outside

  • 52 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 48 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 47 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 46 % Say it's quiet

  • 45 % Say parking is easy

  • 44 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 29 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 28 % Say there's wildlife

  • 26 % Say there are community events

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  • Nmoran90
    "The neighborhood I live on is a Neighborhood watch. Neighbors are always looking out for each other. Clean neighborhood. "
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  • Nayelilozano7
    "Not a nice neighborhood to walk in, needs so much work & property taxes are insanely high. It does not make sense "
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  • Kimmalo Sivad
    "I leave around 7a-720a and the traffic to the 105fwy can be moderate and once on the freeway the WB 105 it’s a snail crawl to LAX and then starts to open gradually. So give yourself time. "
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  • Edwinalvarenga323
    "The commute is good but it can get bad with the people in transit but other then that everything else is good "
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  • Donielle Franklin
    "People don’t pick up after their dogs so now the park won’t allow people to walk their dogs anymore. "
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  • Toodlealex
    "Needs more lighting, but not bad. Lots of nurseries in my area, so good for walks except on rainy days."
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  • Melindadavis94444
    "I live in this neighborhood for 10 years and nothing has ever I tired of th graffiti on the wall and the fire works all year "
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  • Trulia User
    "Id rather live elsewhere. There’s a lot of gang violence and crime. Too many dogs and irresponsible owners that aren’t very demure. "
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  • Lance Henry
    "Short walking distance to public transportation and short drive to two freeways. Traveling to and from work averages around 20 minutes each direction."
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  • Lance Henry
    "Fairly easy due to walking distance to nearby bus stops. Having a vehicle helps a lot with nearby freeway access."
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  • Chanta.lighthouse4kids
    "People walk their dogs all the time and they're normally friendly the dogs are on the Leach they pick up their poop and their kind humans"
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  • Trulia User
    "I live here for 3 years is a neighborhood regular I like it’s full to stores near on my opinion nothing bad "
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  • Trulia User
    "neighbors are mostly friendly but there are no events or activities. easy access to freeways. easy access to long beach, la, Whittier, orange county etc"
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  • Elsie C.
    "I drive all the time and traffic is not too bad! Just to add they redid the whole street where I live and it looks great "
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  • Mariana F.
    "My neighborhood is nice and we have a lot of places to go and eat something. There’s a lot of clean parks."
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  • Damaris F.
    "i live on the border of lynwood and compton it's pretty calm here.i like it 😊.i have super markets,nail salon,barber shops walmart target and restaurants near me so i guess im ok with it..only thing we'r missing is a mall. "
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  • Carolynashley54
    "My neighborhood of Compton is very nice and quiet not to mention safe and I’m very proud of my city "
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  • Anahi10899
    "Compton has the perfect weather. Had all major freeways 5 min away...! Compton had a lot of potential 💕"
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  • Porsha1538
    "We have a food drive/giveaway every Saturday on the corner of 139th Street and Wilmington. Other than that, we really don’t normally have anything g going on in this city other than people on dirt bikes and the motorcycles going back and forth very very loudly."
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  • Melindadavis94444
    "It’s not unique..The streets are horrible potholes everywhere.Police and helicopters flying overhead keeps me up at night.And let not forget the continued fireworks every night."
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  • Porscha_tolbert
    "The education in Compton isn’t the best, some part of Compton is very clean others aren’t more of the west side of Compton is more calm and better to live! Across Willowbrook feels like war zone "
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  • Anthony D.
    "My area is quite and calm. there are a lot of new business coming to the neighborhood. the housing market is rising. "
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  • Melindadavis94444
    "We don’t have any it’s not a very friendly area people stay to themselves. There also are a lot of Homeless people in the area "
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  • Malinda.malinda51
    "This is an unincorporated area and there is very little funding from the Government and local levels to uplift this community. Now it's alot homeless in this area ."
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  • Raquel R.
    "Great neighborhood- i still live here for 11 years and counting elementary school is just around the corner and the new Walmart store"
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  • Omarz6225
    "we have police monitoring. and fire fighters response all on less than a minute and good relationships with the neighbors "
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  • Pamela S.
    "They would not like unnecessary noise in the neighborhood. They would not like people not cleaning up after their dogs.They would like safety in their neighborhood."
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  • Nova1971
    "There nothing that makes Compton special there’s only crime and drugs the only reason people live here cheap rent "
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  • Mischellethomas
    "I’ve lived in this neighborhood for most of my life. There has not been a lot of improvements or changes. Compton Unified School District is horrible."
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  • Jenny23xz
    "the light posts dont work so it gets really dark which means anything bad can happen. also lots of pot holes and trash piles."
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  • Trevor M.
    "What makes my neighborhood unique is despite the reputation of our city we maintain a huge level of pride of being from here and through out struggles we have continuously produced homegrown outstanding individuals known all over the world, and within our struggle we find a common bond and closeness to our neighbors "
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  • Lorenaloli
    "Sucks, people speed down streets . You hear/see all sorts of stray animals. Trash everywhere People are rude "
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  • Jade K.
    "A lot of stray dogs and animal control does not respond to dead dogs in the road and once in my drive way. "
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  • Cynthia L.
    "It’s dangerous, underfunded, riddled with pot holes, and just garbage. It’s so unsafe to walk anywhere and every street is overpopulated that street parking is nonexistent "
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  • Cjhernandez89v
    "I've lived in this neighborhood for 15 years, and I have seen it all. shootings, gangs, graffiti, drug deals also, my properties have been burglarized plenty of time."
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  • MrsHamm
    "The streets and sidewalks are not maintained and there is trash everywhere. I don’t know where the city’s money is going to. Parking signs are so faded you can’t even read them, but they still administer parking violations. "
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  • Ivonne V.
    "Well this six months of the year the crime get high levels gangsters are free moving and delincuentes around all night noisy and the police is scare about them so please act quickly for the innocent lives"
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  • Pedro A. .
    "Really there’s plenty of restaurants catering trucks and food stands all around so family can always stop by and grab something to eat "
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  • Tavon B.
    "Its a lot of stray dogs that run around that triggers other pets to act wild. Plus the cats in the neighborhood like to leave mice on your porch to get you to feed them "
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  • Dfranklin494
    "There’s nothing good about this neighborhood. I do not recommend living here. Mostly all the animals are strays and wondering around "
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Frequently asked questions about 1405 S Center Ave

  • What is the estimated monthly payment for 1405 S Center Ave?
    Based on a $799,000 list price with 20% down at today's rates, the estimated monthly payment for 1405 S Center Ave in Compton, CA is approximately $4,999 (about $4,138 principal & interest, $786 property taxes, and $75 homeowner's insurance). This is an estimate. Actual payment depends on your loan terms.
  • How does the list price for 1405 S Center Ave compare to homes in Compton?
    1405 S Center Ave in Compton, CA is listed at $799,000, about 29% above the $622K median sale price in Compton.
  • What do residents say about Compton?
    Residents describe Compton, CA as pedestrian-friendly, well-kept, and walkable to grocery stores. See homes for sale in Compton, CA.
  • What are the closest schools to 1405 S Center Ave?
    The closest schools to 1405 S Center Ave in Compton, CA are Compton High School (rated 5/10), Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School (Middle, rated 7/10), Walton Middle School (rated 4/10).
  • Does 1405 S Center Ave have laundry facilities?
    Yes, 1405 S Center Ave in Compton, CA has laundry facilities.
  • How big is the lot at 1405 S Center Ave?
    The lot at 1405 S Center Ave in Compton, CA is about 0.35 acres (15,128 sq ft).
Ruth Martinez, Wedgewood Homes Realty
Agent Phone: (424) 400-9856
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1405 S Center Ave, Compton, CA 90220 is a 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 2,972 sqft single-family home built in 1980. This property is currently available for sale and was listed by CRMLS on Apr 23, 2026. The MLS # for this home is MLS# WS26087698.