Does Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA have sidewalks?

As of early 2026, 98% of users say there are sidewalks

Is Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA walkable to restaurants?

As of early 2026, 97% of users say it's walkable to restaurants

Is Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA dog-friendly?

As of early 2026, 92% of users say it's dog friendly

Is parking easy in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 79% of users say parking is easy

Is Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA walkable to grocery stores?

As of early 2026, 76% of users say it's walkable to grocery stores

Would people walk alone at night in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 71% of users say people would walk alone at night

Are neighbors friendly in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 64% of users say neighbors are friendly

Is there wildlife in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 62% of users say there's wildlife

Do kids play outside in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 62% of users say kids play outside

Are yards well-kept in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 61% of users say yards are well-kept

Are the streets well-lit in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 53% of users say streets are well-lit

Is a car needed in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 50% of users say car is needed

Do residents of Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA plan to stay at least 5 years?

As of early 2026, 45% of users say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

Does Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA show holiday spirit?

As of early 2026, 44% of users say there's holiday spirit

Are there community events in Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA?

As of early 2026, 38% of users say there are community events

Is Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA quiet?

As of early 2026, 34% of users say it's quiet

What is 1538 Bancroft Way estimated to be worth?

Trulia's estimated value for 1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA is $1,361,000 .

What is the price history for 1538 Bancroft Way?

1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA last sold for $550,000 in April 2009.

Is Berkeley a buyer's or seller's market?

Berkeley is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.

What's the median sale price in Berkeley?

The median sale price in Berkeley is $1.52M. That is down $28.33K from the prior month.

How big is the lot at 1538 Bancroft Way?

The lot at 1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA is about 0.08 acres (3,528 sq ft).

Does 1538 Bancroft Way have a garage?

Yes, 1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA has a garage.

OFF MARKET

1538 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94703

Central Berkeley

3 Beds
2 Baths
1,467 sqft

$1,361,000

Trulia Estimate

as of Aug 24, 2026

Est. Refi. Payment $8,384/mo*

Refinance Your Home

$1,361,000

Trulia Estimate

as of Aug 24, 2026

Est. Refi. Payment $8,384/mo*

Refinance Your Home

3 Beds

2 Baths

1,467 sqft

Home Value

Trulia Estimate

$1.36M

Since last month

$5K (-0.4%)

Since last year

$89K (+7%)

Since last sale

$811K (+147.5%)

Learn more about this home's value by checking out its Trulia Estimate, the value of nearby homes, and how much similar homes have sold for.

Trulia Estimate

The of this home's value increased by +31% in the last 10 years

Month	Estimated value
2026
August 2026	$1.36M
July 2026	$1.37M
June 2026	$1.42M
May 2026	$1.45M
April 2026	$1.46M
March 2026	$1.43M
February 2026	$1.41M
January 2026	$1.32M
2025
December 2025	$1.32M
November 2025	$1.32M
October 2025	$1.36M
September 2025	$1.32M
August 2025	$1.27M
July 2025	$1.31M
June 2025	$1.35M
May 2025	$1.39M
April 2025	$1.41M
March 2025	$1.38M
February 2025	$1.4M
January 2025	$1.29M
2024
December 2024	$1.32M
November 2024	$1.36M
October 2024	$1.37M
September 2024	$1.34M
August 2024	$1.37M
July 2024	$1.39M
June 2024	$1.48M
May 2024	$1.5M
April 2024	$1.47M
March 2024	$1.44M
February 2024	$1.37M
January 2024	$1.31M
2023
December 2023	$1.27M
November 2023	$1.32M
October 2023	$1.38M
September 2023	$1.39M
August 2023	$1.38M
July 2023	$1.4M
June 2023	$1.45M
May 2023	$1.42M
April 2023	$1.4M
March 2023	$1.39M
February 2023	$1.33M
January 2023	$1.33M
2022
December 2022	$1.33M
November 2022	$1.38M
October 2022	$1.4M
September 2022	$1.39M
August 2022	$1.42M
July 2022	$1.54M
June 2022	$1.67M
May 2022	$1.72M
April 2022	$1.76M
March 2022	$1.74M
February 2022	$1.66M
January 2022	$1.6M
2021
December 2021	$1.6M
November 2021	$1.6M
October 2021	$1.59M
September 2021	$1.58M
August 2021	$1.59M
July 2021	$1.62M
June 2021	$1.64M
May 2021	$1.63M
April 2021	$1.54M
March 2021	$1.5M
February 2021	$1.46M
January 2021	$1.35M
2020
December 2020	$1.36M
November 2020	$1.37M
October 2020	$1.4M
September 2020	$1.39M
August 2020	$1.34M
July 2020	$1.3M
June 2020	$1.35M
May 2020	$1.37M
April 2020	$1.38M
March 2020	$1.38M
February 2020	$1.29M
January 2020	$1.19M
2019
December 2019	$1.2M
November 2019	$1.23M
October 2019	$1.28M
September 2019	$1.23M
August 2019	$1.24M
July 2019	$1.23M
June 2019	$1.26M
May 2019	$1.21M
April 2019	$1.19M
March 2019	$1.16M
February 2019	$1.16M
January 2019	$1.11M
2018
December 2018	$1.18M
November 2018	$1.18M
October 2018	$1.16M
September 2018	$1.14M
August 2018	$1.17M
July 2018	$1.17M
June 2018	$1.25M
May 2018	$1.3M
April 2018	$1.29M
March 2018	$1.28M
February 2018	$1.24M
January 2018	$1.28M
2017
December 2017	$1.27M
November 2017	$1.21M
October 2017	$1.22M
September 2017	$1.21M
August 2017	$1.19M
July 2017	$1.16M
June 2017	$1.17M
May 2017	$1.1M
April 2017	$1.19M
March 2017	$1.21M
February 2017	$1.22M
January 2017	$1.15M
2016
December 2016	$1.11M
November 2016	$1.11M
October 2016	$1.07M
September 2016	$1M
August 2016	$1.04M

Comparable sales

These are recently sold homes that have a similar location or other similar features to this home, like bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Get a sense of the expected prices in the area by viewing these homes.

Address	Distance	Property Type	Sold Price	Sold Date	Bed	Bath	Sqft
2310 Spaulding Ave, Berkeley, CA	0.05	Single-Family Home	$1,700,000	10/24/25	3	2	1,543
2350 Spaulding Ave, Berkeley, CA	0.12	Single-Family Home	$1,150,000	07/24/26	2	1.5	1,402
2218 Jefferson Ave, Berkeley, CA	0.12	Single-Family Home	$1,325,000	03/11/26	4	2	1,103
2418 Jefferson Ave, Berkeley, CA	0.16	Single-Family Home	$1,815,000	06/22/26	3	2	1,443
2230 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA	0.12	Single-Family Home	$1,090,000	01/14/26	3	1	995
1809 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA	0.31	Single-Family Home	$1,250,000	06/11/26	3	2	1,108
1370 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA	0.48	Single-Family Home	$1,000,000	09/22/25	3	2	1,339
1302 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA	0.38	Single-Family Home	$1,465,000	09/02/25	3	2	1,500
1716 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA	0.50	Single-Family Home	$901,000	04/21/26	3	2	1,411
2304 Edwards St, Berkeley, CA	0.17	Single-Family Home	$1,180,000	02/25/26	5	2	1,945

Nearby home prices

Get a sense of expected prices in the area by checking the value of nearby homes.

Address	Distance	Price	Bed	Bath	Sqft	Status
2238 California St, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.03	$1,325,000	2	1	998	Recently Sold
2234 California St, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.05	$1,695,200	4	2	1,662	Off Market
2310 Spaulding Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.05	$1,706,000	3	2	1,543	Off Market
2228 Spaulding Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.09	$1,150,000	2	1	1,028	Recently Sold
2235 California St, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.07	$1,295,000	6	3	2,604	Recently Sold
2220 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.09	$1,644,600	3	2	1,881	Off Market
2219 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA 94702	0.11	$886,100	2	1	816	Off Market
2230 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA 94702	0.12	$1,090,000	3	1	995	Recently Sold
2201-2203 Spaulding Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.12	$1,030,000	3	2	1,652	Recently Sold
1564 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.12	$1,272,300	2	1	1,062	Off Market
1578 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94703	0.12	$1,316,000	6	3	2,544	Recently Sold
2316 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA 94702	0.12	$1,505,900	5	3	1,757	Off Market

Local Information

Map ViewExplore the area around 1538 Bancroft Way.
Schools6 Elementary Schools1 Middle School1 High School
Shop & Eat

-- mins to

Commute Destination

Home Highlights

Property Type

Single-Family Home

Year Built

1930

Living Area

1,467 sqft

Price/Sqft

$928

Parking

Garage

About this House

3 Bed(s) 2 Bath(s)

1538 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94703 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,467 sqft single-family home in Central Berkeley, built in 1930. It last sold for $550,000 on Apr 8, 2009. It is currently off market. The Trulia Estimate is $1,361,000, with a rent estimate of $5,845/month.

Home Details for 1538 Bancroft Way

Interior Features
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility Stories: 1
Interior Details Number of Rooms: 6

Property Information
Year Built Year Built: 1930Year Updated: 1939
Property Type / Style Property Type: Single Family HomeArchitecture: Other

Exterior Features
Parking & Garage GarageParking: Garage Attached

Community
Units in Building: 1

Lot Information
Lot Area: 3528 sqft

Price and Tax history

Date	Event	Price
Apr 8, 2009 Source: N/A	Sold	$550,000
Feb 9, 2009 Source: Agent Provided	Listed For Sale	$446,900
Jul 25, 2008 Source: N/A	Sold	$569,308
Nov 1, 2006 Source: N/A	Sold	$635,000

Year	Property tax	Tax assessment
2025	$11,837	$708,217

Additional Cost

Market trends in Berkeley

Last updated July 2026

Avg. sale price

$1.52M

$28.33KMoM

Sale-to-List Price

130.6%

2.6%MoM

Price per sq ft

$967

$12MoM

Available listings

116

23MoM

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What Locals Say about Central Berkeley

At least 29 Trulia users voted on each feature.

98 % Say there are sidewalks
97 % Say it's walkable to restaurants
92 % Say it's dog friendly
79 % Say parking is easy
76 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores
71 % Say people would walk alone at night
64 % Say neighbors are friendly
62 % Say there's wildlife
62 % Say kids play outside
61 % Say yards are well-kept
53 % Say streets are well-lit
50 % Say car is needed
45 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years
44 % Say there's holiday spirit
38 % Say there are community events
34 % Say it's quiet

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.

Joiyao
Resident
8y ago
"Nice people, trees, active police and good food make this a good place to live. Look at the sidewalks and streets in the area stick to well paved areas."
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Shamar a. J. M.
Resident
8y ago
"South Berkeley is a transitioning neighborhood as most places around America there is gentrification going on. Berkeley overall is a good place to live with good schools"
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Joiyao
Prev. Resident
8y ago
"I used to live here and the neighborhood is nice to live and work in. They are really cleaning things up "
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walzer
12y ago
"Walk to entertainment, supermarket and transportation. Includes detached 500 sq ft. art studio"
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Rie Y.
13y ago
"This is a fairly quiet street, with some foot and car traffic since it connects to Sacramento Street and University Ave. But it's much more neighborhood-oriented than it seems, and close to daycare/dog park/cafe/bakery."
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mysolosusan
14y ago
"I live almost on the corner of Bancroft and Roosevelt, and have lived in central Berkeley for two straight decades now. It's a great neighborhood - I see there's supposed to be a bit higher crime not far from here, but in all these years I've seen only one crime - a mugging wherein a Berkeley high graduate about 19 years old, tried to steal an earbud for a cell phone from a high school girl. He didn't get the earbud and the police caught him and a couple others with the minimum of fuss. That's it, although I've heard of a couple other small crimes more toward university. To live here is to feel very safe, and really be in walking distance to UC, and all kinds of shops, restaurants and so on. The little tot parks are real nice, especially the one on Roosevelt, and walking is very enjoyable due to all the lovely landscaping done in this area around private homes. Neighbors are great. I love living here except for having to get a parking permit - which is cheap and easy to do really."
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Frequently asked questions about 1538 Bancroft Way

What is 1538 Bancroft Way estimated to be worth?
Trulia's estimated value for 1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA is $1,361,000.
What is the price history for 1538 Bancroft Way?
1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA last sold for $550,000 in April 2009.
Is Berkeley a buyer's or seller's market?
Berkeley is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.
What's the median sale price in Berkeley?
The median sale price in Berkeley is $1.52M. That is down $28.33K from the prior month.
How big is the lot at 1538 Bancroft Way?
The lot at 1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA is about 0.08 acres (3,528 sq ft).
Does 1538 Bancroft Way have a garage?
Yes, 1538 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA has a garage.