Llandover-by-the-Sound - Seattle's hidden neighborhood

Llandover-by-the-Sound is the kind of place you could drive by every day and never know it.  This pocket of homes on the Northwest corner of Seattle is difficult to find, even for a local Seattle resident.  It may be technically in Broadview, but it's a very different enclave.

Just at Seattle's northern limit, next to the Seattle Golf Club, a city park called Llandover Woods marks the Eastern end of this neighborhood--but you can only get in on foot from here.  Take a drive South a few blocks and then West a few more (I could give you better directions, but that would take away the fun of the search).  You'll reach a narrow, wooded road heading North.  It doesn't look like the right road, but it is. 

As you wind down into Llandover, you'll catch glimpses of homes on expansive lots - most around an acre or more.  There are hand-carved wooden signs designating the neighborhood's byways and even the residents' names.  It's easy to feel like you're getting lost, although there are really only three or four windy streets.  The homes vary from sunny hillside homes, to secluded, shady houses hidden in the trees, to Puget Sound view homes with panoramic views of the water.  The privacy and tranquility are unmatched in Seattle.

You get the feeling that you're hundreds of miles away, in a very quiet and stress-free retreat.  In reality, you're still within the city of Seattle and just a few minutes from downtown.

A few past home sales in Lllandover by the Sound: