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Sheridan Estates
Sheridan Estates is a late 1970s pocket of brick homes on Sugar Pine Drive and Pine Needle Drive, off Sheridan Road west of Wickham Road in the 32904 ZIP. Lots run two thirds to eight tenths of an acre under heavy tree cover, the streets are wide with sidewalks and cul-de-sacs, there is no association, and every house here has a pool.
Sheridan Estates In West Melbourne, Florida
Sheridan Estates was platted and built in the late 1970s, and it does not look like anything constructed in Brevard since. The houses are brick, not stucco. The lots are two thirds to eight tenths of an acre, not a fifth. The streets are wide, sidewalked and lined with mature trees, and Pine Needle Drive ends in a cul-de-sac. You reach it from Sheridan Road, turning north on Sugar Pine Drive, west of Wickham Road.
A word about jurisdiction, because this corridor is genuinely mixed. The West Melbourne city limit runs along the Sheridan Road area, and neighboring plats on opposite sides of that line can fall under different governments, with unincorporated Brevard County on one side and the city on the other. Do not assume from the mailing address. Confirm the jurisdiction, the zoning and the code authority for the exact parcel before you write an offer, because it changes who issues your permits.
The houses are large for their era and built with detail that is expensive to reproduce: brick exteriors, wood beamed vaulted ceilings, brick and rock fireplaces, French doors, pocket doors, side entry oversized garages of around 600 square feet, and separate billiard or recreation rooms in a couple of them. Sizes run from about 2,270 square feet up to nearly 4,000, with three to five bedrooms. Florida rooms and long covered porches are the norm.
There is no homeowners association and no mandatory dues. That is why you see boats, trailers and RVs on these properties, and why one garage here was fitted with an RV hookup. It also means nobody is enforcing anything on your neighbor, so walk the street and look at the properties on either side of the one you like. Confirm whether any voluntary neighborhood association exists and what, if anything, it collects.
Every one of these homes has a pool, and they are period pools: twenty by forty, ten feet deep, screened, several with solar heat added later. Values have run from about $485,000 to $605,000, with the middle near $572,000. The tradeoff is age and systems. Expect septic on these lots, expect original panels to have been upgraded or to need it, and budget for the pool surface and equipment on top of the roof.
Sheridan Estates At A Glance
Sheridan Estates at a glance, brick to back yard.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Sugar Pine Drive and Pine Needle Drive, north off Sheridan Road west of Wickham Road, 32904 |
| Jurisdiction | Mixed along this corridor. Confirm city or unincorporated county status for the exact parcel before you rely on it |
| Recorded plat | One, Sheridan Estates |
| Built | 1977 to 1979 |
| Home size | About 2,272 to 3,984 square feet, near 2,700 typical |
| Bedrooms | Three to five, with two to five baths |
| Lot size | Roughly 0.65 to 0.80 acre, several on corners and cul-de-sacs |
| Construction | Brick exteriors, wood beamed vaulted ceilings, brick and rock fireplaces, metal shingle and asphalt roofs |
| Association | None on record, and no mandatory dues. Ask whether a voluntary neighborhood group operates on these two streets |
| Pools | Every home has one. Large, screened, some ten feet deep, several with solar heat |
| Garage | Two car, oversized and often side entry, around 600 square feet |
| Yards | Fenced on most, with mature and fruit trees, storage sheds, room for a boat or RV |
| Streets | Sugar Pine Drive, Pine Needle Drive, wide with sidewalks |
| Utilities | Expect septic. Confirm septic or sewer, water source and the age of the electrical panel for the specific address |
| Price range | $485,000 to $605,000, with roughly $572,000 in the middle |
Sheridan Estates Details
Brick, Which Almost Nobody Built Here
Brick exteriors are rare in Brevard County and rarer still on a whole plat. It reads as older and more substantial than the stucco around it, and it means exterior upkeep is different: no repainting cycle, but tuckpointing and flashing details you should have looked at.
Three Quarters Of An Acre
Two thirds to eight tenths of an acre per lot, with trees that have had almost fifty years to fill in. That is acreage character inside an easy drive of the Wickham Road and US 192 corridors, and it is the single hardest thing to find in this price range.
Nobody To Ask Permission
No association, no dues, no architectural committee. Park the boat, keep the RV, plant what you want, build the shed. The flip side is that the same freedom applies to the house next door, so buy the street as much as the property.
A Pool Behind Every House
These are not small pools. Twenty by forty, ten feet deep in at least one case, screened, with solar heat added to several over the years. Have the surface, the equipment and the enclosure evaluated on their own, because a 1978 pool is a system with its own replacement schedule.
Nineteen Seventies Interior Architecture
Wood beamed vaulted ceilings, brick and rock fireplaces, pocket doors, French doors, sunken rooms, a billiard room in more than one house. Some buyers will want to erase it. Others will pay a premium for the fact that it survived. Know which one you are.
Country Feel, Short Drive
The tree cover and the lot sizes make this feel like the edge of nowhere, and it is not. Wickham Road is right there, US 192 and I-95 are a few minutes away, and the beaches are about ten miles east. That contrast is why these houses do not last long when they are priced right.
Homes For Sale In Sheridan Estates
Anything currently for sale in Sheridan Estates is listed below. There are only a handful of homes on these two streets, so listings are rare, and the meaningful differences are lot position, roof and pool condition, and how much of the 1978 interior is still in place.
Sheridan Estates Frequently Asked Questions
Where exactly is Sheridan Estates?
North off Sheridan Road, west of Wickham Road, on Sugar Pine Drive and Pine Needle Drive in the 32904 ZIP. From US 192 you take Wickham Road north, then Sheridan Road west, then Sugar Pine Drive north into the plat. Pine Needle Drive ends in a cul-de-sac.
Is Sheridan Estates inside the city limits?
That is worth confirming parcel by parcel rather than assuming. The city limit in this corridor follows the Sheridan Road area, and adjoining subdivisions can sit under different governments. Ask for the jurisdiction, the zoning designation and the permitting authority in writing before you rely on any of it.
Are there covenants or dues?
No. Nothing on record governs these lots and no mandatory dues are collected. That is a significant part of the appeal here, and it also means no covenant is protecting you from what a neighbor decides to do. Confirm whether a voluntary neighborhood group exists for the address.
How much acreage is on each parcel?
Roughly 0.65 to 0.80 of an acre, with several corner and cul-de-sac positions. Most are fenced, most have mature trees including fruit trees, and there is room on these properties for a shed, a boat, an RV or all three.
Do all the homes have pools?
Yes. Every house in this plat has one, and they are large by current standards, screened, with some running ten feet deep. Several have had solar heat added. Treat the pool as a major inspection item and price the surface, the equipment and the cage into your numbers.
Are these homes on septic?
Expect septic on lots of this size and vintage, and confirm it for the specific parcel along with the age and condition of the system. At least one property in the plat has had a new septic system installed, which tells you these are reaching the point where replacement comes up.
How well have these homes held up?
They are late 1970s homes that have generally been held a long time and cared for, with roofs, electrical panels, air conditioning and water heaters replaced at various points. Ask for the dates on all four. The bones are excellent, the systems are what you are really buying.
How far is everything?
Wickham Road is minutes east, US 192 and I-95 at exit 180 are a short drive, and the beaches are roughly ten miles. Melbourne Orlando International Airport is close, and the large aerospace and defense employers on the west side of Melbourne are an easy commute.
Sugar Pine Drive, West Melbourne 32904
Sheridan Estates sits north of Sheridan Road, west of Wickham Road, in the 32904 ZIP. The Sheridan Road corridor is a boundary area, with incorporated city ground and unincorporated Brevard County ground close together, so the sensible approach for any address here is to confirm the jurisdiction and the zoning for the parcel rather than to assume it from the mailing address. That one call saves arguments later about permits and code.
What is not in question is the location. Wickham Road is a few minutes east and carries you north toward Suntree or south toward US 192. I-95 is reachable at exit 180, the Melbourne and Indialantic beaches are roughly ten miles east, and Melbourne Orlando International Airport is a short drive. The large aerospace and defense employers on the west side of Melbourne are within an easy commute.
Near Sheridan Estates In Merritt Island
Considering Sheridan Estates?
My partner Nichole and I will walk these lots with you, tell you which trees are an asset and which are a liability over a roof, and get you a written answer on the jurisdiction, the zoning and the septic situation for the exact parcel before you commit. Houses on these two streets come up rarely, so it pays to be ready. Call us or send a text to (321) 212-7676 and we will make time.
