Olathe, KS · Johnson County
Havencroft
Built around 1978 · typically 1,712 sq ft above grade · 68 sales in twelve months
One of Olathe's first big suburban subdivisions, essentially finished by 1973.
The market here, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 5 days. The median sale closed at 100.0% of asking - at list. 68% closed at or above the original list price, which is the better measure of how much room a buyer actually has.
Aggregated from Heartland MLS closed sales, twelve months to July 2026. Individual sale prices are not shown - Kansas and Missouri are non-disclosure states and MLS rules do not permit their public display. Ask for the full report.
The story of Havencrofthow it came to be
Havencroft took shape as a distinct subdivision in the early 1970s and was nearing completion in 1973, part of the wave that turned eastern Olathe from county seat into suburb. source
What the houses are likemedian built 1978
The median home sold here was built in 1978. Most of what sells was built between 1967 and 1989. 74% of sales included finished basement space beyond the above-grade footprint - which matters here, because square footage quoted above grade can understate a house considerably.
By property type: Single Family (57), Half Duplex (11).
Addresses here fall in ZIP 66062.
Compared with Olathe as a wholehow this neighborhood differs
| Havencroft | Olathe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $380,000 | $470,000 |
| Median $/sq ft | $220 | $254 |
| Median days on market | 5 | 6 |
| Median year built | 1978 | 2000 |
| Finished basement | 74% | 72% |
Both columns are medians over the same twelve months, so they are directly comparable.
What this means if you are buying in Havencroftspecific to this neighborhood
Havencroft sits in eastern Olathe around Santa Fe, Mur-Len and Sheridan, which puts it among the closest-in Olathe addresses to the older commercial core rather than in the newer western build-out. That is a commute and a school-boundary question before it is a housing-stock question, and both are worth checking against the parcel.
What to check in homes of this agemid-century stock
With a median year built of 1978, most homes here are mid-century stock. None of the following says anything about a specific house - they are the questions worth asking of any home of this age.
- Aluminum branch wiring appeared in homes built roughly 1965-1973 and is a specific thing to ask an inspector to look for.
- Original HVAC from this era is long past its service life, so the question is usually when it was last replaced rather than whether.
- The pre-1978 lead-paint disclosure applies to the earlier part of this range (40 CFR 745.110).
What sold, in more detailsizes, bedroom mix and timing
Of the 68 homes sold, 3 were 2-bed, 21 were 3-bed, 42 were 4-bed, 2 were 5-bed.
Above-grade size ranged from about 1,024 to 2,366 sq ft across the middle 80% of sales, so the median alone understates how much variation there is.
Closings cluster in October, May and December, with 46% of the year's sales closing between April and September. Because closing typically follows the contract by a month or more, listing activity runs earlier than that.
Other neighborhoods in Olathe11 more with their own data
- Stonebridge Trails 50 sales
- Boulder Hills 47 sales
- Woodland Hills 40 sales
- Boulder Creek 33 sales
- Prairie Farms 32 sales
- Oak Run Community 29 sales
- Heather Ridge South 29 sales
- Hilltop Farms 29 sales
- South Hampton 28 sales
- Persimmon Hill 27 sales
- Nottington Creek 25 sales
Thinking about Havencroft?
These numbers describe what has sold. What they cannot tell you is which street, which floor plan, or what your own house would fetch here. Ask me about Havencroft, or see the wider Olathe market.