Olathe, KS · Johnson County
South Hampton
Built around 1998 · typically 1,330 sq ft above grade · 28 sales in twelve months
An established Olathe neighborhood with its own homes association and a city park alongside.
The market here, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 2 days. The median sale closed at 101.4% of asking — above list. 71% 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 South Hamptonhow it came to be
An Olathe neighborhood served by the South Hampton Homes Association, with South Hampton Park adjoining it. source
What the houses are likemedian built 1998
The median home sold here was built in 1998. Most of what sells was built between 1996 and 2000. 89% 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 (28).
Addresses here fall in ZIP 66062.
Compared with Olathe as a wholehow this neighborhood differs
| South Hampton | Olathe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $392,500 | $470,000 |
| Median $/sq ft | $281 | $254 |
| Median days on market | 2 | 6 |
| Median year built | 1998 | 2000 |
| Finished basement | 89% | 72% |
Both columns are medians over the same twelve months, so they are directly comparable.
What this means if you are buying in South Hamptonspecific to this neighborhood
The association publishes its governing documents publicly, which is not universal and is worth using — read the covenants and the current dues before writing an offer rather than waiting for the title company to surface them. An adjoining city park is also a maintenance cost the association does not carry, which is a quiet advantage over a subdivision with equivalent private green space.
What to check in homes of this agelate-century stock
With a median year built of 1998, most homes here are late-century stock. None of the following says anything about a specific house — they are the questions worth asking of any home of this age.
- Polybutylene supply piping was used in homes built roughly 1978-1995 and is worth identifying before closing; it affects insurability in some cases.
- First-generation vinyl windows and original roofs from this period are typically at or past replacement age.
What sold, in more detailsizes, bedroom mix and timing
Of the 28 homes sold, 15 were 3-bed, 13 were 4-bed.
Above-grade size ranged from about 1,253 to 2,200 sq ft across the middle 80% of sales, so the median alone understates how much variation there is.
Closings cluster in August, June and September, with 68% 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
- Havencroft 68 sales
- 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
- Persimmon Hill 27 sales
- Nottington Creek 25 sales
Thinking about South Hampton?
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 South Hampton, or see the wider Olathe market.