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540 Olaughlin Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Single-family home · 3 recorded sales since 2015

540 Olaughlin Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 Sold December 2025 CRMLS
$1,260,000Sold December 2025

Listing Agent: Seb Frey (DRE #01369847) · Listing Office: Compass · Contact: (408) 358-1111 · Bought with: Daniel Chole · KW Thrive Santa Cruz · MLS #ML82020804 · Source: CRMLS

3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1,951
Sq Ft
158,253 sqft
Lot Size
1980
Year Built
Single-family home
Type
0
Garage
None
Cooling
ForcedAir
Heating
Bay, Ocean, Valley
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About this single-family home

Wake up to towering redwoods, shimmering bay views, and quiet you can actually hear. Tucked in Santa Cruz County's Happy Valley, this 3.6-acre retreat pairs everyday convenience with a true mountain-meets-coast lifestyle. You're in the Happy Valley Elementary one-school district, small, close-knit, and uniquely community-focused, while still moments from town. Weekends write themselves: hike the old-growth groves at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, then be on the sand or downtown Santa Cruz in minutes. When you need errands (or a movie and dinner), Scotts Valley has easy shopping, groceries, and the local cinema just 5 minutes away. Commuters and day-trippers will appreciate direct access toward Santa Cruz and Highway 17 via Branciforte Drive (one of the primary routes serving the Happy Valley area) placing Los Gatos and coastal workplaces within straightforward reach. Inside, nearly 2,000 sq ft of sun-splashed living blends open-beam ceilings, skylights, and a modern kitchen that opens to view decks, perfect for morning coffee above the trees or easy entertaining at sunset. With sun and privacy galore, plus a flexible space for home office or media, this is a home that lives like a sanctuary without giving up access to everything you love about Santa Cruz living.

Listing description from the December 2025 sale, as reported to CRMLS.

Sale history

$1,260,000
Sold December 2025 · listed $1,300,000, on market September 2025 · MLS #ML82020804 · Source: CRMLS
Listing Agent: Seb Frey · Listing Office: Compass · Contact: (408) 358-1111 · Bought with: Daniel Chole · KW Thrive Santa Cruz
$1,435,000
Sold July 2022 · listed $1,500,000, orig. $1,620,000, on market June 2022 · MLS #ML81895196 · Source: CRMLS
Listing Agent: John O'Donnell · Listing Office: Lighthouse Realty · Contact: 831-423-7355 · Bought with: Shemeika K. Fox · eXp Realty of California Inc
$965,000
Sold September 2015 · listed $974,000, on market July 2015 · MLS #ML81484975 · Source: CRMLS
Listing Agent: Laura Gleason · Listing Office: KW Thrive Santa Cruz · Contact: (831) 457-5500 · Bought with: John O'Donnell · Santa Cruz Vanguard Realtors
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