Newbury Park Neighborhood Guide
Ventu Park
1920s–2000s · about 500 houses in the hills south of Lynn Road, mostly unincorporated
Listing photo: Keller Williams Westlake Village · CSMAR MLS
Ventu Park is a hillside neighborhood in southern Newbury Park, south of Lynn Road along Ventu Park Road, with about 500 houses in the area this guide covers. It grew one lot at a time over most of a century, so a 1920s cottage can sit next to a 1970s tract house and a 2000s custom home. Most of it is unincorporated Ventura County; a group of streets at the north end is inside the City of Thousand Oaks. It borders open space, with trail access to the Los Robles Trail.
Highlighted area is the approximate footprint of Ventu Park, drawn from the parcels in Ventura County records and the subdivision named on MLS sales. Labels mark the other Newbury Park neighborhoods; click one to open its guide.
Not gatedVentu Park is not a gated community.
Homes for sale and recently sold in Ventu Park
These lists are drawn to the outline of Ventu Park on the map above. They come from the CSMAR multiple listing service and update as agents post them.
For sale in Ventu Park right now
Active listings inside the neighborhood.
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In escrow in Ventu Park
Under contract but not yet closed — the closest read on what buyers are paying today.
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Sold in Ventu Park in the last two years
Closed sales inside the neighborhood, newest first.
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The homes
The houses
Ventu Park has no standard plan. Older cottages and cabins, 1960s and 1970s houses on small lots, and large custom homes from the 1990s and 2000s share the same streets. Prices follow the individual house and lot more than the neighborhood.
The setting
The neighborhood climbs into the hills at the south edge of Newbury Park, next to Ventu Park Open Space and the Hope Nature Preserve. Hiking and mountain-bike trails, including the Los Robles Trail, are reachable from the neighborhood.
Owning here
City and county
About 150 of the houses in this outline, mostly on Maple, Beech, Pepper and Hope roads, are inside the City of Thousand Oaks. The other 350 or so, including most of Ventu Park Road, McKnight Road, Newbury Lane, Kathleen Drive and the hillside streets above them, are unincorporated Ventura County. Which side a house is on decides who issues permits and sets zoning, so confirm it for the address.
No association
No association fee shows on sales here. There is no master association; city or county rules apply depending on the address.
Schools
Ventu Park is in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. The closest campuses are Madrona Elementary School (about 2.1 miles), Sequoia Middle School (about 1.7 miles) and Newbury Park High School (about 2.6 miles). Attendance is set by address, so confirm the assignment with the district.
What to check
Confirm whether the address is in the city or the county, and check permits with the right agency for additions and second units. On the hillside, check the fire hazard severity zone, brush clearance, access roads, slope and drainage, and whether the house is on sewer or septic.
Prices
Recent sales
16 sales in the last two years. Small older houses sold from $580,000 (884 square feet on Kathleen Drive) to $850,000 (720 square feet on McKnight Road). 1970s houses on Maple, Beech and Pepper roads sold from $703,000 to $1,115,000. Custom homes sold for $1,385,000 on Midbury Hill Road (3,480 square feet, 2003), $1,450,000 on Kathleen Drive (2,961 square feet on about 0.7 acre, 2001) and $1,910,000 on Rudolph Drive (4,137 square feet with a pool, 2008).
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