This centrally located Homewood classic offers a beautifully balanced blend of modern updates and timeless character, featuring a remodeled kitchen, refinished hardwoods, and original vintage charm preserved in both bathrooms. The 3-bed, 2-bath layout includes a true primary suite with its own true second bath, while the large, flat, fully fenced lot delivers rare usable outdoor space for play, gardening, or future expansion. A detached garage adds flexible utility for parking or a workshop, and the walkable location places you steps from the new Piggly Wiggly, Alabama Outdoors, and the beloved Shades Cahaba school zone. With its updated interiors, functional footprint, and unbeatable convenience, this home is an exceptional opportunity to enjoy the best of Homewood living. Please schedule your own private showing today. Professional pictures to follow.
Single-familyProperty Type
1950Year Built
9,147 sq ftLot Size
$483Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by John Palieschesky• Flat Fee Real Estate Birmingha
Bought with Stacy Flippen• ARC Realty Mountain Brook
Est. $2,208 per month, based on comparable rentals
Sale and tax history for 1836 Lancaster Rd
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
Greater Alabama MLS #21459553
Aug 14, 2026
Sold
$700,000
$483/sq ft
Jul 25, 2026
Contingent
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Jul 22, 2026
Listed
$694,900
$480/sq ft
Jul 19, 2026
Coming Soon
$694,900
$480/sq ft
Greater Alabama MLS #1301427
Nov 29, 2021
Sold
$550,000
$380/sq ft
Oct 23, 2021
Delisted
—
Oct 22, 2021
Listed
$499,900
$345/sq ft
Oct 19, 2021
Coming Soon
$499,900
$345/sq ft
+23
What could be better than a charming Mayfair cottage with a new HVAC, new wiring, a new roof, a custom kitchen and refinished hardwoods. Enjoy the best of Homewood with a large, fenced backyard on a 60-foot wide lot. Lancaster Road is easy walking distance to Shades Cahaba and the shops and restaurants of downtown Homewood. This house has great flow and is set up perfectly for entertaining. The spacious living room has tons of light, the dining room is larger than most for a cottage and the kitchen and its custom updates live big with room for friends and family to enjoy. The backyard is perfect for adults and kids, with plenty of shade and privacy, it is a space you will use year round. The detached garage and large attic offer great extra storage. If you are looking for a picture-perfect Mayfair home then visit 1836 Lancaster Road today.
Greater Alabama MLS #628116
May 18, 2015
Sold
$350,000
$242/sq ft
Apr 15, 2015
Delisted
—
Apr 9, 2015
Listed
$350,000
$242/sq ft
+26
If you have been looking for a great home on one of Mayfair's best streets, look no further. This charming three bedroom, two bath bungalow has unlimited potential. It sits on a large, flat lot in walking distance to all that Homewood has to offer. The bedrooms are all good sized with great closet space for the era in which the home was built. The living room features a wood-burning fireplace and french doors leading to the dining room. The carpets have been removed to reveal the hardwood floors throughout the home. This lovely home could be wonderful with a few tweaks. If you prefer to add on, the lot is plenty large enough and has easy rear access from Huntington Road. Walk the kids to school every morning and enjoy all that Homewood has to offer. Go see it today.
Public Records
May 30, 2012
Sold
$559,000
$386/sq ft
Public Records
Jul 1, 1978
Sold
$31,000
$21/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$4,218 (−5.5%)
2024
$4,464 (+12.4%)
2023
$3,972 (+5.5%)
2022
$3,766 (+4.6%)
2021
$3,601 (+5.1%)
2020
$3,427 (+3.6%)
2019
$3,307 (+13.5%)
2018
$2,914 (+23.8%)
2017
$2,355 (−4.2%)
2016
$2,457 (+4.6%)
2013
$2,349
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
60 ft.
Lot depth
151 ft.
Lot size
9,060 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1978
Sq. Ft.
1,448
Year built
1950
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Jefferson County
APN
28 00 18 2 001 007.000
Parking Spaces
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Basement
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HOA Dues
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Last updated by owner on Jul 27, 2026.
NPD
Neighborhood Preservation District
To recognize the historical patterns and densities of residential subdivisions, and to encourage the continuation of homogeneous development patterns.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
Garage Entry Location: Front
Detached, Driveway Parking, Parking (MLevel), Off Street Parking