Crestwood, Birmingham

Crestwood Homes for Sale

Crestwood is a neighborhood in Birmingham, AL, characterized by its diverse housing stock. The area features a mix of architectural styles and lot sizes, making Crestwood homes for sale appealing to a variety of buyers.

About Crestwood

Crestwood is situated near major roads and landmarks, providing convenient access to various employment centers in Birmingham. The neighborhood is well-connected, with several streets facilitating easy travel throughout the area.

• Median sold price in the last 90 days: $364,950
• Median days on market for sold homes: 50 days
• Active listings: 32
• Active list price range: $230,000 to $625,000
• Assigned schools: AVONDALE, WOODLAWN

Housing Market

The housing market in Crestwood is currently balanced, with 37 homes sold in the last 90 days. The median days on market for these sales ranged from 34 to 97 days, indicating a steady pace of transactions in the area.

Crestwood Amenities

Living in Crestwood means being on the east side of Birmingham with Crestwood Boulevard and Clairmont Avenue shaping much of the neighborhood’s daily rhythm, and that street pattern gives the area a quick link to nearby commercial pockets without losing its residential grid. Crestwood Park sits along Crestwood Boulevard as the neighborhood’s central green space, with ball fields, playground areas, and open lawn that break up the blocks of houses around it. Along the same corridor, Thank You Books has become a regular stop in the Crestwood retail strip, and Crestwood Pharmacy adds a true neighborhood storefront on Crestwood Boulevard rather than a generic chain setup. Downtown Birmingham is 11 minutes, 3.9 miles by drive. Birmingham–Shuttlesworth Airport is 9 minutes, 3.3 miles by drive.

For Crestwood amenities that spill just beyond the neighborhood line, the short hop west toward Avondale puts Avondale Brewing Company on 41st Street South for a large brewery campus with a concert yard, while Saturn sits nearby on 41st Street South with live music and Satellite next door for coffee and daytime drinks. Pepper Place anchors another easy errand-and-outing run to the west, and the Pepper Place Saturday Market opens on Saturday mornings at 2829 2nd Avenue South with farm vendors and food stalls that stay a steady part of things to do in Crestwood. UAB Hospital is 10 minutes, 3.7 miles by drive. Riverchase Galleria (Hoover) is 25 minutes, 18.5 miles by drive.

The neighborhood calendar has a recurring event of its own in Crest Fest, a one-day fall festival centered around Crestwood Park and nearby porches with live local music, food trucks, local vendors, and an evening headliner at Crestwood Tavern on Crestwood Boulevard. That local mix is part of what makes things to do in Crestwood feel rooted in the neighborhood itself instead of pushed into a distant shopping district. Before you buy here, expect a street layout of winding residential blocks with a housing stock made up largely of older single-family homes on established lots.

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