Charleston area · Updated September 2026

West Ashley housing market

Homes in West Ashley, the part of the City of Charleston west of the Ashley River, sold for a median $512,356 in Jul–Sep 2026 (Redfin, all home types). Over the past 12 months 994 homes sold, at a 12-month average of $510,090, down 1.4% from a year earlier.

What you're looking at: Redfin (sales, 3-month rolling, all home types), the local Realtors' MLS (single-family) · area boundaries as Redfin draws them · Jul–Sep 2026

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Median sale price$512,356Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026 · −2.4%
12-month average$510,090of the median sale price · −1.4%
Homes sold994last 12 months · 951 the year before
Days on market72median, Jul–Sep 2026
Homes for sale360end of Sep 2026
Months of supply4.4RedfinBalanced
Compared with Charleston−21%12-month average price
Sales vs a year ago+5%homes sold, 12 months
Tide Gauge™ · market conditions · Jul–Sep 2026

How hot is West Ashley's market?

West Ashley14 Much cooler than usual · 12 a year ago
0 · Coolerbetter for buyers50 · NormalHotter · 100better for sellers
Each place is compared with what is normal for it at this time of year.NowA year agoWhat the Tide Gauge can tell you →
Median sale price, 12-month average
West AshleyCharleston
$300k$400k$500k$600k20172019202120232025$510k$648k
12-month average of the 3-month median sale price, weighted by sales (Redfin, all home types). Touch or hover the chart for any month.
West AshleyCharleston
$300k$400k$500k$600k2017202020232026$510k$648k
12-month average of the 3-month median sale price, weighted by sales (Redfin, all home types). Touch or hover the chart for any month.
Prices and pace · September 2026

Buying and selling in West Ashley

How much do homes cost in West Ashley?

Over the past 12 months the median sale price in West Ashley averaged $510,090 (Redfin, all home types), down 1.4% from the year before. In the latest three months, Jul–Sep 2026, the median was $512,356, based on 250 sales. That 12-month average is about 21% below the figure for the City of Charleston as a whole ($648,177).

How fast do homes sell in West Ashley?

Homes that sold in Jul–Sep 2026 took a median 72 days to go under contract. There were 360 homes for sale at the end of Sep 2026, about 4.4 months of supply at the current pace. Four to six months is usually considered balanced.

How many homes sell in West Ashley each year?

994 homes sold in West Ashley over the past 12 months (Redfin), up from 951 the year before.

Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin, a national real estate brokerage, 3-month rolling, all home types. These are typical figures for the whole area, not an estimate for any one home.

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Local Realtors' MLS · September 2026

What the local MLS shows

MLS areaMedian sale price1-yr12-month averageClosed salesDays on market% of list priceHomes for sale
West Ashley Area$539,000−2.9%$563,053604494.6%233

Single-family homes only, one month, from the Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS® (CTAR) via ShowingTime FastStats. The MLS draws its areas a little differently than Redfin and leaves out condos and townhomes here, so these figures won't match the ones above. Why the sources differ →

Inside West Ashley

Neighborhoods in West Ashley

NeighborhoodMedian sale (3-mo)Sales in 12 months
Carolina Bay$619,826107
Shadowmoss$518,85593
Lynwood-Willow Walk-Oakcrest$492,362*33
Maryville-Ashleyville$554,763*30
Avondale$629,774*27
Village Green$499,860*27
Byrnes Downs$749,790*22
Ardmore-Sherwood Forest$392,140*19
Forest N'hood Coalition$399,888*18
South Windemere$1,974,447*17
Edgefield Park$2,274,363*16
Parkwood-Farmfield$852,261*15
Oak Land$170,952*15
Sylvan Shores$244,931*14
Westchester$519,354*14
Melrose$552,595*14
Charlestowne Estates$841,484*13
Canterbury Woods$429,880*13
Hickory Hall$591,834*12
East Oak Forest$434,878*11
Ashley River Historic District$669,812*11
West Ashley Plantation$624,825*11
Autumn Chase-Magnolia Lakes$454,873*10
Heathwood-Old Towne$598,832*10
Church Creek$480,865*10
Moreland$1,134,682*10
Orange Grove Estates$404,887*10

Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026. Neighborhoods with at least 10 sales in the past year; the smaller ones are in Market data. * Fewer than 10 sales in the latest three months, so the median is rough.

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