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$180,000
7000 Waxhaw Crossing Drive
Waxhaw, NC 28173
1 ac · DOM: 127 d
The Preserve At Forest Creek Homes for Sale in Waxhaw, SC
The Preserve at Forest Creek feels like one of Waxhaw’s more distinctive custom-home settings: wooded homesites, wide setbacks, and a landscape that leans into privacy and natural texture.
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About The Preserve At Forest Creek
Community overview based on MLS listing data for The Preserve At Forest Creek, Waxhaw
First Impressions
The Preserve at Forest Creek feels like one of Waxhaw’s more distinctive custom-home settings: wooded homesites, wide setbacks, and a landscape that leans into privacy and natural texture. The community sits just off Waxhaw Crossing Drive, where the pace softens quickly from town conveniences to a more open, country-style setting. Many of the homes and homesites are positioned on roughly acre-scale lots, and the overall effect is spacious rather than crowded.
"Wooded acreage and custom homes give this Waxhaw enclave a refined, tucked-away character."
Home Styles & Community Feel
This is a single-family community with a clear custom-build identity. Homes here tend to be substantial in scale, with floor plans that often include four bedrooms, multiple baths, bonus rooms, and generous main-level living spaces. Architectural details lean upscale and polished: coffered ceilings, gourmet kitchens, side-load garages, covered porches, and fenced yards appear often enough to shape the neighborhood’s character. Many homes feature brick exteriors or brick accents, paired with board-and-batten, stone, or traditional siding for a tailored look.
The lots are a major part of the appeal. Mature trees, gently sloping terrain, and wooded backdrops create a sense of separation between homes, while the larger parcels leave room for outdoor living, storage buildings, and future additions such as pools. It is the kind of place where the house and the land work together, rather than competing for attention.
Amenities & Daily Rhythm
There is no clubhouse-centric lifestyle here; instead, the community’s rhythm is shaped by space, privacy, and the convenience of being close to Waxhaw’s daily essentials. Historic downtown Waxhaw is close enough for an easy outing, with boutiques, cafés, breweries, seasonal festivals, and locally loved restaurants giving the area its small-town energy. Additional shopping centers nearby add grocery, retail, medical services, and everyday errands without requiring a long drive.
The neighborhood also offers a practical advantage for commuters headed toward the Charlotte side of the region. Several remarks place I-485 about 10 miles away via Providence Road, while the SC border and Indian Land retail corridor are also within an easy drive. That combination of a rural-feeling setting and regional access is a big part of what defines life here.
"It balances wooded seclusion with quick access to Waxhaw’s town center and broader retail corridors."
Location & Schools
The Preserve at Forest Creek is in the Waxhaw Crossing Drive area of Union County, in the Piedmont region of South Carolina’s neighboring Charlotte metro edge. Public remarks repeatedly point to its location just minutes from historic downtown Waxhaw and about 6 miles from the SC border and Indian Land retail corridor. I-485 is described as roughly 10 miles away, with Providence Road serving as the route reference for access toward Charlotte workplaces.
School assignments are listed as Waxhaw Elementary, Parkwood Middle, and Parkwood High. The community’s setting, paired with its custom-home character and wooded acreage, gives it a strong sense of place for buyers who want more land without giving up access to town conveniences.
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Market Trends
Closed sales from MLS history for The Preserve At Forest Creek, Waxhaw
Median sale price · trailing 12 mo
$689,900
5 sales closed · Dec 2021 – Nov 2022
1 yr ▴ 849.0% Waxhaw 1 yr ▴ 1.5%
The Preserve At Forest Creek median sale price is $689,900, up 849.0% from a year ago; Waxhaw is up 1.5%.
The The Preserve At Forest Creek real estate market shows buyer's market conditions. Homes typically sell within 127 days. With 1 active listing and 3 homes sold in the past year, buyers have more negotiating power and time to decide.
Pricing
- Median Price
- $614,694
- Average Price
- $614,694
- $/Sq.Ft (Q1)
- $114
- 1-Yr Price Trend
- +51.4%
Property Details
- Avg Bedrooms
- 4.1
- Avg Bathrooms
- 3.1
- Avg Lot Size
- 0.92 acres
Market Activity
- Active Listings
- 1
- Sold Last Year
- 3
- Median Days to Sell
- 127 days
Community Info
- Median Year Built
- 2008
- New Construction
- 14%